Numbers 14:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Because the Lord was not able to bring this people into the land which he sware unto them, therefore he hath slain them in the wilderness.”
Numbers 14:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Numbers 14:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Numbers 14:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“‘Because Yahweh was not able to bring this people into the land which he swore to them, therefore he has slain them in the wilderness.’”
Numbers 14:16 — World English Bible
Numbers 14:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Because Jehovah was not able to bring this people into the land which he sware unto them, therefore he hath slain them in the wilderness. ”
Numbers 14:16 — American Standard Version
Numbers 14:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“From Jehovah's want of ability to bring in this people unto the land which He hath sworn to them--He doth slaughter them in the wilderness.”
Numbers 14:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 14:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Because Jehovah was not able to bring this people into the land that he had sworn unto them, he has therefore slain them in the wilderness. ”
Numbers 14:16 — Darby Translation
Numbers 14:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Because the Lord was not able to bring this people into the lande, which he sware vnto them, therefore hath he slaine them in the wildernesse.”
Numbers 14:16 — Geneva Bible
Numbers 14:16 in Context — Numbers 14
14 And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land: for they have heard that thou Lord art among this people, that thou Lord art seen face to face, and that thy cloud standeth over them, and that thou goest before them, by day time in a pillar of a cloud, and in a pillar of fire by night.
15 Now if thou shalt kill all this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of thee will speak, saying,
16 Because the Lord was not able to bring this people into the land which he sware unto them, therefore he hath slain them in the wilderness.
17 And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying,
18 The Lord is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.
What Does Numbers 14:16 Mean?
Numbers 14:16 is a verse from the Book of Numbers, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Numbers chapter 14. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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