Numbers 14:37
Even those men that did bring up the evil report upon the land, died by the plague before the LORD.
Original Language Analysis
וַיָּמֻ֙תוּ֙
died
H4191
וַיָּמֻ֙תוּ֙
died
Strong's:
H4191
Word #:
1 of 9
to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים
Even those
H582
הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים
Even those
Strong's:
H582
Word #:
2 of 9
properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified h0120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
מֽוֹצִאֵ֥י
that did bring up
H3318
מֽוֹצִאֵ֥י
that did bring up
Strong's:
H3318
Word #:
3 of 9
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim
Cross References
1 Corinthians 10:10Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.Numbers 16:49Now they that died in the plague were fourteen thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah.Hebrews 3:17But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness?Numbers 14:12I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of thee a greater nation and mightier than they.
Historical Context
The immediacy of judgment contrasts with the delayed consequence for the rest of the generation (who would die over forty years). This differential timing demonstrates that God calibrates His discipline according to degrees of responsibility and influence.
Questions for Reflection
- How should leaders guard their words when they have influence over others' faith?
- What responsibility do you bear for how your example affects others?
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Analysis & Commentary
The repetition that these men died 'by the plague before the LORD' emphasizes divine agency in their judgment. Their death was not misfortune but direct divine response to covenant breaking. God takes seriously those who cause His people to stumble, especially leaders whose influence multiplies the damage of unbelief.