Numbers 14:36 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And the men whom Moses hath sent to spy the land, and they turn back and cause all the company to murmur against him, by bringing out an evil account concerning the land,

English ASV

And the men, whom Moses sent to spy out the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up an evil report against the land,

English Amplified

And the men whom Moses sent to search the land, who returned and made all the congregation grumble and complain against him by bringing back a slanderous report of the land,

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And the men whom Moses sent to search the land, who returned and made all the congregation grumble and complain against him by bringing back a slanderous report of the land,

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

So the men Moses had sent to spy out the land, who had returned and made the whole congregation grumble against him by bringing out a bad report about the land—

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

So the men Moses sent to scout out the land, and who returned and incited the entire community to complain about him by spreading a negative report about the land —

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And the men whom Moses had sent to search out the land, who returned, and made the whole assembly to murmur against him, by bringing up an evil report upon the land,

English EASY 2024

The men who had given a bad report to the people about the land of Canaan died immediately. Moses had sent them to explore the land, but they had caused all the people to turn against the Lord. So the Lord sent a bad disease to kill those men.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

The men Moses sent to explore the new land were the ones who came back complaining about him to all the Israelites. They said that the people were not strong enough to enter that land.

And the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land, who returned and made all the congregation grumble against him by bringing up a bad report about the land-

English GNT (Good News Translation)

The men Moses had sent to explore the land brought back a false report which caused the people to complain against the Lord. And so the Lord struck them with a disease, and they died.

English God's Word - GW 1995

So the men Moses sent to explore the land died in front of the Lord from a plague.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

So the men Moses sent to scout out the land, and who returned and incited the entire community to complain about him by spreading a bad report about the land--

English KJV 1611

And the men, which Moses sent to search the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up a slander upon the land,

English LSB

As for the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land and who returned and made all the congregation grumble against him by bringing out a bad report concerning the land,

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

The men whom Moses sent to explore the land, who returned and made all the assembly murmur against him by bringing up an evil report about the land,

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

As for the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land and who returned and made all the congregation grumble against him by bringing out a bad report concerning the land,

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

And so it happened to the men whom Moses had sent to reconnoiter the land and who on returning had set the whole community grumbling against him by spreading discouraging reports about the land;

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

The men whom Moses sent to investigate the land, who returned and made the whole community murmur against him by producing an evil report about the land,

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

So the Lord struck down the men Moses had sent to check out the land. They had returned and had spread a bad report about the land. And that had made the whole community speak out against Moses.

English NIV

So the men Moses had sent to explore the land, who returned and made the whole community grumble against him by spreading a bad report about it-

English NKJ 1982

Now the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land, who returned and made all the congregation complain against him by bringing a bad report of the land,

English NLT

Then the ten scouts who had incited the rebellion against the LORD by spreading discouraging reports about the land

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

And the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land, who returned and made all the congregation complain against him by bringing a bad report about the land--

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land, and who returned and made all the congregation to murmur against him by bringing up an evil report against the land,

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Then the ten spies who had incited the rebellion against Jehovah by striking fear into the hearts of the people

English Tyndale 1537

And the men which Moses sent to search the land, and which (when they came again) made all the people to murmur against it in that they brought up a slander upon the land: