New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 14:11-20

11The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “Howאָ֥נָה'A.nahH575longעַד־'ad-H5704will thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971spurnיְנַאֲצֻ֖נִיye.na.'a.Tzu.niH5006Me? And howאָ֙נָה֙'a.nahH575longוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704willthey not believeיַאֲמִ֣ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539in Me, despite allבְּכֹל֙be.KholH3605the signsהָֽאֹת֔וֹתha.'o.TotH226whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have performedעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213in their midstבְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃be.kir.BoH7130?

12I will smiteאַכֶּ֥נּוּ'ak.Ke.nuH5221them withpestilenceבַדֶּ֖בֶרva.De.verH1698and dispossessוְאוֹרִשֶׁ֑נּוּve.'o.ri.She.nuH3423them, and Iwill makeוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙ve.'e.'e.SehH6213you into a nationלְגוֹי־le.goy-H1471greaterגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419and mightierוְעָצ֖וּםve.'a.TzumH6099thanמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480they.”

13But Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “Then the EgyptiansH4714will hearוְשָׁמְע֣וּve.sha.me.'UH8085of it, for by Your strengthבְכֹחֲךָ֛ve.kho.cha.KhaH3581You broughtהֶעֱלִ֧יתָhe.'e.Li.taH5927up thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971from their midstמִקִּרְבּֽוֹ׃mi.kir.BoH7130,

14and they will tellוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559itto the inhabitantsיוֹשֵׁב֮yo.ShevH3427of thisH2088landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776.They have heardשָֽׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085that You, O Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,are in the midstבְּקֶ֖רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of thisH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971, forYou, O Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,are seenנִרְאָ֣ה׀nir.'AhH7200eyeעַ֨יִן'A.yinH5869to eyeבְּעַ֜יִןbe.'A.yinH5869,while Your cloudוַעֲנָֽנְךָ֙va.'a.na.ne.KhaH6051standsעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975overעֲלֵהֶ֔ם'a.le.HemH5921them; and You goהֹלֵ֤ךְho.LekhH1980beforeלִפְנֵיהֶם֙lif.nei.HemH6440them in a pillarוּבְעַמֻּ֣דu.ve.'a.MudH5982of cloudעָנָ֗ן'a.NanH6051by dayיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119and in a pillarוּבְעַמּ֥וּדu.ve.'a.MudH5982of fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784by nightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

15Now if You slayH5221thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971as oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376,then the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834have heardשָׁמְע֥וּsha.me.'UH8085of Your fameשִׁמְעֲךָ֖shim.'a.KhaH8088willsayH559,

16‘BecauseH4480the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068couldיְכֹ֣לֶתye.Kho.letH3201not bringלְהָבִיא֙le.ha.Vi'H935thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971into the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He promisedH7650them by oathH7650,therefore He slaughteredוַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֖םvai.yish.cha.TemH7819them in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.’

17But nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258,I prayנָ֖אna'H4994,let the powerכֹּ֣חַKo.achH3581of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136be greatיִגְדַּל־yig.dal-H1431,justH3512as You havedeclaredדִּבַּ֖רְתָּ לֵאמֹֽר׃di.Bar.ta le.MorH1696 H559,

18‘The Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068is slowאֶ֤רֶךְ'E.rekhH750to angerאַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimH639and abundantוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227in lovingkindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617,forgivingנֹשֵׂ֥אno.Se'H5375iniquityעָוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771and transgressionוָפָ֑שַׁעva.Fa.sha'H6588; butHe will by noלֹ֣אlo'H3808meansוְנַקֵּה֙ve.na.KehH5352clearיְנַקֶּ֔הye.na.KehH5352the guilty,visitingפֹּקֵ֞דpo.KedH6485the iniquityעֲוֹ֤ן'a.VonH5771of the fathersאָבוֹת֙'a.VotH1on the childrenבָּנִ֔יםba.NimH1121to the thirdשִׁלֵּשִׁ֖יםshi.le.ShimH8029and the fourthרִבֵּעִֽים׃ri.be.'ImH7256generations.’

19Pardonסְלַֽח־se.lach-H5545,I prayנָ֗אNa'H4994,the iniquityלַעֲוֹ֛ןla.'a.VonH5771of thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971according to the greatnessכְּגֹ֣דֶלke.Go.delH1433of Your lovingkindnessחַסְדֶּ֑ךָchas.De.khaH2617,justH3512as You also have forgivenנָשָׂ֙אתָה֙na.Sa.tahH5375thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971,from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714even untilוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704nowהֵֽנָּה׃He.nahH2008.”

20So the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I have pardonedסָלַ֖חְתִּיsa.Lach.tiH5545themaccording to your wordכִּדְבָרֶֽךָ׃kid.va.Re.khaH1697;

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