Let not the Egyptians say, I beseech thee: He craftily brought them out, that he might kill them in the mountains, and destroy them from the earth. Let thy anger cease, and be appeased upon the wickedness of thy people.
Numbers 14:16 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He could not bring the people into the land for which he had sworn. Therefore did he kill them in the wilderness. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Because the Lord was not able to bring this people into the land which He swore to give to them, therefore He has slain them in the wilderness. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible ‘The LORD wasn’t able to bring these people to the land that he solemnly promised to give them. So he slaughtered them in the desert.’ Catholic Public Domain Version 'He was not able to lead the people into the land about which he had sworn. Therefore, he slew them in the wilderness.' English Standard Version 2016 ‘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.’ |
Let not the Egyptians say, I beseech thee: He craftily brought them out, that he might kill them in the mountains, and destroy them from the earth. Let thy anger cease, and be appeased upon the wickedness of thy people.
Let then the strength of the Lord be magnified, as thou hast sworn, saying:
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,
And Josue 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!
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?