Numbers 14:10-19
Lexham English Bible
10 And all the community said to stone them with stones, but the glory of Yahweh appeared in the tent of assembly among the Israelites.[a]
11 And Yahweh said to Moses, “How long until this people will despise me, and how long until they will not believe in me, and in all the signs that I have done in their[b] midst? 12 I will strike them[c] with disease, and I will dispossess them;[d] I will make you into a greater and stronger nation than them.”[e]
13 And Moses said to Yahweh, “Then the Egyptians will hear that you brought up this people from their[f] midst in your power, 14 and they will tell it[g] to the inhabitants of this land. They heard that you, Yahweh, are in the midst of this people, that you are seen eye to eye, and your cloud is standing over them, and in a column of cloud you go before them by day and in a column of fire at night. 15 But if you destroy this people all at once,[h] the nations that will have heard your message will say, 16 ‘Yahweh was unable to bring this people in the land that he swore by an oath, and he slaughtered them in the desert.’ 17 But now, please, let the power of my Lord be great, just has you spoke,
18 ‘Yahweh is slow to anger[i]
and great of loyal love,
forgiving[j] sin and rebellion;
but surely he leaves nothing unpunished,
visiting the sin of the fathers on the sons
to the third and fourth generations.’
19 Please forgive the sin of this people according to the greatness of your loyal love, just as you forgave[k] this people, from Egypt until now.”
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- Numbers 14:10 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
- Numbers 14:11 Hebrew “his”
- Numbers 14:12 Hebrew “him”
- Numbers 14:12 Hebrew “him”
- Numbers 14:12 Hebrew “him”
- Numbers 14:13 Hebrew “his”
- Numbers 14:14 Literally “say”
- Numbers 14:15 Literally “as one man”
- Numbers 14:18 Literally “slow of noses”
- Numbers 14:18 Literally “lifting up”
- Numbers 14:19 Literally “lifted up”
Numbers 14:10-19
English Standard Version
10 (A)Then all the congregation said to stone them with stones. But (B)the glory of the Lord appeared at the tent of meeting to all the people of Israel.
11 And the Lord said to Moses, “How long will this people (C)despise me? And how long will they not (D)believe in me, in spite of all the signs that I have done among them? 12 I will strike them with the pestilence and disinherit them, and I (E)will make of you a nation greater and mightier than they.”
Moses Intercedes for the People
13 But (F)Moses said to the Lord, “Then the Egyptians will hear of it, for you brought up this people in your might from among them, 14 and they will tell the inhabitants of this land. (G)They have heard that you, O Lord, are in the midst of this people. For you, O Lord, are seen face to face, and (H)your cloud stands over them and you go before them, in a pillar of cloud by day and in a pillar of fire by night. 15 Now if you kill this people as one man, then the nations who have heard your fame will say, 16 ‘It is because the Lord (I)was not able to bring this people into the land that he swore to give to them that he has killed them in the wilderness.’ 17 And now, please let the power of the Lord be great as you have promised, saying, 18 (J)‘The Lord is slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, forgiving iniquity and transgression, but he will by no means clear the guilty, (K)visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, to the third and the fourth generation.’ 19 Please (L)pardon the iniquity of this people, according to the greatness of your steadfast love, just (M)as you have forgiven this people, from Egypt until now.”
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