Numbers 14:25 (YLT)

Passage

`And the Amalekite and the Canaanite are dwelling in the valley; to-morrow turn ye and journey for yourselves into the wilderness--the way of the Red Sea.'

Nearby Context

Numbers 14:23 they see not the land which I have sworn to their fathers, yea, none of those despising Me see it;

Numbers 14:24 and My servant Caleb, because there hath been another spirit with him, and he is fully after Me--I have brought him in unto the land whither he hath entered, and his seed doth possess it.

Numbers 14:25 `And the Amalekite and the Canaanite are dwelling in the valley; to-morrow turn ye and journey for yourselves into the wilderness--the way of the Red Sea.'

Numbers 14:26 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, and unto Aaron, saying,

Numbers 14:27 `Until when hath this evil company that which they are murmuring against Me? the murmurings of the sons of Israel, which they are murmuring against Me, I have heard;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "amalekite", "canaanite", "dwelling", "valley", "to-morrow", "turn", "journey", and "yourselves". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "amalekite" and "canaanite", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "and My servant Caleb because there hath..." into verse 26's "And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses and unto...", so "amalekite" and "canaanite" 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 "amalekite" and "canaanite" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.