Numbers 14 Parallel Bible

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	SLT Smith's Literal Translation	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	And all the assembly will lift up and give their voice; and the people will weep in that night.	Then all the congregation raised a loud cry, and the people wept that night.	That night all the members of the community raised their voices and wept aloud.
2	And all the children of Israel will murmur against Moses, and against Aaron; and all the assembly will say to them, Would we died in the land of Egypt! or in this desert would that we died!	And all the people of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron. The whole congregation said to them, “Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or would that we had died in this wilderness!	All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole assembly said to them, “If only we had died in Egypt! Or in this wilderness!
3	And wherefore does Jehovah bring us to this land to fall by the sword? our wives and our little ones shall be for a prey. Would it not be good for us to turn back to Egypt?	Why is the LORD bringing us into this land, to fall by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will become a prey. Would it not be better for us to go back to Egypt?”	Why is the LORD bringing us to this land only to let us fall by the sword? Our wives and children will be taken as plunder. Wouldn’t it be better for us to go back to Egypt?”
4	And they will say, a man to his brother, We will give a head, and turn back to Egypt.	And they said to one another, “Let us choose a leader and go back to Egypt.”	And they said to each other, “We should choose a leader and go back to Egypt.”
5	And Moses will fall, and Aaron, upon their faces before all the gathering of the assembly of the sons of Israel.	Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the people of Israel.	Then Moses and Aaron fell facedown in front of the whole Israelite assembly gathered there.
6	And Joshua, son of Nun, and Caleb, son of Jephunneh, from those searching out the land, tare their garments.	And Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes	Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had explored the land, tore their clothes
7	And they will speak to all the assembly of the sons of Israel, saying, The land which we passed over upon it to search it out, a good land exceedingly, exceedingly,	and said to all the congregation of the people of Israel, “The land, which we passed through to spy it out, is an exceedingly good land.	and said to the entire Israelite assembly, “The land we passed through and explored is exceedingly good.
8	If Jehovah delight in us, and he brought us to this land, and he gave it to us; a land which it flowing with milk and honey.	If the LORD delights in us, he will bring us into this land and give it to us, a land that flows with milk and honey.	If the LORD is pleased with us, he will lead us into that land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and will give it to us.
9	But against Jehovah ye shall not rebel, and ye shall not be afraid of the people of the land; for they our bread: for their shadow removed from them and Jehovah with us; ye shall not be afraid of them.	Only do not rebel against the LORD. And do not fear the people of the land, for they are bread for us. Their protection is removed from them, and the LORD is with us; do not fear them.”	Only do not rebel against the LORD. And do not be afraid of the people of the land, because we will devour them. Their protection is gone, but the LORD is with us. Do not be afraid of them.”
10	And all the assembly will say to stone them with stones. And the glory of Jehovah was seen in the tent of appointment to all the sons of Israel.	Then all the congregation said to stone them with stones. But the glory of the LORD appeared at the tent of meeting to all the people of Israel.	But the whole assembly talked about stoning them. Then the glory of the LORD appeared at the tent of meeting to all the Israelites.
11	And Jehovah will say to Moses How long will this people reject me and how long will they not believe in me by all the signs which I did in the midst of them?	And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will this people despise me? And how long will they not believe in me, in spite of all the signs that I have done among them?	The LORD said to Moses, “How long will these people treat me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in me, in spite of all the signs I have performed among them?
12	I will strike them with death, and I will destroy them, and I will make thee into a great nation, and strong above them.	I will strike them with the pestilence and disinherit them, and I will make of you a nation greater and mightier than they.”	I will strike them down with a plague and destroy them, but I will make you into a nation greater and stronger than they.”
13	And Moses will say to Jehovah, And the Egyptians heard, for thou didst bring up with thy strength this people from the midst of them;	But Moses said to the LORD, “Then the Egyptians will hear of it, for you brought up this people in your might from among them,	Moses said to the LORD, “Then the Egyptians will hear about it! By your power you brought these people up from among them.
14	And they will say to those dwelling upon this land; they heard that thou Jehovah art in the midst of this people who wert seen eye to eye; thou Jehovah and thy cloud stood over them, and in a pillar of cloud thou goest before them by day, and in a pillar of fire by night.	and they will tell the inhabitants of this land. They have heard that you, O LORD, are in the midst of this people. For you, O LORD, 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.	And they will tell the inhabitants of this land about it. They have already heard that you, LORD, are with these people and that you, LORD, have been seen face to face, that your cloud stays over them, and that you go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.
15	And didst thou kill this people as one man, and the nations spake who heard thy fame, saying,	Now if you kill this people as one man, then the nations who have heard your fame will say,	If you put all these people to death, leaving none alive, the nations who have heard this report about you will say,
16	Because Jehovah will not be able to bring in this people to the land which he sware to them, he will slay them in the desert.	‘It is because the LORD was not able to bring this people into the land that he swore to give to them that he has killed them in the wilderness.’	The LORD was not able to bring these people into the land he promised them on oath, so he slaughtered them in the wilderness.’
17	And now shall the strength of the Lord be great, as thou spakest, saying,	And now, please let the power of the Lord be great as you have promised, saying,	“Now may the Lord’s strength be displayed, just as you have declared:
18	Jehovah, slow to anger and of great kindness, lifting up iniquity and transgression and cleansing, will not cleanse; striking the iniquity of the fathers upon the sons, upon the third, and upon the fourth.	‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, forgiving iniquity and transgression, but he will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, to the third and the fourth generation.’	The LORD is slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving sin and rebellion. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.’
19	Forgive now the sin of this people according to thy great kindness, and as thou didst lift up to this people, and even till now.	Please pardon the iniquity of this people, according to the greatness of your steadfast love, just as you have forgiven this people, from Egypt until now.”	In accordance with your great love, forgive the sin of these people, just as you have pardoned them from the time they left Egypt until now.”
20	And Jehovah will say, I pardoned according to thy word:	Then the LORD said, “I have pardoned, according to your word.	The LORD replied, “I have forgiven them, as you asked.
21	But yet I live, and the glory of Jehovah shall fill all the earth.	But truly, as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD,	Nevertheless, as surely as I live and as surely as the glory of the LORD fills the whole earth,
22	For all the men having seen my glory and my signs which I did in Egypt and in the desert, and they will try me this ten times, they heard not to my voice.	none of the men who have seen my glory and my signs that I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and yet have put me to the test these ten times and have not obeyed my voice,	not one of those who saw my glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness but who disobeyed me and tested me ten times—
23	If they shall see the land which I sware to their fathers, and all despising me shall not see it.	shall see the land that I swore to give to their fathers. And none of those who despised me shall see it.	not one of them will ever see the land I promised on oath to their ancestors. No one who has treated me with contempt will ever see it.
24	And my servant Caleb, because another spirit was with him, and he will follow after me, and I brought him into the land which he went there; and his seed shall inherit it.	But my servant Caleb, because he has a different spirit and has followed me fully, I will bring into the land into which he went, and his descendants shall possess it.	But because my servant Caleb has a different spirit and follows me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he went to, and his descendants will inherit it.
25	And the Amalekites and the Canaanites will dwell in the valley. Tomorrow turn ye; they shall remove for you into the desert the way of the sea of sedge.	Now, since the Amalekites and the Canaanites dwell in the valleys, turn tomorrow and set out for the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea.”	Since the Amalekites and the Canaanites are living in the valleys, turn back tomorrow and set out toward the desert along the route to the Red Sea.”
26	And Jehovah will speak to Moses and to Aaron, saying,	And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,	The LORD said to Moses and Aaron:
27	How long for this evil assembly, that they are murmuring against me? the murmurings of the sons of Israel which they are murmuring against me, I heard.	“How long shall this wicked congregation grumble against me? I have heard the grumblings of the people of Israel, which they grumble against me.	“How long will this wicked community grumble against me? I have heard the complaints of these grumbling Israelites.
28	Say to them, I live, says Jehovah, if not as ye spake in mine ears, so will I do to you:	Say to them, ‘As I live, declares the LORD, what you have said in my hearing I will do to you:	So tell them, ‘As surely as I live, declares the LORD, I will do to you the very thing I heard you say:
29	In this desert shall your carcasses fall; and all of you being reviewed according to all your number, from the son of twenty years and above, who murmured against me.	your dead bodies shall fall in this wilderness, and of all your number, listed in the census from twenty years old and upward, who have grumbled against me,	In this wilderness your bodies will fall—every one of you twenty years old or more who was counted in the census and who has grumbled against me.
30	If ye shall come in to the land which I lifted up my hand for you to dwell in it, except Caleb, son of Jephunneh, and Joshua, son of Nun.	not one shall come into the land where I swore that I would make you dwell, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun.	Not one of you will enter the land I swore with uplifted hand to make your home, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
31	And your little ones which ye said shall be for a prey, and I brought them in, and they shall know the land which ye rejected.	But your little ones, who you said would become a prey, I will bring in, and they shall know the land that you have rejected.	As for your children that you said would be taken as plunder, I will bring them in to enjoy the land you have rejected.
32	And you, your carcasses shall fall in this desert.	But as for you, your dead bodies shall fall in this wilderness.	But as for you, your bodies will fall in this wilderness.
33	And your sons shall be fed in the desert forty years, and bear your fornications till your carcasses be finished in the desert.	And your children shall be shepherds in the wilderness forty years and shall suffer for your faithlessness, until the last of your dead bodies lies in the wilderness.	Your children will be shepherds here for forty years, suffering for your unfaithfulness, until the last of your bodies lies in the wilderness.
34	According to the number of days which ye searched out the land, forty days, a day a year, a day for a year, shall ye your iniquities; forty years, and ye knew my withdrawal.	According to the number of the days in which you spied out the land, forty days, a year for each day, you shall bear your iniquity forty years, and you shall know my displeasure.’	For forty years—one year for each of the forty days you explored the land—you will suffer for your sins and know what it is like to have me against you.’
35	I Jehovah spake, if not, I will do this to all this evil assembly setting up against me: in this desert shall they be finished, and there shall they die.	I, the LORD, have spoken. Surely this will I do to all this wicked congregation who are gathered together against me: in this wilderness they shall come to a full end, and there they shall die.”	I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will surely do these things to this whole wicked community, which has banded together against me. They will meet their end in this wilderness; here they will die.”
36	And the men whom Moses sent to search out the land, and they will turn back and will murmur against him to all the assembly, to bring forth slander upon the land.	And the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land, who returned and made all the congregation grumble against him by bringing up a bad report about the land—	So the men Moses had sent to explore the land, who returned and made the whole community grumble against him by spreading a bad report about it—
37	And the men bringing forth evil slander of the land shall die by the blow before Jehovah.	the men who brought up a bad report of the land—died by plague before the LORD.	these men who were responsible for spreading the bad report about the land were struck down and died of a plague before the LORD.
38	And Joshua, son of Nun, and Caleb, son of Jephunneh, lived, from those men going to search out the land.	Of those men who went to spy out the land, only Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh remained alive.	Of the men who went to explore the land, only Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh survived.
39	And Moses will speak these words to all the sons of Israel, and the people will mourn greatly.	When Moses told these words to all the people of Israel, the people mourned greatly.	When Moses reported this to all the Israelites, they mourned bitterly.
40	And they will rise early in the morning, and will go up to the head of the mountain, saying, Behold us, and we will go up to the place which Jehovah said: for we sinned.	And they rose early in the morning and went up to the heights of the hill country, saying, “Here we are. We will go up to the place that the LORD has promised, for we have sinned.”	Early the next morning they set out for the highest point in the hill country, saying, “Now we are ready to go up to the land the LORD promised. Surely we have sinned!”
41	And Moses will say, Wherefore this you are passing by the mouth of Jehovah? And it shall not prosper.	But Moses said, “Why now are you transgressing the command of the LORD, when that will not succeed?	But Moses said, “Why are you disobeying the LORD’s command? This will not succeed!
42	Ye shall not go up, for Jehovah is not in the midst of you; and shall ye not be struck before your enemies?	Do not go up, for the LORD is not among you, lest you be struck down before your enemies.	Do not go up, because the LORD is not with you. You will be defeated by your enemies,
43	For the Amalekites and the Canaanites are there before you, and ye fell by the sword: for ye turned back from after Jehovah, and Jehovah will not be with you.	For there the Amalekites and the Canaanites are facing you, and you shall fall by the sword. Because you have turned back from following the LORD, the LORD will not be with you.”	for the Amalekites and the Canaanites will face you there. Because you have turned away from the LORD, he will not be with you and you will fall by the sword.”
44	And they will act proudly to go up to the head of the mountain: and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah and Moses departed not out of the midst of the camp.	But they presumed to go up to the heights of the hill country, although neither the ark of the covenant of the LORD nor Moses departed out of the camp.	Nevertheless, in their presumption they went up toward the highest point in the hill country, though neither Moses nor the ark of the LORD’s covenant moved from the camp.
45	And Amalek came down, and the Canaanite, he dwelling in the mountain, and he will smite them, and will beat them, even to Hormah.	Then the Amalekites and the Canaanites who lived in that hill country came down and defeated them and pursued them, even to Hormah.	Then the Amalekites and the Canaanites who lived in that hill country came down and attacked them and beat them down all the way to Hormah.
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