Verse 21
Numbers 14:21
New Living Translation
21
But as surely as I live, and as surely as the earth is filled with the LORD’s glory,
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/אוּלָ֖ם חַי אָ֑נִי וְ/יִמָּלֵ֥א כְבוֹד יְהוָ֖ה אֶת כָּל הָ/אָֽרֶץ
English Translation
But as surely as I live, the glory of the LORD will fill the whole earth.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 14 Context
1
Then the whole community began weeping aloud, and they cried all night.
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Their voices rose in a great chorus of protest against Moses and Aaron. “If only we had died in Egyp...
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“Why is the LORD taking us to this country only to have us die in battle? Our wives and our little o...
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4
Then they plotted among themselves, “Let’s choose a new leader and go back to Egypt!”
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Then Moses and Aaron fell face down on the ground before the whole community of Israel.
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Two of the men who had explored the land, Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, tore their c...
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7
They said to all the people of Israel, “The land we traveled through and explored is a wonderful lan...
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And if the LORD is pleased with us, he will bring us safely into that land and give it to us. It is...
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9
Do not rebel against the LORD, and don’t be afraid of the people of the land. They are only helpless...
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10
But the whole community began to talk about stoning Joshua and Caleb. Then the glorious presence of...
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11
And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will these people treat me with contempt? Will they never beli...
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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 mi...
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13
But Moses objected. “What will the Egyptians think when they hear about it?” he asked the LORD. “The...
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14
Now if you destroy them, the Egyptians will send a report to the inhabitants of this land, who have...
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15
Now if you slaughter all these people with a single blow, the nations that have heard of your fame w...
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16
‘The LORD was not able to bring them into the land he swore to give them, so he killed them in the w...
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17
“Please, Lord, prove that your power is as great as you have claimed. For you said,
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18
‘The LORD is slow to anger and filled with unfailing love, forgiving every kind of sin and rebellion...
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19
In keeping with your magnificent, unfailing love, please pardon the sins of this people, just as you...
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20
Then the LORD said, “I will pardon them as you have requested.
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But as surely as I live, and as surely as the earth is filled with the LORD’s glory,
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not one of these people will ever enter that land. They have all seen my glorious presence and the m...
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They will never even see the land I swore to give their ancestors. None of those who have treated me...
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24
But my servant Caleb has a different attitude than the others have. He has remained loyal to me, so...
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25
Now turn around, and don’t go on toward the land where the Amalekites and Canaanites live. Tomorrow...
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26
Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
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“How long must I put up with this wicked community and its complaints about me? Yes, I have heard th...
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28
Now tell them this: ‘As surely as I live, declares the LORD, I will do to you the very things I hear...
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You will all drop dead in this wilderness! Because you complained against me, every one of you who i...
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30
You will not enter and occupy the land I swore to give you. The only exceptions will be Caleb son of...
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“‘You said your children would be carried off as plunder. Well, I will bring them safely into the la...
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But as for you, you will drop dead in this wilderness.
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And your children will be like shepherds, wandering in the wilderness for forty years. In this way,...
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“‘Because your men explored the land for forty days, you must wander in the wilderness for forty yea...
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I, the LORD, have spoken! I will certainly do these things to every member of the community who has...
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36
The ten men Moses had sent to explore the land — the ones who incited rebellion against the LORD wit...
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were struck dead with a plague before the LORD.
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38
Of the twelve who had explored the land, only Joshua and Caleb remained alive.
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39
When Moses reported the LORD’s words to all the Israelites, the people were filled with grief.
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40
Then they got up early the next morning and went to the top of the range of hills. “Let’s go,” they...
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41
But Moses said, “Why are you now disobeying the LORD’s orders to return to the wilderness? It won’t...
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42
Do not go up into the land now. You will only be crushed by your enemies because the LORD is not wit...
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43
When you face the Amalekites and Canaanites in battle, you will be slaughtered. The LORD will abando...
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44
But the people defiantly pushed ahead toward the hill country, even though neither Moses nor the Ark...
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45
Then the Amalekites and the Canaanites who lived in those hills came down and attacked them and chas...
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