a.phal describes a presumptuous attempt to go up, made while Moses and the ark remain in the camp.

The attested use describes a presumptuous attempt to go up despite Moses and the ark of the covenant not leaving the camp.

1. Presumptuously attempting to go up · dominant

   In Numbers 14:44, the Hiphil sequential imperfect third masculine plural form occurs in the clause about going up to the head of the mountain; the APB renders the verse, "Yet they presumed to go up to the head of the mountain," while Moses and the ark of the covenant did not leave the camp.

   Numbers 14:44

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Numbers 14:44, the APB presents the action as "presumed to go up." This identifies the verse's presentation rather than isolating an exact English equivalent.