Numbers 14:9-16
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 14
9Only do not rebel against the Lord; and do not fear the people of the land, for they will be our prey. Their protection is gone from them, and the Lord is with us; do not fear them.' 10But all the congregation said to stone them with stones. Then the glory of the Lord appeared in the tent of meeting to all the sons of Israel.
11And the Lord said to Moses, 'How long will this people be disrespectful to Me? And how long will they not believe in Me, despite all the signs that I have performed in their midst?
12I will strike them with plague and dispossess them, and I will make you into a nation greater and mightier than they.'
13But Moses said to the Lord, 'Then the Egyptians will hear of it, for by Your strength You brought this people up from their midst,
14and they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have heard that You, Lord, are in the midst of this people, because You, 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.
15Now if You put this people to death all at once, then the nations who have heard of Your fame will say,
16‘Since the Lord could not bring this people into the land which He promised them by oath, He slaughtered them in the wilderness.’
King James Version
10But all the congregation bade stone them with stones. And the glory of the Lord appeared in the tabernacle of the congregation before all the children of Israel.
11And the Lord said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them?
12I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of thee a greater nation and mightier than they.
13And Moses said unto the Lord, Then the Egyptians shall hear it, (for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them;)
14And 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.
15Now if thou shalt kill all this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of thee will speak, saying,
16Because 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.
Christian Standard Bible
11The Lord said to Moses, "How long will these people despise me? How long will they not trust in me despite all the signs I have performed among them?
12I will strike them with a plague and destroy them. Then I will make you into a greater and mightier nation than they are."
13But Moses replied to the Lord, "The Egyptians will hear about it, for by your strength you brought up this people from them.
14They will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have heard that you, Lord, are among these people, how you, Lord, are seen face to face, how your cloud stands over them, and how you go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and in a pillar of fire by night.
15If you kill this people with a single blow, the nations that have heard of your fame will declare,
16‘Since the Lord wasn’t able to bring this people into the land he swore to give them, he has slaughtered them in the wilderness.’
New Living Translation
10But the whole community began to talk about stoning Joshua and Caleb. Then the glorious presence of the Lord appeared to all the Israelites at the Tabernacle.
11And the Lord said to Moses, 'How long will these people treat me with contempt? Will they never believe me, even after all the miraculous signs I have done among them?
12I will disown them and destroy them with a plague. Then I will make you into a nation greater and mightier than they are!'
13But Moses objected. 'What will the Egyptians think when they hear about it?' he asked the Lord. 'They know full well the power you displayed in rescuing your people from Egypt.
14Now if you destroy them, the Egyptians will send a report to the inhabitants of this land, who have already heard that you live among your people. They know, Lord, that you have appeared to your people face to face and that your pillar of cloud hovers over them. They know that you go before them in the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night.
15Now if you slaughter all these people with a single blow, the nations that have heard of your fame will say,
16‘The Lord was not able to bring them into the land he swore to give them, so he killed them in the wilderness.’
English Standard Version
Chapter 14
9Only do not rebel against the Lord. And do not fear the people of the land, for they are bread for us. Their protection is removed from them, and the Lord is with us; do not fear them." 10Then all the congregation said to stone them with stones. But the glory of the Lord appeared at the tent of meeting to all the people of Israel.
11And the Lord said to Moses, "How long will this people despise me? And how long will they not believe in me, in spite of all the signs that I have done among them?
12I will strike them with the pestilence and disinherit them, and I will make of you a nation greater and mightier than they."
13But Moses said to the Lord, "Then the Egyptians will hear of it, for you brought up this people in your might from among them,
14and they will tell 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 face to face, and 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.
15Now if you kill this people as one man, then the nations who have heard your fame will say,
16‘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.’
New International Version
10But the whole assembly talked about stoning them. Then the glory of the Lord appeared at the tent of meeting to all the Israelites.
11The Lord said to Moses, "How long will these people treat me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in me, in spite of all the signs I have performed among them?
12I will strike them down with a plague and destroy them, but I will make you into a nation greater and stronger than they."
13Moses said to the Lord, "Then the Egyptians will hear about it! By your power you brought these people up from among them.
14And they will tell the inhabitants of this land about it. They have already heard that you, Lord, are with these people and that you, Lord, have been seen face to face, that your cloud stays over them, and that you go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.
15If you put all these people to death, leaving none alive, the nations who have heard this report about you will say,
16‘The Lord was not able to bring these people into the land he promised them on oath, so he slaughtered them in the wilderness.’
New King James Version
11Then the Lord said to Moses: “How long will these people reject Me? And how long will they not believe Me, with all the signs which I have performed among them?
12I will strike them with the pestilence and disinherit them, and I will make of you a nation greater and mightier than they.”
13And Moses said to the Lord: “Then the Egyptians will hear it, for by Your might You brought these people up from among them,
14and they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have heard that You, Lord, are among these people; that You, Lord, are seen face to face and Your cloud stands above them, and You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and in a pillar of fire by night.
15Now if You kill these people as one man, then the nations which have heard of Your fame will speak, saying,
16‘Because the Lord was not able to bring this people to the land which He swore to give them, therefore He killed them in the wilderness.’
