Numbers 14:20-35
World English Bible
20 Yahweh said, “I have pardoned according to your word; 21 but in very deed—as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with Yahweh’s glory— 22 because all those men who have seen my glory and my signs, which I worked in Egypt and in the wilderness, yet have tempted me these ten times, and have not listened to my voice; 23 surely they shall not see the land which I swore to their fathers, neither shall any of those who despised me see it. 24 But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and has followed me fully, him I will bring into the land into which he went. His offspring shall possess it. 25 Since the Amalekite and the Canaanite dwell in the valley, tomorrow turn and go into the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea.” 26 Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, 27 “How long shall I bear with this evil congregation that complain against me? I have heard the complaints of the children of Israel, which they complain against me. 28 Tell them, ‘As I live, says Yahweh, surely as you have spoken in my ears, so I will do to you. 29 Your dead bodies shall fall in this wilderness; and all who were counted of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward, who have complained against me, 30 surely you shall not come into the land concerning which I swore that I would make you dwell therein, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun. 31 But I will bring in your little ones that you said should be captured or killed, and they shall know the land which you have rejected. 32 But as for you, your dead bodies shall fall in this wilderness. 33 Your children shall be wanderers in the wilderness forty years, and shall bear your prostitution, until your dead bodies are consumed in the wilderness. 34 After the number of the days in which you spied out the land, even forty days, for every day a year, you will bear your iniquities, even forty years, and you will know my alienation.’ 35 I, Yahweh, have spoken. I will surely do this to all this evil congregation who are gathered together against me. In this wilderness they shall be consumed, and there they shall die.”
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Numbers 14:20-35
New King James Version
20 Then the Lord said: “I have pardoned, (A)according to your word; 21 but truly, as I live, (B)all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord— 22 (C)because all these men who have seen My glory and the signs which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have put Me to the test now (D)these ten times, and have not heeded My voice, 23 they certainly shall not (E)see the land of which I [a]swore to their fathers, nor shall any of those who rejected Me see it. 24 But My servant (F)Caleb, because he has a different spirit in him and (G)has followed Me fully, I will bring into the land where he went, and his descendants shall inherit it. 25 Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites dwell in the valley; tomorrow turn and (H)move out into the wilderness by the Way of the Red Sea.”
Death Sentence on the Rebels
26 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, 27 (I)“How long shall I bear with this evil congregation who complain against Me? (J)I have heard the complaints which the children of Israel make against Me. 28 Say to them, (K)‘As I live,’ says the Lord, ‘just as you have spoken in My hearing, so I will do to you: 29 The carcasses of you who have complained against Me shall fall in this wilderness, (L)all of you who were numbered, according to your entire number, from twenty years old and above. 30 (M)Except for Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun, you shall by no means enter the land which I [b]swore I would make you dwell in. 31 (N)But your little ones, whom you said would be victims, I will bring in, and they shall [c]know the land which (O)you have despised. 32 But as for you, (P)your[d] carcasses shall fall in this wilderness. 33 And your sons shall (Q)be [e]shepherds in the wilderness (R)forty years, and (S)bear the brunt of your infidelity, until your carcasses are consumed in the wilderness. 34 (T)According to the number of the days in which you spied out the land, (U)forty days, for each day you shall bear your [f]guilt one year, namely forty years, (V)and you shall know My [g]rejection. 35 (W)I the Lord have spoken this. I will surely do so to all (X)this evil congregation who are gathered together against Me. In this wilderness they shall be consumed, and there they shall die.’ ”
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- Numbers 14:23 solemnly promised
- Numbers 14:30 solemnly promised
- Numbers 14:31 be acquainted with
- Numbers 14:32 You shall die.
- Numbers 14:33 Vg. wanderers
- Numbers 14:34 iniquity
- Numbers 14:34 opposition
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