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Numbers 14:35–37

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I the Lord have said, I will surely do it unto all this evil congregation, that are gathered together against me: in this wilderness they shall be consumed, and there they shall die.
And the men, which Moses sent to search the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up a slander upon the land,
Even those men that did bring up the evil report upon the land, died by the plague before the Lord.
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From verse 35

  1. Numbers 23:19Rank 1 from verse 35
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    19God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

  2. 1 Corinthians 10:5Rank 2 from verse 35
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    5But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.

  3. Hebrews 3:19Rank 3 from verse 35
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    19So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.

  4. Numbers 26:65Rank 4 from verse 35
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    65For the Lord had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.

  5. 1 Corinthians 10:11Rank 5 from verse 35
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    11Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.

From verse 36

  1. Numbers 13:31–33Rank 1 from verse 36
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    31But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.

    32And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature.

    33And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.

  2. Numbers 13:4–16Rank 2 from verse 36
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    4And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.

    5Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.

    6Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

    7Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph.

    8Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun.

    9Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu.

    10Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi.

    11Of the tribe of Joseph, namely, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi.

    12Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli.

    13Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael.

    14Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi.

    15Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi.

    16These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua.

From verse 37

  1. 1 Corinthians 10:10Rank 1 from verse 37
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    10Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.

  2. Numbers 16:49Rank 2 from verse 37
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    49Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah.

  3. Hebrews 3:17Rank 3 from verse 37
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    17But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness?

  4. Numbers 14:12Rank 4 from verse 37
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    12I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of thee a greater nation and mightier than they.

  5. Jeremiah 28:16–17Rank 5 from verse 37
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    16Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will cast thee from off the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast taught rebellion against the Lord.

    17So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.

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Numbers 14:35

COMBINED MEANING

evil

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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

congregation

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1. A gathered assembly, company, or community of people, or the people considered together as a body. 2. In the fixed expressions "tabernacle of the congregation" and "tent of the congregation," part of the name of the appointed meeting place.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

gathered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of gather, meaning to collect, bring together, or assemble.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

against

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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

wilderness

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Uncultivated, desolate, sparsely inhabited, or uninhabited land; a desert, wild country, or solitary region.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

consumed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of consume. Sense 1: To destroy, use up, or bring to an end. Sense 2: To waste away or be exhausted.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Numbers 14:36

COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

search

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Sense 1: To seek carefully, examine, explore, or inquire in order to find or know. Sense 2: A careful examination or inquiry made to find or know.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

land

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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

returned

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of return, meaning to go, come, send, or give back; to restore, answer, or turn again.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

congregation

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1. A gathered assembly, company, or community of people, or the people considered together as a body. 2. In the fixed expressions "tabernacle of the congregation" and "tent of the congregation," part of the name of the appointed meeting place.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

murmur

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To grumble; to complain; to utter complaints in a low, half articulated voice; to utter sullen discontent; with at, before the thing which is the cause of discontent.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

against

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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

slander

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A false, malicious, or damaging report, accusation, or evil statement brought against a person, people, land, or truth; to spread such a report.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Numbers 14:37

COMBINED MEANING

even

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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

evil

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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

report

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Sense 1: A statement or account of facts. Sense 2: As a verb, to tell, relate, or make known.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

land

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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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34After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, even forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise.

35I the Lord have said, I will surely do it unto all this evil congregation, that are gathered together against me: in this wilderness they shall be consumed, and there they shall die.

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36And the men, which Moses sent to search the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up a slander upon the land,

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37Even those men that did bring up the evil report upon the land, died by the plague before the Lord.

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38But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of the men that went to search the land, lived still.

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