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Numbers 14:15

13 But Moses said to the LORD, “The Egyptians will hear of it, for by Your strength You brought this people from among them.

14 And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have already heard that You, O LORD, are in the midst of this people, that You, O LORD, have been seen face to face, that Your cloud stands over them, and that You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.

If You kill this people as one man, the nations who have heard of Your fame will say,

16 ‘Because the LORD was unable to bring this people into the land He swore to give them, He has slaughtered them in the wilderness.’

17 So now I pray, may the power of my Lord be magnified, just as You have declared:

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
If You kill this people as one man, the nations who have heard of Your fame will say,
KJV
Now if thou shalt kill all this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of thee will speak, saying,
WEB
Now if you killed this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of you will speak, saying,
ASV
Now if thou shalt kill this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of thee will speak, saying,
DARBY
if thou now slayest this people as one man, then the nations that have heard thy fame will speak, saying,
BLB
And [if] You kill this people as one man, the nations that have heard of Your fame will speak, saying,
ÅB
Men dreper du nå dette folk, alle som en, da kommer hedningene, som har hørt ditt ry, til å si:
OTB
Hvis Du bringer omkommet til hele dette folket, vil nasjonene som har hørt denne rapporten om Deg si,
B1930
Men dreper du nu dette folk, alle som en, da kommer hedningene, som har hørt ditt ry, til å si:

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Cross references

  • Judges 6:16

    “Surely I will be with you,” the LORD replied, “and you will strike down all the Midianites as one man.”

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