Numbers 14:25 (KJV)

Passage

(Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites dwelt in the valley.) Tomorrow turn you, and get you into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.

Nearby Context

Numbers 14:23 Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it:

Numbers 14:24 But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it.

Numbers 14:25 (Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites dwelt in the valley.) Tomorrow turn you, and get you into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.

Numbers 14:26 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

Numbers 14:27 How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur against me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "amalekites", "canaanites", "dwelt", "valley", "tomorrow", "turn", 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 had..." into verse 26's "And the LORD spake unto Moses and...", 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.