New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 14:13-18

13But Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “Then the EgyptiansH4714will hearוְשָׁמְע֣וּve.sha.me.'UH8085of it, for by Your strengthבְכֹחֲךָ֛ve.kho.cha.KhaH3581You broughtH5927thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971upH5927from their midstמִקִּרְבּֽוֹ׃mi.kir.BoH7130,

14and they will tellוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559itto the inhabitantsיוֹשֵׁב֮yo.ShevH3427of thisH2088landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776.They have heardשָֽׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085that You, Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,are in the midstבְּקֶ֖רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of thisH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,becauseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834You, 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.MamH3119,and in a pillarוּבְעַמּ֥וּדu.ve.'a.MudH5982of fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784by nightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

15Now if You putוְהֵמַתָּ֛הve.he.ma.TahH4191thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971toH4191deathH4191allכְּאִ֣ישׁke.'IshH376at onceאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259,then the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834have heardשָׁמְע֥וּsha.me.'UH8085of Your fameשִׁמְעֲךָ֖shim.'a.KhaH8088willsayH559,

16‘SinceH4480the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068couldיְכֹ֣לֶתye.Kho.letH3201not bringלְהָבִיא֙le.ha.Vi'H935thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971into the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He promisedH7650them byH7650oathH7650,He slaughteredוַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֖םvai.yish.cha.TemH7819them in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.’

17So nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258,pleaseנָ֖אna'H4994,let the powerכֹּ֣חַKo.achH3581of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136beH1431greatיִגְדַּל־yig.dal-H1431,justH3512asH3512You have declaredדִּבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

18‘The Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068is slowאֶ֤רֶךְ'E.rekhH750to angerאַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimH639and abundantוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227in mercyחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617,forgivingנֹשֵׂ֥אno.Se'H5375wrongdoingעָוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771and violationוָפָ֑שַׁעva.Fa.sha'H6588of His Law; butHe will byH5352noלֹ֣אlo'H3808meansH5352leaveוְנַקֵּה֙ve.na.KehH5352the guiltyunpunishedיְנַקֶּ֔הye.na.KehH5352,inflictingפֹּקֵ֞דpo.KedH6485thepunishmentעֲוֹ֤ן'a.VonH5771of the fathersאָבוֹת֙'a.VotH1on the childrenבָּנִ֔יםba.NimH1121to the thirdשִׁלֵּשִׁ֖יםshi.le.ShimH8029and the fourthרִבֵּעִֽים׃ri.be.'ImH7256generations.’

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