NUMBERS 14:15

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT

To get what Numbers 14:15 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.

“Now if thou shalt kill all this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of thee will speak, saying,”

Low popularity: 20 searches a month
Popularity relative to other verses in Numbers chapter 14 using average monthly Google searches.

Numbers 14:15 Translation & Meaning

What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].

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.
Now thou shalt kill וְהֵֽמַתָּ֛ה To die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill Now kill
if (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
all (No Hebrew definition. English implied.)
this הַזֶּ֖ה The masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that this
people הָעָ֥ם A people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock people
as one אֶחָ֑ד Properly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first one
man, כְּאִ֣ישׁ A man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) man
then the nations הַגּוֹיִ֔ם A foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts then nations
which אֲשֶׁר Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc which
have heard שָֽׁמְע֥וּ To hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) heard
the fame שִׁמְעֲךָ֖ Something heard, i.e., a sound, rumor, announcement; abstractly, audience fame
of thee will speak, וְאָֽמְרוּ֙ To say (used with great latitude) speak
saying, לֵאמֹֽר׃ To say (used with great latitude) saying

Verse Context

See Numbers 14:15 with its adjacent verses in bold below. Follow either of the two large buttons below to see these verses in their broader context of the King James Bible or a Bible concordance.

Very High
Verse Search Popularity Levels What do people search for?

Use the scale on the left to tell how often the verses below are googled compared to each other.

High
Medium
Low
Very Low
  • 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;)

  • 14  And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land: for they have heard that thou Lord art among this people, that thou Lord art seen face to face, and that thy cloud standeth over them, and that thou goest before them, by day time in a pillar of a cloud, and in a pillar of fire by night.

  • 15  Now if thou shalt kill all this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of thee will speak, saying,

  • 16  Because the Lord was not able to bring this people into the land which he sware unto them, therefore he hath slain them in the wilderness.

  • 17  And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying,




Sources:

The King James Bible (1611) and Strong's Concordance (1890) with Hebrew and Greek dictionaries are sourced from the BibleForgeDB database (https://github.com/bibleforge) within the BibleForge project (http://bibleforge.com). Popularity rankings are based on search volume data from the Google AdWords Keyword Planner tool.


Share This Page:


Popular Bible Topics What does the Bible say about...?

Most Searched Bible Verses
Translations, Meanings, Complete Red Letter Bible
Words of God in dark red
Words of Jesus in light red