New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 14:15-19

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.’

19Pleaseנָ֗אNa'H4994forgiveסְלַֽח־se.lach-H5545the guiltלַעֲוֹ֛ןla.'a.VonH5771of thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971in accordance with the greatnessכְּגֹ֣דֶלke.Go.delH1433of Your mercyחַסְדֶּ֑ךָchas.De.khaH2617,justH3512asH3512You also have forgivenנָשָׂ֙אתָה֙na.Sa.tahH5375thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971,from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֖יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714even untilוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704nowהֵֽנָּה׃He.nahH2008.”

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