Numbers 32:14 “Now behold, you, a brood of sinners, have risen up in place of your fa…”

Numbers 32:14

Now behold, you, a brood of sinners, have risen up in place of your fathers to further stoke the burning anger of the LORD against Israel.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers’ stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel.

World English Bible

“Behold, you have risen up in your fathers’ place, an increase of sinful men, to increase the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel.

American Standard Version

And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers’ stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of Jehovah toward Israel.

Geneva Bible 1599

And behold, ye are risen vp in your fathers steade as an encrease of sinfull men, still to augment the fierce wrath of the Lord, toward Israel.

Darby Translation

And behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, a progeny of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of Jehovah toward Israel.

Young's Literal Translation

'And lo, ye have risen in the stead of your fathers, an increase of men — sinners, to add yet to the fury of the anger of Jehovah toward Israel;

Bible in Basic English

And now you have come to take the place of your fathers, another generation of sinners, increasing the wrath of the Lord against Israel.

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Cross references

“an increase”

Matthew 23:31–33 Luke 11:48 Genesis 5:3 Genesis 8:21 Nehemiah 9:24–26 Job 14:4

Matthew 23:31–33 · BSB

So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.

Luke 11:48 · BSB

So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.

Genesis 5:3 · BSB

When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth.

Genesis 8:21 · BSB

When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth. And never again will I destroy all l…

Nehemiah 9:24–26 · BSB

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.

Job 14:4 · BSB

Who can bring out clean from unclean? No one!

“to augment”

Ezra 10:10 Nehemiah 13:18 Deuteronomy 1:34 Deuteronomy 1:35 Ezra 9:13 Ezra 9:14

Ezra 10:10 · BSB

Then Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, “You have been unfaithful by marrying foreign women, adding to the guilt of Israel.

Nehemiah 13:18 · BSB

Did not your forefathers do the same things, so that our God brought all this disaster on us and on this city? And now you are rekindling His wrath against Israel by profaning the Sabbath!”

Deuteronomy 1:34 · BSB

When the LORD heard your words, He grew angry and swore an oath, saying,

Deuteronomy 1:35 · BSB

“Not one of the men of this evil generation shall see the good land I swore to give your fathers,

Ezra 9:13 · BSB

After all that has come upon us because of our evil deeds and our great guilt (though You, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserve and have given us such a remnant as this),

Ezra 9:14 · BSB

shall we again break Your commandments and intermarry with the peoples who commit these abominations? Would You not become so angry with us as to wipe us out, leaving no remnant or survivor?

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

13The anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until the whole generation who had done evil in His sight was gone.

15For if you turn away from following Him, He will once again leave this people in the wilderness, and you will be the cause of their destruction.”

Read Numbers 32