Berean Standard Bible

Numbers 14:11-20

11And the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “How longעַד־ אָ֥נָה'ad- 'A.nahH5704 H575will thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971treat Me with contemptיְנַאֲצֻ֖נִיye.na.'a.Tzu.niH5006?How longוְעַד־ אָ֙נָה֙ve.'ad- 'a.nahH5704 H575will they refuseלֹא־lo'-H3808to believeיַאֲמִ֣ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539in Me,despite allבְּכֹל֙be.KholH3605the signsהָֽאֹת֔וֹתha.'o.TotH226אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have performedעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213among themבְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃be.kir.BoH7130?

12I will strike themאַכֶּ֥נּוּ'ak.Ke.nuH5221with a plagueבַדֶּ֖בֶרva.De.verH1698and destroy themוְאוֹרִשֶׁ֑נּוּve.'o.ri.She.nuH3423—and I will makeוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙ve.'e.'e.SehH6213youאֹֽתְךָ֔'o.te.KhaH853into a nationלְגוֹי־le.goy-H1471greaterגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419and mightierוְעָצ֖וּםve.'a.TzumH6099than they areמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480.”

13But Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “The Egyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713will hearוְשָׁמְע֣וּve.sha.me.'UH8085of itכִּֽי־ki-H3588,for by Your strengthבְכֹחֲךָ֛ve.kho.cha.KhaH3581אֶת־'et-H853You broughtהֶעֱלִ֧יתָhe.'e.Li.taH5927thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971from among themמִקִּרְבּֽוֹ׃mi.kir.BoH7130.

14And they will tell itוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413the inhabitantsיוֹשֵׁב֮yo.ShevH3427of thisהַזֹּאת֒ha.zoTH2063landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776.They have already heardשָֽׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859,O LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,are in the midstבְּקֶ֖רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859,O LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,have been seenנִרְאָ֣ה׀nir.'AhH7200faceעַ֨יִן'A.yinH5869to faceבְּעַ֜יִןbe.'A.yinH5869, thatYour cloudוַעֲנָֽנְךָ֙va.'a.na.ne.KhaH6051standsעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975over themעֲלֵהֶ֔ם'a.le.HemH5921,and that Youאַתָּ֨ה'a.TahH859goהֹלֵ֤ךְho.LekhH1980before themלִפְנֵיהֶם֙lif.nei.HemH6440in a pillarוּבְעַמֻּ֣דu.ve.'a.MudH5982of cloudעָנָ֗ן'a.NanH6051by dayיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119and a pillarוּבְעַמּ֥וּדu.ve.'a.MudH5982of fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784by nightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

15If You killוְהֵמַתָּ֛הve.he.ma.TahH4191אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971as oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376,the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834have heardשָׁמְע֥וּsha.me.'UH8085אֶֽת־'et-H853of Your fameוְאָֽמְרוּ֙ שִׁמְעֲךָ֖ve.'a.me.Ru shim.'a.KhaH8088 H559will sayלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16‘Because the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068was unableמִבִּלְתִּ֞י יְכֹ֣לֶתmi.bil.Ti ye.Kho.letH1115 H3201to bringלְהָבִיא֙le.ha.Vi'H935אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971intoאֶל־'el-H413the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He swore to giveנִשְׁבַּ֣עnish.Ba'H7650them,He has slaughtered themוַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֖םvai.yish.cha.TemH7819in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.’

17So nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258I prayנָ֖אna'H4994,may the powerכֹּ֣חַKo.achH3581of my Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136be magnifiedיִגְדַּל־yig.dal-H1431,just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834You have declaredדִּבַּ֖רְתָּ לֵאמֹֽר׃di.Bar.ta le.MorH1696 H559:

18‘The LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068is slowאֶ֤רֶךְ'E.rekhH750to angerאַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimH639and aboundingוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227in loving devotionחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617,forgivingנֹשֵׂ֥אno.Se'H5375iniquityעָוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771and transgressionוָפָ֑שַׁעva.Fa.sha'H6588.Yet He will by no meansוְנַקֵּה֙ לֹ֣אve.na.Keh lo'H3808 H5352leave the guilty unpunishedיְנַקֶּ֔הye.na.KehH5352;He will visitפֹּקֵ֞דpo.KedH6485the iniquityעֲוֹ֤ן'a.VonH5771of the fathersאָבוֹת֙'a.VotH1uponעַל־'al-H5921their childrenבָּנִ֔יםba.NimH1121toעַל־'al-H5921the thirdשִׁלֵּשִׁ֖ים וְעַל־shi.le.Shim ve.'al-H8029 H5921and fourthרִבֵּעִֽים׃ri.be.'ImH7256generation.’

19Pardonסְלַֽח־se.lach-H5545,I prayנָ֗אNa'H4994,the iniquityלַעֲוֹ֛ןla.'a.VonH5771of thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971,in keeping with the greatnessכְּגֹ֣דֶלke.Go.delH1433of Your loving devotionחַסְדֶּ֑ךָchas.De.khaH2617,just asוְכַאֲשֶׁ֤רve.kha.'a.SherH834You have forgivenנָשָׂ֙אתָה֙na.Sa.tahH5375themלָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔הla.'Am ha.ZehH5971 H2088everוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704sinceהֵֽנָּה׃He.nahH2008they leftEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.”

20“I have pardoned themסָלַ֖חְתִּיsa.Lach.tiH5545as you requestedכִּדְבָרֶֽךָ׃kid.va.Re.khaH1697,”the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.

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