Numbers 14:17

Numbers 14:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)“Now may the Lord’s strength be displayed, just as you have declared:
• English Standard Version (ESV)And now, please let the power of the Lord be great as you have promised, saying,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And now, I pray, let the power of my Lord be great, just as You have spoken, saying,

Context of Numbers 14:17

15The people in other nations have heard of your power. So now, if you kill all your people together, the people in those nations will say, 16“The Lord could not bring those people into the land that he had seriously promised to give to them. So he killed all of them in the desert.” But now, I pray that you will show how powerful you are. You yourself have said, 18“The Lord does not quickly become angry. His faithful love for his people continues for ever. He forgives people when they turn against him and they do bad things. But if someone is guilty, he surely punishes them. And he punishes their children, their grandchildren and their grandchildren's children.” 19So please forgive the very bad thing that these people have done. Do that because your faithful love is so great. You have forgiven these people since they left Egypt until now. So please be kind and forgive them again now.’

Numbers 14:17 word by word

וְעַתָּ֕ה יִגְדַּל־נָ֖א כֹּ֣חַ אֲדֹנָ֑י כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּ֖רְתָּ לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And now, I beseech thee, let the powerכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581
• of my Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• be greatגָּדַלgâdal · to magnifyH1431
• accordingכַּאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · as whichH834
• as thou hast spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: promiseH1696
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for Numbers 14:17

• Micah 3:8But the Spirit of the Lord fills me, to make me powerful. He helps me to know what is right and fair. He makes me brave so that I can speak to you, Jacob's people. I can tell you what you have done wrong. You are Israel's people, but you have not obeyed God.
• Matthew 9:6But I want you to know this. I, the Son of Man, have authority on earth. I can forgive people for the wrong things that they have done.’ Then he said to the man who could not walk, ‘Stand up. Pick up your mat and go home.’

Commentaries on Numbers 14:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13-17Verses 13-17 The syntax of these verses is singularly broken. As did Paul when deeply moved, so Moses presses his arguments one on the other without pausing to ascertain the grammatical finish of his expressions. He speaks here as if in momentary apprehension of an outbreak of God‘s wrath, unless he could perhaps arrest it by crowding in every topic of deprecation and intercession that he could mention on the instant.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-19Verses 11-19 Moses made humble intercession for Israel. Herein he was a type of Christ, who prayed for those that despitefully used him. The pardon of a nation's sin, is the turning away the nation's punishment; and for that Moses is here so earnest. Moses argued that, consistently with God's character, in his abundant mercies, he could forgive them.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-18Moses had used this argument before when he asked for forgiveness for Israel's rebellion (Exodus 32:10–14). Moses knew God would still punish the Israelites (Deuteronomy 7:9–10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. let the power of my Lord be great--be magnified.Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 14:17

• Intercession
• Israel
• Moses
• Prayer
• Unselfishness

In the dictionaries

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• Agrapha
• Chronicles, Books of
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genealogy
• Intercession

Commentaries on Numbers 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings