KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Numbers 14:11 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And the Lord said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them?”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And the Lord” | יְהוָה֙ | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
| “said” | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
| “unto” | אֶל | Near, with or among; often in general, to | unto |
| “Moses,” | מֹשֶׁ֔ה | Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver | Moses |
| “How long” | עַד | As far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with) | How long |
| “will this” | הַזֶּ֑ה | The masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that | will this |
| “people” | הָעָ֣ם | A people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock | people |
| “provoke” | יְנַֽאֲצֻ֖נִי | To scorn; or (in Ecclesiastes 12:5), by interchange for H5132, to bloom | provoke |
| “me? and how long” | וְעַד | As far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with) | how long |
| “will it be ere” | לֹֽא | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | ere |
| “they believe” | יַאֲמִ֣ינוּ | Properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain | believe |
| “me, for all” | בְּכֹל֙ | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | all |
| “the signs” | הָֽאֹת֔וֹת | A signal (literally or figuratively), as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc | signs |
| “which” | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | which |
| “I have shewed” | עָשִׂ֖יתִי | To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application | shewed |
| “among” | בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃ | Properly, the nearest part, i.e., the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition) | among |
| “them?” | בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃ | Properly, the nearest part, i.e., the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition) | them |
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9 Only rebel not ye against the Lord, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence is departed from them, and the Lord is with us: fear them not.
10 But all the congregation bade stone them with stones. And the glory of the Lord appeared in the tabernacle of the congregation before all the children of Israel.
11 And the Lord said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them?
12 I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of thee a greater nation and mightier than they.
13 And Moses said unto the Lord, Then the Egyptians shall hear it, (for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them;)
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