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Numbers 14:23
New English Translation
Numbers 14:23
New English Translation
23 they will by no means[a] see the land that I promised on oath to their fathers, nor will any of them who despised me see it—
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- Numbers 14:23 tn The word אִם (ʾim) indicates a negative oath formula: “if” means “they will not.” It is elliptical. In a human oath one would be saying: “The Lord do to me if they see…,” meaning “they will by no means see.” Here God is swearing that they will not see the land.
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