Numbers 14:21
New International Version
Nevertheless, as surely as I live and as surely as the glory of the LORD fills the whole earth,

New Living Translation
But as surely as I live, and as surely as the earth is filled with the LORD’s glory,

English Standard Version
But truly, as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD,

Berean Standard Bible
“Yet as surely as I live and as surely as the whole earth is filled with the glory of the LORD,

King James Bible
But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD.

New King James Version
but truly, as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD—

New American Standard Bible
however, as I live, all the earth will be filled with the glory of the LORD.

NASB 1995
but indeed, as I live, all the earth will be filled with the glory of the LORD.

NASB 1977
but indeed, as I live, all the earth will be filled with the glory of the LORD.

Legacy Standard Bible
but indeed, as I live, all the earth will be filled with the glory of Yahweh.

Amplified Bible
but indeed as I live, all the earth will be filled with the glory of the LORD.

Christian Standard Bible
Yet as I live and as the whole earth is filled with the LORD’s glory,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Yet as surely as I live and as the whole earth is filled with the LORD’s glory,

American Standard Version
but in very deed, as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with the glory of Jehovah;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
However, I live, and all the earth is filled with the glory of LORD JEHOVAH.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
But as I live and my name is living, so the glory of the Lord shall fill all the earth.

Contemporary English Version
But as surely as I live and my power has no limit,

Douay-Rheims Bible
As I live: and the whole earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord.

English Revised Version
but in very deed, as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But as I live and as the glory of the LORD fills the whole earth, I solemnly swear that

Good News Translation
But I promise that as surely as I live and as surely as my presence fills the earth,

International Standard Version
But just as I live, and just as the whole earth will be filled with the LORD's glory,

JPS Tanakh 1917
But in very deed, as I live--and all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD--

Literal Standard Version
but nevertheless, as I live, indeed, the whole earth is filled [with] the glory of YHWH,

Majority Standard Bible
“Yet as surely as I live and as surely as the whole earth is filled with the glory of the LORD,

New American Bible
Yet, by my life and the LORD’s glory that fills the whole earth,

NET Bible
But truly, as I live, all the earth will be filled with the glory of the LORD.

New Revised Standard Version
nevertheless—as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD—

New Heart English Bible
But truly, as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD;

Webster's Bible Translation
But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD.

World English Bible
but in very deed—as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with Yahweh’s glory—

Young's Literal Translation
and yet, I live -- and it is filled -- the whole earth -- with the honour of Jehovah;

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
God's Forgiveness and Judgment
20“I have pardoned them as you requested,” the LORD replied. 21“Yet as surely as I live and as surely as the whole earth is filled with the glory of the LORD, 22not one of the men who have seen My glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness—yet have tested Me and disobeyed Me these ten times—…

Cross References
Numbers 14:28
So tell them: As surely as I live, declares the LORD, I will do to you exactly as I heard you say.

Deuteronomy 32:40
For I lift up My hand to heaven and declare: As surely as I live forever,

Psalm 72:19
And blessed be His glorious name forever; may all the earth be filled with His glory. Amen and amen.

Isaiah 6:3
And they were calling out to one another: "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory."

Isaiah 49:18
Lift up your eyes and look around. They all gather together; they come to you. As surely as I live," declares the LORD, "you will wear them all as jewelry and put them on like a bride.

Habakkuk 2:14
For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.


Treasury of Scripture

But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD.

as truly

Deuteronomy 32:40
For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever.

Isaiah 49:18
Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the LORD, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee, as a bride doeth.

Jeremiah 22:24
As I live, saith the LORD, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence;

all the

Psalm 72:19
And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.

Habakkuk 2:14
For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

Matthew 6:10
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

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Verse 21. - As truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord. Rather, "as truly as I live, and the glory of the Lord shall fill all the earth." Both clauses are dependent on יְאוּלָם, and the second is but the necessary correlative of the first.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
“Yet
וְאוּלָ֖ם (wə·’ū·lām)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's 199: However, on the contrary

as surely as I
אָ֑נִי (’ā·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

live
חַי־ (ḥay-)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life

and as surely as the whole
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

earth
הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

is filled
וְיִמָּלֵ֥א (wə·yim·mā·lê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4390: To fill, be full of

with the glory
כְבוֹד־ (ḵə·ḇō·wḏ-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3519: Weight, splendor, copiousness

of the LORD,
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel


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