Numbers 14:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 14:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 14:4 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 14:4 — KJV
“And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt.”
— Numbers 14:4 (KJV)
Numbers 14:4 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 14:4
“And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter. they said...: Heb. a man said to his neighbour burn...: Heb. burn them to a burning”
Shares key themes with Numbers 14:4: one, another, let
“And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard. officer: Heb. eunuch: but the word doth signify not only eunuchs, but also chamberlains, courtiers, and officers captain...: or, chief marshal: Heb. chief of the slaughter men, or executioners”
Shares key themes with Numbers 14:4: one, captain, into
“And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 14:4: let, return, into
“But he shall let go the living bird out of the city into the open fields, and make an atonement for the house: and it shall be clean.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 14:4: one, let, make
“But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the LORD, to make an atonement with him, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 14:4: one, let, make
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