# Numbers 32.9

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**Book:** [Numbers](/codex/numbers/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 7. And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which Jehovah hath given them? 8. Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land.
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> **9. For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which Jehovah had given them.**
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> 10. And Jehovah's anger was kindled in that day, and he sware, saying, 11. Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me: (Numbers 32:7-11, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 7. Why do you discourage the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which Yahweh has given them? 8. Your fathers did so when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to see the land.
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> **9. For when they went up to the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which Yahweh had given them.**
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> 10. Yahweh’s anger burned in that day, and he swore, saying, 11. ‘Surely none of the men who came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me, (Numbers 32:7-11, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 7. And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD hath given them? <sup>discourage: Heb. break</sup> 8. Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadeshbarnea to see the land.
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> **9. For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which the LORD had given them.**
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> 10. And the LORD'S anger was kindled the same time, and he sware, saying, 11. Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me: <sup>wholly: Heb. fulfilled after me</sup> (Numbers 32:7-11, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 7. and why discourage ye the heart of the sons of Israel from passing over unto the land which Jehovah hath given to them? 8. 'Thus did your fathers in my sending them from Kadesh-Barnea to see the land;
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> **9. and they go up unto the valley of Eshcol, and see the land, and discourage the heart of the sons of Israel so as not to go in unto the land which Jehovah hath given to them;**
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> 10. and the anger of Jehovah burneth in that day, and He sweareth, saying, 11. They do not see, the men who are coming up out of Egypt from a son of twenty years and upward, the ground which I have sworn to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, for they have not been fully after Me; (Numbers 32:7-11, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

- None of the words in this verse has its own lexicon entry yet.


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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [God Lied About the Promised Land Objection Defeater](/codex/god-lied-about-the-promised-land-objection-defeater/)

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## Notes

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.