Numbers 14:13
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Num 14:13
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But Moses said to the LORD, "Then the Egyptians will hear of it, for by Your strength You brought up this people from their midst,
Num 14:14
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and they will tell {it} to 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 eye to eye, while 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.
Num 14:15
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~"Now if You slay this people as one man, then the nations who have heard of Your fame will say,
Num 14:16
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`Because the LORD could not bring this people into the land which He promised them by oath, therefore He slaughtered them in the wilderness.'
Num 14:17
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~"But now, I pray, let the power of the Lord be great, just as You have declared,
Num 14:18
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`The LORD is slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, 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 {generations.}'
Num 14:19
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~"Pardon, I pray, the iniquity of this people according to the greatness of Your lovingkindness, just as You also have forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now."
Num 14:20
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So the LORD said, "I have pardoned {them} according to your word;
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