Numbers 14:20
“And the LORD said, I have pardoned according to thy word:”
Numbers 14:20 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And the LORD said, I have pardoned according to thy word:
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And the Lord said: I have forgiven according to thy word.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And Jehovah said, I have pardoned according to thy word:
- DARBYDarby
- And Jehovah said, I have pardoned according to thy word.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Yahweh said, I have pardoned according to your word:
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And Jehovah saith, 'I have forgiven, according to thy word;
- BPVBiblePics Version
- The Lord said, "I have pardoned according to your word.
Context: Numbers 14
18The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.
19Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy mercy, and as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.
20And the LORD said, I have pardoned according to thy word:
21But as truly as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the LORD.
22Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice;
About Numbers 14: The Israelites Rebel and are Condemned to Wander in the Wilderness
The Israelites rebel against God's command to enter the land of Canaan, and as a punishment, they will wander in the wilderness for forty years.
Commentary
In Numbers 14, the Israelites are in the wilderness and have just heard a report from the twelve spies that they sent out to scout the land of Canaan. Ten of the spies have returned with a negative report, saying that the land is too difficult to conquer. The people become discouraged and begin to grumble against Moses and Aaron, and even suggest that they should return to Egypt.