Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version As for your children that you said would be taken as plunder, I will bring them in to enjoy the land you have rejected. New Living Translation “‘You said your children would be carried off as plunder. Well, I will bring them safely into the land, and they will enjoy what you have despised. English Standard Version But your little ones, who you said would become a prey, I will bring in, and they shall know the land that you have rejected. Berean Standard Bible But I will bring your children, whom you said would become plunder, into the land you have rejected—and they will enjoy it. Berean Literal Bible And your⁺ little ones, whom you⁺ said would be victims, I will bring in, and they shall know the land that you have despised. King James Bible But your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have despised. New King James Version But your little ones, whom you said would be victims, I will bring in, and they shall know the land which you have despised. New American Standard Bible Your children, however, whom you said would become plunder—I will bring them in, and they will know the land which you have rejected. NASB 1995 ‘Your children, however, whom you said would become a prey— I will bring them in, and they will know the land which you have rejected. NASB 1977 ‘Your children, however, whom you said would become a prey—I will bring them in, and they shall know the land which you have rejected. Legacy Standard Bible Your little ones, however, who you said would become plunder—I will bring them in, so that they will know the land which you have rejected. Amplified Bible But your children whom you said would become plunder, I will bring in, and they will know the land which you have despised and rejected. Berean Annotated Bible But I will bring your⁺ children, whom you⁺ said would become plunder, into the land you⁺ have rejected—and they will enjoy it. Christian Standard Bible I will bring your children whom you said would become plunder into the land you rejected, and they will enjoy it. Holman Christian Standard Bible I will bring your children whom you said would become plunder into the land you rejected, and they will enjoy it. American Standard Version But your little ones, that ye said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have rejected. Contemporary English Version You were worried that your own children would be captured. But I, the LORD, will let them enter the land you have rejected. English Revised Version But your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have rejected. GOD'S WORD® Translation You said your children would be taken as prisoners of war. Instead, I will bring them into the land you rejected, and they will enjoy it. Good News Translation You said that your children would be captured, but I will bring them into the land that you rejected, and it will be their home. International Standard Version However, I'll bring your little ones—the ones whom you claimed would become war victims—into the land so that they'll know by experience the land that you've rejected. NET Bible But I will bring in your little ones, whom you said would become victims of war, and they will enjoy the land that you have despised. New Heart English Bible But your little ones, that you said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which you have rejected. Webster's Bible Translation But your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have despised. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleBut I will bring your children, whom you said would become plunder, into the land you have rejected—and they will enjoy it. World English Bible But I will bring in your little ones that you said should be captured or killed, and they shall know the land which you have rejected. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAs for your infants—of whom you have said, They become a spoil—I have even brought them in, and they have known the land which you have kicked against; Berean Literal Bible And your⁺ little ones, whom you⁺ said would be victims, I will bring in, and they shall know the land that you have despised. Young's Literal Translation 'As to your infants -- of whom ye have said, A spoil they are become -- I have even brought them in, and they have known the land which ye have kicked against; Smith's Literal Translation And your little ones which ye said shall be for a prey, and I brought them in, and they shall know the land which ye rejected. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut your children, of whom you said, that they should be a prey to the enemies, will I bring in: that they may see the land which you have despised. Catholic Public Domain Version But your little ones, about whom you said that they would be a prey to the enemies, I will lead them in, so that they may see the land that has displeased you. New American Bible Your little ones, however, who you said would be taken as spoil, I will bring in, and they shall know the land you rejected. New Revised Standard Version But your little ones, who you said would become booty, I will bring in, and they shall know the land that you have despised. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut your little ones, who you said would become the prey, and your sons who today do not know good and evil, they shall enter into the land, and I will bring them there, and they shall know the land which you have despised. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And your little ones which you have said will be for prey, and your sons who have not known good and evil, today those shall enter the land and I shall bring them and they shall know the land which you rejected. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917But your little ones, that ye said would be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have rejected. Brenton Septuagint Translation And your little ones, who ye said should be a prey, them will I bring into the land; and they shall inherit the land, which ye rejected. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context God's Forgiveness and Judgment…30Surely none of you will enter the land in which I swore to settle you, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun. 31But I will bring your children, whom you said would become plunder, into the land you have rejected — and they will enjoy it. 32As for you, however, your bodies will fall in this wilderness.… Cross References But I will bring your children, Deuteronomy 1:39 And the little ones you said would become captives—your children who on that day did not know good from evil—will enter the land that I will give them, and they will possess it. Joshua 1:2-3 “Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore arise, you and all these people, and cross over the Jordan into the land that I am giving to the children of Israel. / I have given you every place where the sole of your foot will tread, just as I promised to Moses. Joshua 1:6-7 Be strong and courageous, for you shall give these people the inheritance of the land that I swore to their fathers I would give them. / Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may prosper wherever you go. whom you said would become plunder, Isaiah 49:24-25 Can the plunder be snatched from the mighty, or the captives of a tyrant be delivered? / Indeed, this is what the LORD says: “Even the captives of the mighty will be taken away, and the plunder of the tyrant will be retrieved; I will contend with those who contend with you, and I will save your children. Zechariah 2:8-9 For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “After His Glory has sent Me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye— / I will surely wave My hand over them, so that they will become plunder for their own servants. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me.” Ezekiel 34:28 They will no longer be prey for the nations, and the beasts of the earth will not consume them. They will dwell securely, and no one will frighten them. into the land you have rejected— Psalm 106:24-27 They despised the pleasant land; they did not believe His promise. / They grumbled in their tents and did not listen to the voice of the LORD. / So He raised His hand and swore to cast them down in the wilderness, … Deuteronomy 1:32-35 But in spite of all this, you did not trust the LORD your God, / who went before you on the journey, in the fire by night and in the cloud by day, to seek out a place for you to camp and to show you the road to travel. / When the LORD heard your words, He grew angry and swore an oath, saying, … Hebrews 3:18-19 And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed? / So we see that it was because of their unbelief that they were unable to enter. and they will enjoy it. Joshua 21:43-45 Thus the LORD gave Israel all the land He had sworn to give their fathers, and they took possession of it and settled in it. / And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand. / Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel had failed; everything was fulfilled. Nehemiah 9:23-25 You multiplied their descendants like the stars of heaven and brought them to the land You had told their fathers to enter and possess. / So their descendants went in and possessed the land; You subdued before them the Canaanites dwelling in the land. You delivered into their hands the kings and peoples of the land, to do with them as they wished. / They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness. Psalm 105:44-45 He gave them the lands of the nations, that they might inherit the fruit of others’ labor, / that they might keep His statutes and obey His laws. Hallelujah! Joshua 5:6 For the Israelites had wandered in the wilderness forty years, until all the nation’s men of war who had come out of Egypt had died, since they did not obey the LORD. So the LORD vowed never to let them see the land He had sworn to their fathers to give us, a land flowing with milk and honey. Hebrews 3:16-19 For who were the ones who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? / And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? / And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed? … Deuteronomy 11:8-9 You shall therefore keep every commandment I am giving you today, so that you may have the strength to go in and possess the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess, / and so that you may live long in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers to give them and their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey. Joshua 14:9 On that day Moses swore to me, saying, ‘Surely the land on which you have set foot will be an inheritance to you and your children forever, because you have wholly followed the LORD my God.’ Treasury of Scripture But your little ones, which you said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which you have despised. little ones Numbers 26:6,64 Of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Carmi, the family of the Carmites… Deuteronomy 1:39 Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it. ye said Numbers 14:3 And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt? know. Genesis 25:34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright. Psalm 106:24 Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word: Proverbs 1:25,30 But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: … Jump to Previous Children Despised Enjoy Hands However Infants Kicked Plunder Prey Rejected Spoil StrangeJump to Next Children Despised Enjoy Hands However Infants Kicked Plunder Prey Rejected Spoil StrangeNumbers 14 1. The people murmur at the news6. Joshua and Caleb labor to still them 11. God threatens them 13. Moses intercedes with God, and obtains pardon 26. The Murmurers are debarred from entering into the land 36. The men who raised the evil report die by a plague 40. The people that would invade the land against the will of God are smitten But I will bring your children This phrase highlights God's promise to the Israelites that, despite their disobedience and lack of faith, their descendants will inherit the Promised Land. This reflects God's faithfulness to His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The children represent a new generation that will not bear the consequences of their parents' unbelief. This also underscores the biblical theme of God’s mercy and grace, as seen in passages like Deuteronomy 7:9, which speaks of God keeping His covenant to a thousand generations. whom you said would become plunder into the land you have rejected and they will enjoy it Persons / Places / Events 1. The IsraelitesThe chosen people of God, who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and were journeying to the Promised Land. They doubted God's promise and feared the inhabitants of Canaan. 2. The Promised Land (Canaan) The land God promised to Abraham and his descendants. It represents God's faithfulness and the fulfillment of His promises. 3. The Children of the Israelites The next generation who were promised entry into the Promised Land despite their parents' unbelief and rebellion. 4. Moses The leader of the Israelites, who interceded for the people when God threatened to destroy them for their lack of faith. 5. The Wilderness The place where the Israelites wandered for 40 years as a consequence of their disobedience and lack of faith. Teaching Points God's Faithfulness to His PromisesDespite the Israelites' rebellion, God remained faithful to His promise to bring their descendants into the Promised Land. This teaches us that God's promises are sure and steadfast. Consequences of Unbelief The Israelites' lack of faith resulted in a generation missing out on God's blessings. We must trust in God's word and not let fear or doubt rob us of His promises. Hope for Future Generations Even when a generation fails, God can raise up the next generation to fulfill His purposes. This encourages us to invest in and pray for the faith of future generations. God's Grace and Mercy Despite the Israelites' rebellion, God showed mercy by allowing their children to enter the land. This reminds us of God's grace and the opportunity for redemption. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Numbers 14:31?2. How does Numbers 14:31 demonstrate God's faithfulness to future generations? 3. What lessons can parents learn from God's promise in Numbers 14:31? 4. How does Numbers 14:31 connect with God's promises in Deuteronomy 1:39? 5. How can we trust God's promises for our children's future today? 6. What actions can we take to ensure our children inherit God's promises? 7. How does Numbers 14:31 reflect God's promise to future generations despite Israel's disobedience? 8. Why were the children spared in Numbers 14:31 while the adults faced consequences? 9. What does Numbers 14:31 reveal about God's character and justice? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Numbers 14? 11. Why did God command killing Midianites, including children? 12. In Joshua 14:9, how do we reconcile the promise made by Moses to Caleb with the sparse extrabiblical records of such a grant? 13. Numbers 14:18 insists that God is slow to anger yet punishes sin; how can this be consistent with the immediate, severe judgment in the same chapter? 14. 1 Chronicles 14:5-7 - Does the large number of children born to David in Jerusalem suggest an exaggerated account or a cultural practice at odds with later moral teachings? What Does Numbers 14:31 Mean But I will bring your children- The promise is divine, not merely a hopeful wish. Just as God said in Exodus 6:8, “I will bring you into the land,” He now reiterates it for the next generation. - Though their parents’ unbelief barred entry (Numbers 14:22-23), the children are personally included in God’s unfolding plan, echoing Deuteronomy 1:39, “your little ones… they shall go in there.” - God’s faithfulness transcends human failure, reflecting 2 Timothy 2:13: “If we are faithless, He remains faithful.” Whom you said would become plunder - Israel’s complaint in Numbers 14:3 framed their children as inevitable victims: “Our wives and children will become plunder.” - God confronts that doubt directly; what they feared most will instead showcase His protection, similar to Joseph’s reassurance in Genesis 50:20. - The reversal underscores Proverbs 30:5: “Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.” Into the land you have rejected - The phrase underscores deliberate rejection, matching Acts 7:39 where the forefathers “refused to obey.” - God’s judgment is just—forty years of wandering (Numbers 14:34)—yet His covenant pledge stands (Genesis 17:8). - Hebrews 3:16-19 later warns believers against repeating this hard-hearted refusal. And they will enjoy it - “Enjoy” implies settled, fruitful living, reflecting Deuteronomy 6:10-11, houses filled with good things. - The children will taste blessings their parents never knew—an embodiment of Psalm 34:8, “Taste and see that the LORD is good.” - This joy anticipates Joshua 21:43-45, where “not one of all the LORD’s good promises to Israel failed.” summary God overturns the pessimism of unbelief by pledging that the very children presumed doomed will enter, possess, and delight in the Promised Land. The verse demonstrates His unwavering faithfulness, His just response to rebellion, and His gracious determination to bless the next generation. Trusting His word brings us into enjoyment; doubting it bars us from what He longs to give. Hebrew But I will bring your children,וְטַ֨פְּכֶ֔ם (wə·ṭap·pə·ḵem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 2945: A family whom אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that you said אֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם (’ă·mar·tem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say would become יִהְיֶ֑ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be plunder, לָבַ֣ז (lā·ḇaz) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 957: Spoiling, robbery, spoil, booty into וְהֵבֵיאתִ֣י (wə·hê·ḇê·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go the land הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land you have rejected— מְאַסְתֶּ֖ם (mə·’as·tem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 3988: To spurn, to disappear and they will enjoy it. וְיָֽדְעוּ֙ (wə·yā·ḏə·‘ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3045: To know Links Numbers 14:31 NIVNumbers 14:31 NLT Numbers 14:31 ESV Numbers 14:31 NASB Numbers 14:31 KJV Numbers 14:31 BibleApps.com Numbers 14:31 Biblia Paralela Numbers 14:31 Chinese Bible Numbers 14:31 French Bible Numbers 14:31 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 14:31 But your little ones that you said (Nu Num.) |
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