Numbers 14:1 (YLT)

Passage

And all the company lifteth up and give forth their voice, and the people weep during that night;

Nearby Context

Numbers 14:1 And all the company lifteth up and give forth their voice, and the people weep during that night;

Numbers 14:2 and all the sons of Israel murmur against Moses, and against Aaron, and all the company say unto them, `O that we had died in the land of Egypt, or in this wilderness, O that we had died!

Numbers 14:3 and why is Jehovah bringing us in unto this land to fall by the sword? our wives and our infants are become a prey; is it not good for us to turn back to Egypt?'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "company", "lifteth", "give", "forth", "voice", "people", "weep", and "during". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "company" and "lifteth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "and all the sons of Israel murmur...", so "company" and "lifteth" should be read forward into that movement. In Numbers context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "company" and "lifteth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.