Numbers 14:37

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“those men who had brought out the bad report about the land—were struck down by a plague before the LORD.”

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BSBPD

“those men who had brought out the bad report about the land—were struck down by a plague before the LORD.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Even those men that did bring up the evil report upon the land, died by the plague before the Lord.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“even those men that did bring up an evil report of the land, died by the plague before Jehovah.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“even the men bringing out an evil account of the land die by the plague before Jehovah;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Numbers 14:37 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 10:2So fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them, and they died in the presence of the LORD.
  2. Numbers 14:12I will strike them with a plague and destroy them—and I will make you into a nation greater and mightier than they are.”
  3. Numbers 16:35And fire came forth from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense.
  4. Numbers 16:49But those who died from the plague numbered 14,700, in addition to those who had died on account of Korah.
  5. Numbers 20:3The people quarreled with Moses and said, “If only we had perished with our brothers before the LORD!
  6. Numbers 22:33The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If she had not turned away, then by now I would surely have killed you and let her live.”
  7. Numbers 25:9but those who died in the plague numbered 24,000.
  8. Psalms 91:7Though a thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, no harm will come near you.
  9. Jeremiah 28:16Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I am about to remove you from the face of the earth. You will die this year because you have preached rebellion against the LORD.’”
  10. Jeremiah 29:32this is what the LORD says: ‘I will surely punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his descendants. He will have no one left among this people, nor will he see the good that I will bring to My people, declares the LORD, for he has preached rebellion against the LORD.’”
  11. 1 Corinthians 10:10And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.
  12. Hebrews 3:17And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness?
  13. Jude 1:5Although you are fully aware of this, I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered His people out of the land of Egypt, He destroyed those who did not believe.

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