King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadeshbarnea to see the land.
Complete Jewish Bible:
This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh-Barnea to see the land.
Berean Standard Bible:
This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to inspect the land.
American Standard Version:
Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Thus did{H6213} your fathers{H1}, when I sent{H7971} them from Kadeshbarnea{H6947} to see{H7200} the land{H776}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Joshua 14:6
- ¶ Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the LORD said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadeshbarnea.
Joshua 14:7
- Forty years old [was] I when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadeshbarnea to espy out the land; and I brought him word again as [it was] in mine heart.
Numbers 13:2
- Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them.
Numbers 13:26
- ¶ And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land.
Deuteronomy 1:19
- ¶ And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us; and we came to Kadeshbarnea.
Deuteronomy 1:25
- And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought [it] down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, [It is] a good land which the LORD our God doth give us.
Numbers 14:2
- And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness!
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Commentary for Numbers 32:8
**Numbers 32:8** - "Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land."
**Themes:**
1. **Disobedience and Lack of Faith:** The verse alludes to the Israelites' previous disobedience when they were sent to scout the Promised Land. Despite God's promise, they did not trust in His ability to deliver the land into their hands, which resulted in grave consequences.
2. **Consequences of Actions:** The reference to the actions of the fathers serves as a reminder that the choices and actions of one generation can have lasting effects on the next.
3. **Historical Context:** The context of this verse is during the Israelites' journey through the wilderness, after their exodus from Egypt and before their entry into the Promised Land. The event being referenced is the mission of the twelve spies sent by Moses to reconnoiter Canaan (Numbers 13-14).
**Historical Context:**
The Israelites were at Kadesh-barnea, on the border of Canaan, when Moses sent out the spies. After forty days, the spies returned with a report of a land flowing with milk and honey but also warned of powerful inhabitants and fortified cities. The majority of the spies gave a negative report, causing the people to lose faith and rebel against Moses and Aaron. As a result, God punished that generation by making them wander in the wilderness for forty years, until all those who were twenty years old or older at the time of the rebellion had died, except for Joshua and Caleb, who had trusted in God.
In Numbers 32, the verse is part of a dialogue where the tribes of Reuben and Gad ask to settle in the land east of the Jordan River, which they have found suitable for their livestock. Moses reminds them of the past failure of their fathers at Kadesh-barnea, cautioning them against a similar lack of faith and commitment to God's plan for the nation of Israel. He warns that their request could lead to a similar catastrophe if they fail to fulfill their promise to help their fellow Israelites conquer the land west of the Jordan.
*This commentary is produced by Microsoft/WizardLM-2-8x22B AI model
Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H6213
There are 2286 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עָשָׂה
Transliteration: ʻâsâh
Pronunciation: aw-saw'
Description: a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application; accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use. - Strong's Number: H1
There are 15773 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אָב
Transliteration: ʼâb
Pronunciation: awb
Description: a primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application; chief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'. - Strong's Number: H7971
There are 790 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שָׁלַח
Transliteration: shâlach
Pronunciation: shaw-lakh'
Description: a primitive root; to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications); [idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, out), set, shoot (forth, out), sow, spread, stretch forth (out). - Strong's Number: H6947
There are 10 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: קָדֵשׁ בַּרְנֵעַ
Transliteration: Qâdêsh Barnêaʻ
Pronunciation: kaw-dashe' bar-nay'-ah
Description: from the same as קָדֵשׁ and an otherwise unused word (apparently compounded of a correspondent to בַּר and a derivative of נוּעַ) meaning desert of a fugitive; Kadesh of (the) Wilderness of Wandering; Kadesh-Barnea, a place in the Desert; Kadeshbarnea. - Strong's Number: H7200
There are 1212 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: רָאָה
Transliteration: râʼâh
Pronunciation: raw-aw'
Description: a primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative); advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, [idiom] be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), [idiom] sight of others, (e-) spy, stare, [idiom] surely, [idiom] think, view, visions. - Strong's Number: H776
There are 2739 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אֶרֶץ
Transliteration: ʼerets
Pronunciation: eh'-rets
Description: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.