Passage
Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites live in the valleys; turn tomorrow and set out to the wilderness by the way of the Red Sea.”
Numbers 14:25 (LSB)
Nearby Context
Numbers 14:23 shall by no means see the land which I swore to their fathers, nor shall any of those who spurned Me see it.
Numbers 14:24 But My servant Caleb, because he has had a different spirit and has followed Me fully, I will bring into the land which he entered, and his seed shall take possession of it.
Numbers 14:25 Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites live in the valleys; turn tomorrow and set out to the wilderness by the way of the Red Sea.”
Numbers 14:26 Yahweh spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
Numbers 14:27 “How long shall I bear with this evil congregation who are grumbling against Me? I have heard the complaints of the sons of Israel, which they are making against Me.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "amalekites", "canaanites", "live", "valleys", "turn", "tomorrow", and "wilderness". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "amalekites" and "canaanites", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 24's "But My servant Caleb because he has..." into verse 26's "Yahweh spoke to Moses and Aaron saying...", so "amalekites" and "canaanites" belong inside that flow. In Numbers context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "amalekites" and "canaanites" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.