Verse 12

Numbers 14:12

New Living Translation

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12 I will disown them and destroy them with a plague. Then I will make you into a nation greater and mightier than they are!”

Original Language Text

hebrew

אַכֶּ֥/נּוּ בַ/דֶּ֖בֶר וְ/אוֹרִשֶׁ֑/נּוּ וְ/אֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙ אֹֽתְ/ךָ֔ לְ/גוֹי גָּד֥וֹל וְ/עָצ֖וּם מִמֶּֽ/נּוּ

English Translation

I will strike you with a plague and destroy you, and I will make you into a great and mighty nation.

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Chapter 14 Context

1 Then the whole community began weeping aloud, and they cried all night. Focus ↗

2 Their voices rose in a great chorus of protest against Moses and Aaron. “If only we had died in Egyp... Focus ↗

3 “Why is the LORD taking us to this country only to have us die in battle? Our wives and our little o... Focus ↗

4 Then they plotted among themselves, “Let’s choose a new leader and go back to Egypt!” Focus ↗

5 Then Moses and Aaron fell face down on the ground before the whole community of Israel. Focus ↗

6 Two of the men who had explored the land, Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, tore their c... Focus ↗

7 They said to all the people of Israel, “The land we traveled through and explored is a wonderful lan... Focus ↗

8 And if the LORD is pleased with us, he will bring us safely into that land and give it to us. It is... Focus ↗

9 Do not rebel against the LORD, and don’t be afraid of the people of the land. They are only helpless... Focus ↗

10 But the whole community began to talk about stoning Joshua and Caleb. Then the glorious presence of... Focus ↗

11 And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will these people treat me with contempt? Will they never beli... Focus ↗

12 I will disown them and destroy them with a plague. Then I will make you into a nation greater and mi...

13 But Moses objected. “What will the Egyptians think when they hear about it?” he asked the LORD. “The... Focus ↗

14 Now if you destroy them, the Egyptians will send a report to the inhabitants of this land, who have... Focus ↗

15 Now if you slaughter all these people with a single blow, the nations that have heard of your fame w... Focus ↗

16 ‘The LORD was not able to bring them into the land he swore to give them, so he killed them in the w... Focus ↗

17 “Please, Lord, prove that your power is as great as you have claimed. For you said, Focus ↗

18 ‘The LORD is slow to anger and filled with unfailing love, forgiving every kind of sin and rebellion... Focus ↗

19 In keeping with your magnificent, unfailing love, please pardon the sins of this people, just as you... Focus ↗

20 Then the LORD said, “I will pardon them as you have requested. Focus ↗

21 But as surely as I live, and as surely as the earth is filled with the LORD’s glory, Focus ↗

22 not one of these people will ever enter that land. They have all seen my glorious presence and the m... Focus ↗

23 They will never even see the land I swore to give their ancestors. None of those who have treated me... Focus ↗

24 But my servant Caleb has a different attitude than the others have. He has remained loyal to me, so... Focus ↗

25 Now turn around, and don’t go on toward the land where the Amalekites and Canaanites live. Tomorrow... Focus ↗

26 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, Focus ↗

27 “How long must I put up with this wicked community and its complaints about me? Yes, I have heard th... Focus ↗

28 Now tell them this: ‘As surely as I live, declares the LORD, I will do to you the very things I hear... Focus ↗

29 You will all drop dead in this wilderness! Because you complained against me, every one of you who i... Focus ↗

30 You will not enter and occupy the land I swore to give you. The only exceptions will be Caleb son of... Focus ↗

31 “‘You said your children would be carried off as plunder. Well, I will bring them safely into the la... Focus ↗

32 But as for you, you will drop dead in this wilderness. Focus ↗

33 And your children will be like shepherds, wandering in the wilderness for forty years. In this way,... Focus ↗

34 “‘Because your men explored the land for forty days, you must wander in the wilderness for forty yea... Focus ↗

35 I, the LORD, have spoken! I will certainly do these things to every member of the community who has... Focus ↗

36 The ten men Moses had sent to explore the land — the ones who incited rebellion against the LORD wit... Focus ↗

37 were struck dead with a plague before the LORD. Focus ↗

38 Of the twelve who had explored the land, only Joshua and Caleb remained alive. Focus ↗

39 When Moses reported the LORD’s words to all the Israelites, the people were filled with grief. Focus ↗

40 Then they got up early the next morning and went to the top of the range of hills. “Let’s go,” they... Focus ↗

41 But Moses said, “Why are you now disobeying the LORD’s orders to return to the wilderness? It won’t... Focus ↗

42 Do not go up into the land now. You will only be crushed by your enemies because the LORD is not wit... Focus ↗

43 When you face the Amalekites and Canaanites in battle, you will be slaughtered. The LORD will abando... Focus ↗

44 But the people defiantly pushed ahead toward the hill country, even though neither Moses nor the Ark... Focus ↗

45 Then the Amalekites and the Canaanites who lived in those hills came down and attacked them and chas... Focus ↗

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Book: Numbers
Chapter: Chapter 14 (45 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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