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Numbers 14:42

Go not up, for the LORD is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies.

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אַֽלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תַּעֲל֔וּtaalvascend upעָלָהverb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “ascend up”, a wish or indirect commandH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…כִּ֛יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…אֵ֥יןeynelseאַיִןparticle, negative — “else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).יְהוָ֖הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑םbeqirbekhemin bowelsקֶרֶבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “in bowels”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7130properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)[idiom] among, [idiom] before, bowels, [idiom] unto charge, [phrase] eat (up), [idiom] heart, [idiom] him, [idiom] in, inward ([idiom] -ly, part, -s, thought), midst, [phrase] out of, purtenance, [idiom] therein, [idiom] through, [idiom] w…וְלֹא֙veloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תִּנָּ֣גְפ֔וּtinagefvbeatנָגַףverb, niphal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “beat”, an unfinished actionH5062to push, gore, defeat, stub (the toe), inflict (a disease)beat, dash, hurt, plague, slay, smite (down), strike, stumble, [idiom] surely, put to the worse.לִפְנֵ֖יlifneto a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…אֹיְבֵיכֶֽםoyeveykhemenemyאֹיֵבverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “enemy”, a verb used as a describing wordH341hating; an adversaryenemy, foe.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Go not up, for the LORD is not among you; that ye be not smitten down before your enemies.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Go not up, for Jehovah is not among you; that ye be not smitten down before your enemies.

Young’s Literal Translation

go not up, for Jehovah is not in your midst, and ye are not smitten before your enemies;

World English Bible

Don’t go up, for Yahweh isn’t among you; that way you won’t be struck down before your enemies.

Darby Translation

Go not up, for Jehovah is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies;

Douay-Rheims

Go not up, for the Lord is not with you: lest you fall before your enemies.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Go not up, for the LORD is not among you; that ye be not smitten down before your enemies.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Go not up, for the Lord is not with you; so shall ye fall before the face of your enemies.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μὴ ἀναβαίνετε, οὐ γάρ ἐστι Κύριος μεθʼ ὑμῶν· καὶ πεσεῖσθε πρὸ προσώπου τῶν ἐχθρῶν ὑμῶν.