Numbers 14:5 (YLT)

Passage

And Moses falleth--Aaron also--on their faces, before all the assembly of the company of the sons of Israel.

Nearby Context

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?'

Numbers 14:4 And they say one unto another, `Let us appoint a head, and turn back to Egypt.'

Numbers 14:5 And Moses falleth--Aaron also--on their faces, before all the assembly of the company of the sons of Israel.

Numbers 14:6 And Joshua son of Nun, and Caleb son of Jephunneh, of those spying the land, have rent their garments,

Numbers 14:7 and they speak unto all the company of the sons of Israel, saying, `The land into which we have passed over to spy it, <FI>is<Fi> a very very good land;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "moses", "falleth--aaron", "also--on", "faces", "before", "assembly", "company", and "sons". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "moses" and "falleth--aaron", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "And they say one unto another Let..." into verse 6's "And Joshua son of Nun and Caleb...", so "moses" and "falleth--aaron" 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 "moses" and "falleth--aaron" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.