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Numbers 14 (WEBP)

[1] All the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night.
[2] All the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron. The whole congregation said to them, “We wish that we had died in the land of Egypt, or that we had died in this wilderness!
[3] Why does Yahweh bring us to this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will be captured or killed! Wouldn’t it be better for us to return into Egypt?”
[4] They said to one another, “Let’s choose a leader, and let’s return into Egypt.”
[5] Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.
[6] Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were of those who spied out the land, tore their clothes.
[7] They spoke to all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, “The land, which we passed through to spy it out, is an exceedingly good land.
[8] If Yahweh delights in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it to us: a land which flows with milk and honey.
[9] Only don’t rebel against Yahweh, neither fear the people of the land; for they are bread for us. Their defense is removed from over them, and Yahweh is with us. Don’t fear them.”
[10] But all the congregation threatened to stone them with stones. Yahweh’s glory appeared in the Tent of Meeting to all the children of Israel.
[11] Yahweh said to Moses, “How long will this people despise me? How long will they not believe in me, for all the signs which I have worked among them?
[12] I will strike them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of you a nation greater and mightier than they.”
[13] Moses said to Yahweh, “Then the Egyptians will hear it; for you brought up this people in your might from among them.
[14] They will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have heard that you Yahweh are among this people; for you Yahweh are seen face to face, and your cloud stands over them, and you go before them, in a pillar of cloud by day, and in a pillar of fire by night.
[15] Now if you killed this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of you will speak, saying,
[16] ‘Because Yahweh was not able to bring this people into the land which he swore to them, therefore he has slain them in the wilderness.’
[17] Now please let the power of the Lord be great, according as you have spoken, saying,
[18] ‘Yahweh is slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, forgiving iniquity and disobedience; and he will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and on the fourth generation.’
[19] Please pardon the iniquity of this people according to the greatness of your loving kindness, and just as you have forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.”
[20] Yahweh said, “I have pardoned according to your word;
[21] but in very deed—as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with Yahweh’s glory—
[22] because all those men who have seen my glory and my signs, which I worked in Egypt and in the wilderness, yet have tempted me these ten times, and have not listened to my voice;
[23] surely they shall not see the land which I swore to their fathers, neither shall any of those who despised me see it.
[24] But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and has followed me fully, him I will bring into the land into which he went. His offspring shall possess it.
[25] Since the Amalekite and the Canaanite dwell in the valley, tomorrow turn and go into the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea.”
[26] Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
[27] “How long shall I bear with this evil congregation that complain against me? I have heard the complaints of the children of Israel, which they complain against me.
[28] Tell them, ‘As I live, says Yahweh, surely as you have spoken in my ears, so I will do to you.
[29] Your dead bodies shall fall in this wilderness; and all who were counted of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward, who have complained against me,
[30] surely you shall not come into the land concerning which I swore that I would make you dwell therein, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
[31] But I will bring in your little ones that you said should be captured or killed, and they shall know the land which you have rejected.
[32] But as for you, your dead bodies shall fall in this wilderness.
[33] Your children shall be wanderers in the wilderness forty years, and shall bear your prostitution, until your dead bodies are consumed in the wilderness.
[34] After the number of the days in which you spied out the land, even forty days, for every day a year, you will bear your iniquities, even forty years, and you will know my alienation.’
[35] I, Yahweh, have spoken. I will surely do this to all this evil congregation who are gathered together against me. In this wilderness they shall be consumed, and there they shall die.”
[36] The men whom Moses sent to spy out the land, who returned and made all the congregation to murmur against him by bringing up an evil report against the land,
[37] even those men who brought up an evil report of the land, died by the plague before Yahweh.
[38] But Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh remained alive of those men who went to spy out the land.
[39] Moses told these words to all the children of Israel, and the people mourned greatly.
[40] They rose up early in the morning and went up to the top of the mountain, saying, “Behold, we are here, and will go up to the place which Yahweh has promised; for we have sinned.”
[41] Moses said, “Why now do you disobey the commandment of Yahweh, since it shall not prosper?
[42] Don’t go up, for Yahweh isn’t among you; that way you won’t be struck down before your enemies.
[43] For there the Amalekite and the Canaanite are before you, and you will fall by the sword because you turned back from following Yahweh; therefore Yahweh will not be with you.”
[44] But they presumed to go up to the top of the mountain. Nevertheless, the ark of Yahweh’s covenant and Moses didn’t depart out of the camp.
[45] Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites who lived in that mountain, and struck them and beat them down even to Hormah.

Numbers 14:17 The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Numbers 14 (KJVS)

[1] And all the congregation lifted up () their voice, and cried; () and the people wept () that night.
[2] And all the children of Israel murmured () against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said () unto them, Would God that we had died () in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died () in this wilderness!
[3] And wherefore hath the Lord brought () us unto this land, to fall () by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return () into Egypt?
[4] And they said () one to another, Let us make () a captain, and let us return () into Egypt.
[5] Then Moses and Aaron fell () on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.
[6] And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched () the land, rent () their clothes:
[7] and they spake () unto all the company of the children of Israel, saying, () The land, which we passed () through to search () it, is an exceeding good land.
[8] If the Lord delight () in us, then he will bring () us into this land, and give () it us; a land which floweth () with milk and honey.
[9] Only rebel () not ye against the Lord, neither fear () ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence is departed () from them, and the Lord is with us: fear () them not.
[10] But all the congregation bade () stone () them with stones. And the glory of the Lord appeared () in the tabernacle of the congregation before all the children of Israel.
[11] And the Lord said () unto Moses, How long will this people provoke () me? and how long will it be ere they believe () me, for all the signs which I have shewed () among them?
[12] I will smite () them with the pestilence, and disinherit () them, and will make () of thee a greater nation and mightier than they.
[13] And Moses said () unto the Lord, Then the Egyptians shall hear () it, (for thou broughtest up () this people in thy might from among them;)
[14] and they will tell () it to the inhabitants () of this land: for they have heard () that thou Lord art among this people, that thou Lord art seen () face to face, and that thy cloud standeth () over them, and that thou goest () before them, by day time in a pillar of a cloud, and in a pillar of fire by night.
[15] Now if thou shalt kill () all this people as one man, then the nations which have heard () the fame of thee will speak, () saying, ()
[16] Because the Lord was not able () to bring () this people into the land which he sware () unto them, therefore he hath slain () them in the wilderness.
[17] And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my Lord be great, () according as thou hast spoken, () saying, ()
[18] The Lord is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving () iniquity and transgression, and by no means () clearing () the guilty, visiting () the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.
[19] Pardon, () I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy mercy, and as thou hast forgiven () this people, from Egypt even until now.
[20] And the Lord said, () I have pardoned () according to thy word:
[21] but as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled () with the glory of the Lord.
[22] Because all those men which have seen () my glory, and my miracles, which I did () in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted () me now these ten times, and have not hearkened () to my voice;
[23] surely they shall not see () the land which I sware () unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked () me see () it:
[24] but my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, () him will I bring () into the land whereinto he went; () and his seed shall possess () it.
[25] (Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites dwelt () in the valley.) To morrow turn () you, and get () you into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.
[26] And the Lord spake () unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, ()
[27] How long shall I bear with this evil congregation, which murmur () against me? I have heard () the murmurings of the children of Israel, which they murmur () against me.
[28] Say () unto them, As truly as I live, saith () the Lord, as ye have spoken () in mine ears, so will I do () to you:
[29] your carcases shall fall () in this wilderness; and all that were numbered () of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward, which have murmured () against me,
[30] doubtless ye shall not come () into the land, concerning which I sware () to make you dwell () therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
[31] But your little ones, which ye said () should be a prey, them will I bring in, () and they shall know () the land which ye have despised. ()
[32] But as for you, your carcases, they shall fall () in this wilderness.
[33] And your children shall wander () in the wilderness forty years, and bear () your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted () in the wilderness.
[34] After the number of the days in which ye searched () the land, even forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear () your iniquities, even forty years, and ye shall know () my breach of promise.
[35] I the Lord have said, () I will surely do () it unto all this evil congregation, that are gathered together () against me: in this wilderness they shall be consumed, () and there they shall die. ()
[36] And the men, which Moses sent () to search () the land, who returned, () and made all the congregation to murmur () () () against him, by bringing up () a slander upon the land,
[37] even those men that did bring up () the evil report upon the land, died () by the plague before the Lord.
[38] But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of the men that went () to search () the land, lived () still.
[39] And Moses told () these sayings unto all the children of Israel: and the people mourned () greatly.
[40] And they rose up early () in the morning, and gat them up () into the top of the mountain, saying, () Lo, we be here, and will go up () unto the place which the Lord hath promised: () for we have sinned. ()
[41] And Moses said, () Wherefore now do ye transgress () the commandment of the Lord? but it shall not prosper. ()
[42] Go not up, () for the Lord is not among you; that ye be not smitten () before your enemies. ()
[43] For the Amalekites and the Canaanites are there before you, and ye shall fall () by the sword: because ye are turned () away from the Lord, therefore the Lord will not be with you.
[44] But they presumed () to go up () unto the hill top: nevertheless the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and Moses, departed () not out of the camp.
[45] Then the Amalekites came down, () and the Canaanites which dwelt () in that hill, and smote () them, and discomfited () them, even unto Hormah.

Numbers 14:9 Heb. shadow
Numbers 14:19 Or, hitherto
Numbers 14:23 Heb. if they see the land
Numbers 14:30 Heb. lifted up my hand
Numbers 14:33 Or, feed
Numbers 14:34 Or, altering of my purpose

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Numbers 14 (BYZ)

[1] και αναλαβουσα πασα η συναγωγη εδωκεν φωνην και εκλαιεν ο λαος ολην την νυκτα εκεινην
[2] και διεγογγυζον επι μωυσην και ααρων παντες οι υιοι ισραηλ και ειπαν προς αυτους πασα η συναγωγη οφελον απεθανομεν εν γη αιγυπτω η εν τη ερημω ταυτη ει απεθανομεν
[3] και ινα τι κυριος εισαγει ημας εις την γην ταυτην πεσειν εν πολεμω αι γυναικες ημων και τα παιδια εσονται εις διαρπαγην νυν ουν βελτιον ημιν εστιν αποστραφηναι εις αιγυπτον
[4] και ειπαν ετερος τω ετερω δωμεν αρχηγον και αποστρεψωμεν εις αιγυπτον
[5] και επεσεν μωυσης και ααρων επι προσωπον εναντιον πασης συναγωγης υιων ισραηλ
[6] ιησους δε ο του ναυη και χαλεβ ο του ιεφοννη των κατασκεψαμενων την γην διερρηξαν τα ιματια αυτων
[7] και ειπαν προς πασαν συναγωγην υιων ισραηλ λεγοντες η γη ην κατεσκεψαμεθα αυτην αγαθη εστιν σφοδρα σφοδρα
[8] ει αιρετιζει ημας κυριος εισαξει ημας εις την γην ταυτην και δωσει αυτην ημιν γη ητις εστιν ρεουσα γαλα και μελι
[9] αλλα απο του κυριου μη αποσταται γινεσθε υμεις δε μη φοβηθητε τον λαον της γης οτι καταβρωμα ημιν εστιν αφεστηκεν γαρ ο καιρος απ αυτων ο δε κυριος εν ημιν μη φοβηθητε αυτους
[10] και ειπεν πασα η συναγωγη καταλιθοβολησαι αυτους εν λιθοις και η δοξα κυριου ωφθη εν νεφελη επι της σκηνης του μαρτυριου εν πασι τοις υιοις ισραηλ
[11] και ειπεν κυριος προς μωυσην εως τινος παροξυνει με ο λαος ουτος και εως τινος ου πιστευουσιν μοι εν πασιν τοις σημειοις οις εποιησα εν αυτοις
[12] παταξω αυτους θανατω και απολω αυτους και ποιησω σε και τον οικον του πατρος σου εις εθνος μεγα και πολυ μαλλον η τουτο
[13] και ειπεν μωυσης προς κυριον και ακουσεται αιγυπτος οτι ανηγαγες τη ισχυι σου τον λαον τουτον εξ αυτων
[14] αλλα και παντες οι κατοικουντες επι της γης ταυτης ακηκοασιν οτι συ ει κυριος εν τω λαω τουτω οστις οφθαλμοις κατ οφθαλμους οπταζη κυριε και η νεφελη σου εφεστηκεν επ αυτων και εν στυλω νεφελης συ πορευη προτερος αυτων την ημεραν και εν στυλω πυρος την νυκτα
[15] και εκτριψεις τον λαον τουτον ωσει ανθρωπον ενα και ερουσιν τα εθνη οσοι ακηκοασιν το ονομα σου λεγοντες
[16] παρα το μη δυνασθαι κυριον εισαγαγειν τον λαον τουτον εις την γην ην ωμοσεν αυτοις κατεστρωσεν αυτους εν τη ερημω
[17] και νυν υψωθητω η ισχυς σου κυριε ον τροπον ειπας λεγων
[18] κυριος μακροθυμος και πολυελεος και αληθινος αφαιρων ανομιας και αδικιας και αμαρτιας και καθαρισμω ου καθαριει τον ενοχον αποδιδους αμαρτιας πατερων επι τεκνα εως τριτης και τεταρτης
[19] αφες την αμαρτιαν τω λαω τουτω κατα το μεγα ελεος σου καθαπερ ιλεως αυτοις εγενου απ αιγυπτου εως του νυν
[20] και ειπεν κυριος προς μωυσην ιλεως αυτοις ειμι κατα το ρημα σου
[21] αλλα ζω εγω και ζων το ονομα μου και εμπλησει η δοξα κυριου πασαν την γην
[22] οτι παντες οι ανδρες οι ορωντες την δοξαν μου και τα σημεια α εποιησα εν αιγυπτω και εν τη ερημω ταυτη και επειρασαν με τουτο δεκατον και ουκ εισηκουσαν μου της φωνης
[23] η μην ουκ οψονται την γην ην ωμοσα τοις πατρασιν αυτων αλλ η τα τεκνα αυτων α εστιν μετ εμου ωδε οσοι ουκ οιδασιν αγαθον ουδε κακον πας νεωτερος απειρος τουτοις δωσω την γην παντες δε οι παροξυναντες με ουκ οψονται αυτην
[24] ο δε παις μου χαλεβ οτι εγενηθη πνευμα ετερον εν αυτω και επηκολουθησεν μοι εισαξω αυτον εις την γην εις ην εισηλθεν εκει και το σπερμα αυτου κληρονομησει αυτην
[25] ο δε αμαληκ και ο χαναναιος κατοικουσιν εν τη κοιλαδι αυριον επιστραφητε υμεις και απαρατε εις την ερημον οδον θαλασσαν ερυθραν
[26] και ειπεν κυριος προς μωυσην και ααρων λεγων
[27] εως τινος την συναγωγην την πονηραν ταυτην α αυτοι γογγυζουσιν εναντιον εμου την γογγυσιν των υιων ισραηλ ην εγογγυσαν περι υμων ακηκοα
[28] ειπον αυτοις ζω εγω λεγει κυριος η μην ον τροπον λελαληκατε εις τα ωτα μου ουτως ποιησω υμιν
[29] εν τη ερημω ταυτη πεσειται τα κωλα υμων και πασα η επισκοπη υμων και οι κατηριθμημενοι υμων απο εικοσαετους και επανω οσοι εγογγυσαν επ εμοι
[30] ει υμεις εισελευσεσθε εις την γην εφ ην εξετεινα την χειρα μου κατασκηνωσαι υμας επ αυτης αλλ η χαλεβ υιος ιεφοννη και ιησους ο του ναυη
[31] και τα παιδια α ειπατε εν διαρπαγη εσεσθαι εισαξω αυτους εις την γην και κληρονομησουσιν την γην ην υμεις απεστητε απ αυτης
[32] και τα κωλα υμων πεσειται εν τη ερημω ταυτη
[33] οι δε υιοι υμων εσονται νεμομενοι εν τη ερημω τεσσαρακοντα ετη και ανοισουσιν την πορνειαν υμων εως αν αναλωθη τα κωλα υμων εν τη ερημω
[34] κατα τον αριθμον των ημερων οσας κατεσκεψασθε την γην τεσσαρακοντα ημερας ημεραν του ενιαυτου λημψεσθε τας αμαρτιας υμων τεσσαρακοντα ετη και γνωσεσθε τον θυμον της οργης μου
[35] εγω κυριος ελαλησα η μην ουτως ποιησω τη συναγωγη τη πονηρα ταυτη τη επισυνεσταμενη επ εμε εν τη ερημω ταυτη εξαναλωθησονται και εκει αποθανουνται
[36] και οι ανθρωποι ους απεστειλεν μωυσης κατασκεψασθαι την γην και παραγενηθεντες διεγογγυσαν κατ αυτης προς την συναγωγην εξενεγκαι ρηματα πονηρα περι της γης
[37] και απεθανον οι ανθρωποι οι κατειπαντες κατα της γης πονηρα εν τη πληγη εναντι κυριου
[38] και ιησους υιος ναυη και χαλεβ υιος ιεφοννη εζησαν απο των ανθρωπων εκεινων των πεπορευμενων κατασκεψασθαι την γην
[39] και ελαλησεν μωυσης τα ρηματα ταυτα προς παντας υιους ισραηλ και επενθησεν ο λαος σφοδρα
[40] και ορθρισαντες το πρωι ανεβησαν εις την κορυφην του ορους λεγοντες ιδου οιδε ημεις αναβησομεθα εις τον τοπον ον ειπεν κυριος οτι ημαρτομεν
[41] και ειπεν μωυσης ινα τι υμεις παραβαινετε το ρημα κυριου ουκ ευοδα εσται υμιν
[42] μη αναβαινετε ου γαρ εστιν κυριος μεθ υμων και πεσεισθε προ προσωπου των εχθρων υμων
[43] οτι ο αμαληκ και ο χαναναιος εκει εμπροσθεν υμων και πεσεισθε μαχαιρα ου εινεκεν απεστραφητε απειθουντες κυριω και ουκ εσται κυριος εν υμιν
[44] και διαβιασαμενοι ανεβησαν επι την κορυφην του ορους η δε κιβωτος της διαθηκης κυριου και μωυσης ουκ εκινηθησαν εκ της παρεμβολης
[45] και κατεβη ο αμαληκ και ο χαναναιος ο εγκαθημενος εν τω ορει εκεινω και ετρεψαντο αυτους και κατεκοψαν αυτους εως ερμαν και απεστραφησαν εις την παρεμβολην