Numbers 14:37 (YLT)

Passage

even the men bringing out an evil account of the land die by the plague before Jehovah;

Nearby Context

Numbers 14:35 I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah, I have spoken; if I do not this to all this evil company who are meeting against me; --in this wilderness they are consumed, and there they die.'

Numbers 14:36 And the men whom Moses hath sent to spy the land, and they turn back and cause all the company to murmur against him, by bringing out an evil account concerning the land,

Numbers 14:37 even the men bringing out an evil account of the land die by the plague before Jehovah;

Numbers 14:38 and Joshua son of Nun, and Caleb son of Jephunneh, have lived of those men who go to spy out the land.

Numbers 14:39 And Moses speaketh these words unto all the sons of Israel, and the people mourn exceedingly,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "even", "bringing", "evil", "account", "land", "plague", "before", and "jehovah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "even" and "bringing", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 36's "And the men whom Moses hath sent..." into verse 38's "and Joshua son of Nun and Caleb...", so "even" and "bringing" 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 "even" and "bringing" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.