Numbers 14:41 But Moses said, "Why are you transgressing the commandment of the LORD? This will not succeed!

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New International Version
But Moses said, “Why are you disobeying the LORD’s command? This will not succeed!

New Living Translation
But Moses said, “Why are you now disobeying the LORD’s orders to return to the wilderness? It won’t work.

English Standard Version
But Moses said, “Why now are you transgressing the command of the LORD, when that will not succeed?

Berean Standard Bible
But Moses said, “Why are you transgressing the commandment of the LORD? This will not succeed!

Berean Literal Bible
And Moses said, “Why is this—you⁺ are passing over the mouth of YHWH? For that will not succeed.

King James Bible
And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of the LORD? but it shall not prosper.

New King James Version
And Moses said, “Now why do you transgress the command of the LORD? For this will not succeed.

New American Standard Bible
But Moses said, “Why then are you violating the command of the LORD, when doing so will not succeed?

NASB 1995
But Moses said, “Why then are you transgressing the commandment of the LORD, when it will not succeed?

NASB 1977
But Moses said, “Why then are you transgressing the commandment of the LORD, when it will not succeed?

Legacy Standard Bible
But Moses said, “Why then do you trespass against the command of Yahweh, when it will not succeed?

Amplified Bible
But Moses said, “Why then are you transgressing the commandment of the LORD, when it will not succeed?

Berean Annotated Bible
But Moses (drawn out) said, “Why are you⁺ transgressing the commandment of the LORD {YHWH}? This will not succeed!

Christian Standard Bible
But Moses responded, “Why are you going against the LORD’s command? It won’t succeed.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But Moses responded, “Why are you going against the LORD’s command? It won’t succeed.

American Standard Version
And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of Jehovah, seeing it shall not prosper?

Contemporary English Version
But Moses replied, "You're disobeying the LORD! Your plan won't work,

English Revised Version
And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of the LORD, seeing it shall not prosper?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But Moses asked, "Why are you disobeying the LORD's command? Your plan won't work!

Good News Translation
But Moses said, "Then why are you disobeying the LORD now? You will not succeed!

International Standard Version
But Moses asked them, "Why do you continue to sin against what the LORD said? Don't you know that you can never succeed?

NET Bible
But Moses said, "Why are you now transgressing the commandment of the LORD? It will not succeed!

New Heart English Bible
Moses said, "Why now do you disobey the commandment of the LORD, since it shall not prosper?

Webster's Bible Translation
And Moses said, Why now do ye transgress the commandment of the LORD? but it shall not prosper.
Majority Text Translations
Majority Standard Bible
But Moses said, “Why are you transgressing the commandment of the LORD? This will not succeed!

World English Bible
Moses said, “Why now do you disobey the commandment of Yahweh, since it shall not prosper?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Moses says, “Why [is] this [that] you are transgressing the command of YHWH? For it does not prosper;

Berean Literal Bible
And Moses said, “Why is this—you⁺ are passing over the mouth of YHWH? For that will not succeed.

Young's Literal Translation
And Moses saith, 'Why is this? -- ye are transgressing the command of Jehovah, and it doth not prosper;

Smith's Literal Translation
And Moses will say, Wherefore this you are passing by the mouth of Jehovah? And it shall not prosper.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Moses said to them: Why transgress you the word of the Lord, which shall not succeed prosperously with you?

Catholic Public Domain Version
And Moses said to them: “Why do you transgress the word of the Lord, merely because it will not result in prosperity for you?

New American Bible
But Moses said, “Why are you now transgressing the LORD’s order? This cannot succeed.

New Revised Standard Version
But Moses said, “Why do you continue to transgress the command of the LORD? That will not succeed.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And Moses said to them, Why now do you transgress the commandment of the LORD? Therefore you shall not succeed.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Moshe said to them, “Why do you pass over the word of the mouth of LORD JEHOVAH?” Because of this, do not go up to the top.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Moses said: 'Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of the LORD, seeing it shall not prosper?

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Moses said, Why do ye transgress the word of the Lord? ye shall not prosper.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Defeat by the Amalekites and Canaanites
40Early the next morning they got up and went up toward the ridge of the hill country. “We have indeed sinned,” they said, “but we will go to the place the LORD has promised.” 41But Moses said, “Why are you transgressing the commandment of the LORD? This will not succeed! 42Do not go up, lest you be struck down by your enemies, because the LORD is not among you.…
Cross References
But Moses said,

Numbers 20:10
Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly in front of the rock, and Moses said to them, “Listen now, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock?”

Exodus 32:30
The next day Moses said to the people, “You have committed a great sin. Now I will go up to the LORD; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.”

Deuteronomy 31:27
For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. If you are already rebelling against the LORD while I am still alive, how much more will you rebel after my death!
“Why are you transgressing the commandment of the LORD?

Deuteronomy 9:23
And when the LORD sent you out from Kadesh-barnea, He said, “Go up and possess the land that I have given you.” But you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God. You neither believed Him nor obeyed Him.

Joshua 7:11
Israel has sinned; they have transgressed My covenant that I commanded them, and they have taken some of what was devoted to destruction. Indeed, they have stolen and lied, and they have put these things with their own possessions.

1 Samuel 15:23
For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.”
This will not succeed!

Deuteronomy 1:42
But the LORD said to me, “Tell them not to go up and fight, for I am not with you to keep you from defeat by your enemies.”

Deuteronomy 1:43
So I spoke to you, but you would not listen. You rebelled against the command of the LORD and presumptuously went up into the hill country.

Deuteronomy 1:44
Then the Amorites who lived in the hills came out against you and chased you like a swarm of bees. They routed you from Seir all the way to Hormah.
1 Samuel 15:22-23
But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams. / For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.”

Isaiah 30:1
“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin.

Jeremiah 7:23-24
but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you. / Yet they did not listen or incline their ear, but they followed the stubborn inclinations of their own evil hearts. They went backward and not forward.

Jeremiah 42:19-22
The LORD has told you, O remnant of Judah, ‘Do not go to Egypt.’ Know for sure that I have warned you today! / For you have deceived yourselves by sending me to the LORD your God, saying, ‘Pray to the LORD our God on our behalf, and as for all that the LORD our God says, tell it to us and we will do it.’ / For I have told you today, but you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God in all He has sent me to tell you. …

1 Chronicles 10:13-14
So Saul died for his unfaithfulness to the LORD, because he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for guidance, / and he failed to inquire of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.

Proverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.

Isaiah 1:19-20
If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land. / But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.


Treasury of Scripture

And Moses said, Why now do you transgress the commandment of the LORD? but it shall not prosper.

do ye

Numbers 14:25
(Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites dwelt in the valley.) To morrow turn you, and get you into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.

2 Chronicles 24:20
And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the LORD, he hath also forsaken you.

but it shall

Job 4:9
By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.

Jeremiah 2:37
Yea, thou shalt go forth from him, and thine hands upon thine head: for the LORD hath rejected thy confidences, and thou shalt not prosper in them.

Jeremiah 32:5
And he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I visit him, saith the LORD: though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper?

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Numbers 14
1. The people murmur at the news
6. 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










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But Moses said,

Moses spoke as the LORD’s appointed mediator after Israel’s refusal to enter Canaan brought God’s judgment of forty years in the wilderness. Their sudden resolve to go up and fight did not arise from obedience, for God had commanded them to turn back.

Num 20:10 Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly…
Exo 32:30 The next day Moses said to the people…
Deu 31:27 For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are.…

“Why are you transgressing the commandment of the LORD?

Israel attempted to escape the consequences of unbelief by acting on its own terms. Genuine repentance submits to God’s word, even when obedience means accepting discipline. The people had rejected God’s command to enter the land when He directed them, and they now rejected His command not to advance.

Deu 9:23 And when the LORD sent you out from Kadesh-barnea…
Jos 7:11 Israel has sinned; they have transgressed My covenant…
1Sa 15:23 For rebellion is like the sin of divination…

This will not succeed!

The LORD would not grant victory to an army advancing without His presence. Israel’s defeat by the Amalekites and Canaanites confirmed that military strength, courage, and religious intention cannot replace obedience to God.

Deu 1:42 But the LORD said to me, “Tell them not to go up and fight,…
Deu 1:43 So I spoke to you, but you would not listen.…
Deu 1:44 Then the Amorites who lived in the hills came out…

Persons / Places / Events
1. Moses
The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to lead His people out of Egypt and through the wilderness. In this verse, Moses is addressing the Israelites' disobedience.

2. The Israelites
The people of God who were delivered from slavery in Egypt. They are in the wilderness, facing the consequences of their lack of faith and disobedience.

3. The Commandment of the LORD
Refers to God's instructions and commands given to the Israelites, which they are failing to obey in this context.

4. The Wilderness
The setting where the Israelites are journeying after their exodus from Egypt, a place of testing and reliance on God.

5. The Promised Land
The land of Canaan, which God promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The Israelites' disobedience delayed their entry into this land.
Teaching Points
The Importance of Obedience
Obedience to God's commands is crucial. Disobedience leads to failure and consequences, as seen with the Israelites. We must seek to understand and follow God's will in our lives.

Trust in God's Timing
The Israelites' attempt to enter the Promised Land against God's command shows a lack of trust in His timing. We should learn to wait on the Lord and trust His perfect timing for our lives.

Consequences of Presumption
Acting presumptuously, without God's blessing or command, leads to failure. We must ensure our actions align with God's will and not rely on our understanding alone.

Learning from Past Mistakes
The Israelites' repeated disobedience serves as a lesson for us to learn from past mistakes and strive for faithfulness in our walk with God.

The Role of Leadership
Moses' role as a leader was to guide and correct the people. Spiritual leaders today are called to guide their communities in obedience to God's Word.
Bible Study Questions and Answers
1. What is the meaning of Numbers 14:41?

2. How does Numbers 14:41 illustrate the consequences of disobedience to God's commands?

3. What can we learn about God's authority from Moses' response in Numbers 14:41?

4. How does Numbers 14:41 connect with the theme of obedience in Deuteronomy 28?

5. How can we apply the lesson of Numbers 14:41 to our daily decisions?

6. What steps can we take to avoid presumption in our relationship with God?

7. Why did Moses question the Israelites' disobedience in Numbers 14:41?

8. How does Numbers 14:41 reflect on human nature and rebellion against divine authority?

9. What historical context led to the events in Numbers 14:41?

10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Numbers 14?


What Does Numbers 14:41 Mean
But Moses said

• The people had just rebelled at the spies’ report; now, in a swing to the opposite extreme, they planned to storm Canaan on their own (Numbers 14:40).

• Moses, the God–appointed mediator (Exodus 32:11–14; Hebrews 3:5), immediately steps in. His word carries weight because he speaks for the LORD, not personal preference (Deuteronomy 18:18).

• By beginning with a simple statement—“But Moses said”—Scripture highlights the contrast between rash human plans and divinely given leadership.

Why are you transgressing the commandment of the LORD?

• “Transgress” signals deliberate overstepping, much like Israel’s earlier refusal to enter the land (Numbers 14:22) or Saul’s disobedience with Amalek (1 Samuel 15:22–23).

• God had just issued a clear command: turn back toward the wilderness (Numbers 14:25). Attempting the invasion now would be willful defiance.

• The question exposes a heart problem: unbelief and pride (Deuteronomy 1:26–32; Hebrews 3:12).

• Obedience is better than zeal without submission; the people’s energy, divorced from God’s word, becomes sin (Proverbs 21:4; James 4:17).

This will not succeed!

• Moses delivers a certain verdict, echoing truths found elsewhere:

– “Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain” (Psalm 127:1).

– “No wisdom, no understanding, and no counsel can prevail against the LORD” (Proverbs 21:30).

• God’s presence, withdrawn because of rebellion (Numbers 14:42–43), guarantees defeat; similar loss befell Israel at Ai when sin remained in the camp (Joshua 7:12).

• Success in Scripture is consistently tied to walking in covenant faithfulness (Deuteronomy 28:1–7; Joshua 1:8). Any venture barging past God’s boundaries courts disaster.

summary

Numbers 14:41 shows Moses confronting Israel’s impulse to act independently of God. Disobedience—even when wrapped in bold ambition—remains transgression, and efforts launched outside the LORD’s command are doomed. True success flows from humble submission to God’s revealed word, not from human enthusiasm or timing.

Verse 41. - And Moses said, i.e., had said, before they left the camp (cf. verse 44, and Deuteronomy 1:42).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
But Moses
מֹשֶׁ֔ה (mō·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver

said,
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Why
לָ֥מָּה (lām·māh)
Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

are you
אַתֶּ֥ם (’at·tem)
Pronoun - second person masculine plural
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

transgressing
עֹבְרִ֖ים (‘ō·ḇə·rîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

the commandment
פִּ֣י (pî)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to

of the LORD?
יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

This
וְהִ֖וא (wə·hi·w)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

will not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

succeed!
תִצְלָֽח׃ (ṯiṣ·lāḥ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 6743: To push forward


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