Numbers 32:14"Behold, you have risen up in your fathers' place, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of Yahweh toward Israel.
The setting
Plains of Moab, 1406 BC. Moses confronting Reuben, Gad, and half-tribe Manasseh about staying east of Jordan, modern-day Jordan...
The emotion here: urgent fear that history would repeat through another generation's faithlessness
The original word
tarbūt (תַּרְבּוּת) — increase, brood of, growing offspring of sinful men
Why it matters
The tribes requesting land east of Jordan were primarily cattle herders who saw good grazing land
Read with care
What most readers miss in Numbers 32:14
Moses isn't just angry about their request but terrified they'll trigger another 40-year delay like their parents did
Common misconceptionPeople read this as Moses being unfairly harsh, but he's actually desperate - he's 120 years old, about to die, and terrified this new generation will make the same mistake that cost 40 years.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Numbers 32:14
Bible Genome reading
Numbers 32:14 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Numbers 32:14 comes from the book of Numbers, written during the exodus period. These words are attributed to Moses. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include generational sin, divine wrath. Notable phrases: increase of sinful men; fierce anger of Yahweh. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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