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Numbers 14:15

13 And Moses said unto the LORD, Then the Egyptians shall hear it, (for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them;)

14 And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land: for they have heard that thou LORD art among this people, that thou LORD art seen face to face, and that thy cloud standeth over them, and that thou goest before them, by day time in a pillar of a cloud, and in a pillar of fire by night.

Now if thou shalt kill all this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of thee will speak, saying,

16 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.

17 And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying,

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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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