Numbers 14:16
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He could not bring the people into the land for which he had sworn, therefore did he kill them in the wilderness.

Numbers 14:17
Let then the strength of the Lord be magnified, as thou hast sworn, saying:

Deuteronomy 9:28
Lest perhaps the inhabitants of the land, out of which thou hast brought us, say: The Lord could not bring them into the land that he promised them, and he hated them: therefore he brought them out, that he might kill them in the wilderness,

Joshua 7:7
And Joshua said: Alas, O Lord God, why wouldst thou bring this people over the river Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorrhite, and to destroy us? would God we had stayed beyond the Jordan, as we began.

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He could not bring the people into the land for which he had sworn, therefore did he kill them in the wilderness.

Deuteronomy 9:28 Lest perhaps the inhabitants of the land, out of which thou hast brought us, say: The Lord could not bring them into the land that he promised them, and he hated them: therefore he brought them out, that he might kill them in the wilderness,

Deuteronomy 32:26,27 I said: Where are they? I will make the memory of them to cease from among men. . . .

Joshua 7:9 The Chanaanites, and all the inhabitants of the land, will hear of it, and being gathered together will surround us, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do to thy great name?

Context
Moses Intercedes for the People
15May hear that thou hast killed so great a multitude as it were one man and may say: 16He could not bring the people into the land for which he had sworn, therefore did he kill them in the wilderness.17Let then the strength of the Lord be magnified, as thou hast sworn, saying:…
Lexicon
‘Because the LORD
יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

was unable
יְכֹ֣לֶת (yə·ḵō·leṯ)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 3201: To be able, have power

to bring
לְהָבִיא֙ (lə·hā·ḇî)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

this
הַזֶּ֔ה (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that

people
הָעָ֣ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

into
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

the land
הָאָ֖רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land

He swore to give them,
נִשְׁבַּ֣ע (niš·ba‘)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7650: To seven oneself, swear

He has slaughtered
וַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֖ם (way·yiš·ḥā·ṭêm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7819: To slaughter, beat

them in the wilderness.’
בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ (bam·miḏ·bār)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech


Additional Translations
‘Because the LORD was unable to bring this people into the land He swore to give them, He has slaughtered them in the wilderness.’Because the LORD was not able to bring this people into the land which he swore to them, therefore he has slain them in the wilderness.

Because Jehovah was not able to bring this people into the land which he sware unto them, therefore he hath slain them in the wilderness.

Because the Lord could not bring this people into the land which he sware to them, he has overthrown them in the wilderness.

Because Jehovah was not able to bring this people into the land that he had sworn unto them, he has therefore slain them in the wilderness.

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.

Because the LORD was not able to bring this people into the land which he swore to them, therefore he hath slain them in the wilderness.

'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.'

From Jehovah's want of ability to bring in this people unto the land which He hath sworn to them -- He doth slaughter them in the wilderness.
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