Numbers

Numbers 14:13–18

13But Moses said to the LORD, “The Egyptians will hear of it, for by Your strength You brought this people from among them. 14And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have already heard that You, O LORD, are in the midst of this people, that You, O LORD, have been seen face to face, that Your cloud stands over them, and that You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.

15If You kill this people as one man, the nations who have heard of Your fame will say, 16‘Because the LORD was unable to bring this people into the land He swore to give them, He has slaughtered them in the wilderness.’

17So now I pray, may the power of my Lord be magnified, just as You have declared: 18‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion,a forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children to the third and fourth generation.’

Footnotes

  • a 14:18 Forms of the Hebrew chesed are translated here and in most cases throughout the Scriptures as loving devotion; the range of meaning includes love, goodness, kindness, faithfulness, and mercy, as well as loyalty to a covenant.

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Numbers 14:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmō·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4872 Moses
saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
The Egyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmiṣ·ra·yimNoun - proper - feminine singularH4713 Mitsrite
will hearוְשָׁמְע֣וּwə·šā·mə·‘ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH8085 hear
of itכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
for by Your strengthבְכֹחֲךָ֛ḇə·ḵō·ḥă·ḵāPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH3581 strength, power
You broughtהֶעֱלִ֧יתָhe·‘ĕ·lî·ṯāVerb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singularH5927 go up, ascend, climb
thisהַזֶּ֖הhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
peopleהָעָ֥םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
from among themמִקִּרְבּֽוֹ׃miq·qir·bōwPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7130 inward part, midst

Numbers 14:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And they will tell itוְאָמְר֗וּwə·’ā·mə·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the inhabitantsיוֹשֵׁב֮yō·wō·šêḇVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular constructH3427 sit, remain, dwell
of thisהַזֹּאת֒haz·zōṯArticle; Pronoun - feminine singularH2063 this
landהָאָ֣רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
They have already heardשָֽׁמְעוּ֙šā·mə·‘ūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH8085 hear
thatכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
Youאַתָּ֣ה’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
O LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
are in the midstבְּקֶ֖רֶבbə·qe·reḇPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH7130 inward part, midst
of thisהַזֶּ֑הhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
peopleהָעָ֣םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
thatאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
Youאַתָּ֣ה’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
O LORDיְהוָ֗הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
have been seenנִרְאָ֣ה׀nir·’āhVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH7200 see
faceעַ֨יִן‘a·yinNoun - common singularH5869 eye
to faceבְּעַ֜יִןbə·‘a·yinPreposition-b; Noun - common singularH5869 eye
Your cloudוַעֲנָֽנְךָ֙wa·‘ă·nā·nə·ḵāConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH6051 cloud-mass, cloud
standsעֹמֵ֣ד‘ō·mêḏVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5975 take one's stand, stand
over themעֲלֵהֶ֔ם‘ă·lê·hemPreposition; third person masculine pluralH5921 height
andאַתָּ֨ה’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
goהֹלֵ֤ךְhō·lêḵVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
before themלִפְנֵיהֶם֙lip̄·nê·hemPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH6440 face, before
in a pillarוּבְעַמֻּ֣דū·ḇə·‘am·muḏConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH5982 pillar, column
of cloudעָנָ֗ן‘ā·nānNoun - masculine singularH6051 cloud-mass, cloud
by dayיוֹמָ֔םyō·w·māmAdverbH3119 daytime, by day
and a pillarוּבְעַמּ֥וּדū·ḇə·‘am·mūḏConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH5982 pillar, column
of fireאֵ֖שׁ’êšNoun - common singularH784 fire
by nightלָֽיְלָה׃lā·yə·lāhNoun - masculine singularH3915 twist, night, adversity

Numbers 14:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
If You killוְהֵמַתָּ֛הwə·hê·mat·tāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH4191 die
thisהַזֶּ֖הhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
peopleהָעָ֥םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
as oneאֶחָ֑ד’e·ḥāḏNumber - masculine singularH259 one
manכְּאִ֣ישׁkə·’îšPreposition-k; Noun - masculine singularH376 man
the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םhag·gō·w·yimArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH1471 nation, people
whoאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
have heardשָׁמְע֥וּšā·mə·‘ūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH8085 hear
of Your fameשִׁמְעֲךָ֖šim·‘ă·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH8088 sound
will sayוְאָֽמְרוּ֙wə·’ā·mə·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH559 utter, say

Numbers 14:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Because the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
was unableיְכֹ֣לֶתyə·ḵō·leṯVerb - Qal - Infinitive constructH3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
to bringלְהָבִיא֙lə·hā·ḇîPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH935 come in, come, go in, go
thisהַזֶּ֔הhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
peopleהָעָ֣םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
intoאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the landהָאָ֖רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
He swore to giveנִשְׁבַּ֣עniš·ba‘Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH7650 swear
themלָהֶ֑םlā·hemPreposition; third person masculine plural
He has slaughtered themוַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֖םway·yiš·ḥā·ṭêmConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine pluralH7819 slaughter, beat
in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃bam·miḏ·bārPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH4057 mouth

Numbers 14:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So nowוְעַתָּ֕הwə·‘at·tāhConjunctive waw; AdverbH6258 now
I prayנָ֖אnāInterjectionH4994 I (we) pray, now
may the powerכֹּ֣חַkō·aḥNoun - masculine singular constructH3581 strength, power
of my Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י’ă·ḏō·nāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH136 lord
be magnifiedיִגְדַּל־yiḡ·dal-Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH1431 grow up, become great
just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka·’ă·šerPreposition-k; Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
You have declaredדִּבַּ֖רְתָּdib·bar·tāVerb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singularH1696 speak

Numbers 14:18

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The LORDיְהוָ֗הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
is slowאֶ֤רֶךְ’e·reḵAdjective - masculine singular constructH750 long
to angerאַפַּ֙יִם֙’ap·pa·yimNoun - mdH639 nostril, nose, face, anger
and aboundingוְרַב־wə·raḇ-Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular constructH7227 much, many, great
in loving devotionחֶ֔סֶדḥe·seḏNoun - masculine singularH2617 goodness, kindness
forgivingנֹשֵׂ֥אnō·śêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5375 lift, take, carry
iniquityעָוֺ֖ן‘ā·wōnNoun - common singularH5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
and transgressionוָפָ֑שַׁעwā·p̄ā·ša‘Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH6588 transgression
Yet He will by no meansלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
leave the guilty unpunishedוְנַקֵּה֙wə·naq·qêhConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Infinitive absoluteH5352 be empty(?), clean
He will visitפֹּקֵ֞דpō·qêḏVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
the iniquityעֲוֺ֤ן‘ă·wōnNoun - common singular constructH5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
of the fathersאָבוֹת֙’ā·ḇō·wṯNoun - masculine pluralH1 father
uponעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
their childrenבָּנִ֔יםbā·nîmNoun - masculine pluralH1121 son
toעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the thirdשִׁלֵּשִׁ֖יםšil·lê·šîmNoun - masculine pluralH8029 pertaining to the third
and fourthרִבֵּעִֽים׃rib·bê·‘îmNoun - masculine pluralH7256 pertaining to the fourth

Cross-references

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Numbers 14:13 Psalm 106:23 · Exodus 32:11–14 · Ezekiel 20:9 · Deuteronomy 32:27 · Joshua 7:8–9 · Deuteronomy 9:26–28 · Ezekiel 20:14

Numbers 14:14 Exodus 15:14 · Exodus 13:21–22 · Nehemiah 9:12 · Exodus 33:11 · Deuteronomy 5:4 · Joshua 2:9–10 · John 1:18 · Exodus 40:38 · Nehemiah 9:19 · Numbers 10:34 · Numbers 12:8 · Joshua 5:1

Numbers 14:15 Judges 6:16

Numbers 14:16 Deuteronomy 9:28 · Joshua 7:7 · Joshua 7:9 · Deuteronomy 32:26–27

Numbers 14:17 Matthew 9:8 · Micah 3:8 · Matthew 9:6

Numbers 14:18 Exodus 34:6–7 · Psalm 145:8 · Exodus 20:5 · Jonah 4:2 · Nahum 1:2–3 · Psalm 103:8 · Micah 7:18 · Deuteronomy 5:9 · Jeremiah 23:2 · Ephesians 1:7–8 · Romans 3:24–26

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.