Then the Lord said to me, ‘Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before me, my heart would not go out to these people. Send them from my presence, and let them go.
Numbers 14:13 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised But Moses replied to the Lord, ‘The Egyptians will hear about it, for by your strength you brought up this people from them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Moses said unto the LORD, Then the Egyptians shall hear it, (for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them;) Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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. American Standard Version (1901) And Moses said unto Jehovah, Then the Egyptians will hear it; for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them; Common English Bible Moses said to the LORD, “The Egyptians will hear, for with your power you brought these people up from among them. Catholic Public Domain Version And Moses said to the Lord: "But then the Egyptians, from whose midst you led out this people, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Moses said to the Lord: That the Egyptians, from the midst of whom thou hast brought forth this people, |
Then the Lord said to me, ‘Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before me, my heart would not go out to these people. Send them from my presence, and let them go.
But I acted for the sake of my name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.
But I acted for the sake of my name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations they were living among, in whose sight I had made myself known to Israel by bringing them out of Egypt.
if I had not feared provocation from the enemy, or feared that these foes might misunderstand and say, “Our own hand has prevailed; it wasn’t the Lord who did all this.” ’
The Lord will not abandon his people, because of his great name and because he has determined to make you his own people.