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Numbers 14:20
Then the Lord said, "I have forgiven them as you asked.
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Hebrew Names Version
The LORD said, I have pardoned according to your word:
The LORD said, I have pardoned according to your word:
King James Version
And the Lord said, I have pardoned according to thy word:
And the Lord said, I have pardoned according to thy word:
Lexham English Bible
Yahweh said, "I have forgiven them according to your word;
Yahweh said, "I have forgiven them according to your word;
New Century Version
The Lord answered, "I have forgiven them as you asked.
The Lord answered, "I have forgiven them as you asked.
Amplified Bible
So the LORD said, "I have pardoned them according to your word;
So the LORD said, "I have pardoned them according to your word;
New American Standard Bible
So the LORD said, "I have forgiven them in accordance with your word;
So the LORD said, "I have forgiven them in accordance with your word;
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the Lord said, I haue forgiuen it, according to thy request.
And the Lord said, I haue forgiuen it, according to thy request.
Legacy Standard Bible
So Yahweh said, "I have pardoned them according to your word;
So Yahweh said, "I have pardoned them according to your word;
Contemporary English Version
Then the Lord said to Moses: In answer to your prayer, I do forgive them.
Then the Lord said to Moses: In answer to your prayer, I do forgive them.
Complete Jewish Bible
Adonai answered, "I have forgiven, as you have asked.
Adonai answered, "I have forgiven, as you have asked.
Darby Translation
And Jehovah said, I have pardoned according to thy word.
And Jehovah said, I have pardoned according to thy word.
Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord answered, "Yes, I will forgive the people as you asked.
The Lord answered, "Yes, I will forgive the people as you asked.
English Standard Version
Then the Lord said, "I have pardoned, according to your word.
Then the Lord said, "I have pardoned, according to your word.
George Lamsa Translation
And the LORD said to Moses, I have forgiven them according to your word;
And the LORD said to Moses, I have forgiven them according to your word;
Good News Translation
The Lord answered, "I will forgive them, as you have asked.
The Lord answered, "I will forgive them, as you have asked.
Christian Standard Bible®
The Lord responded, “I have pardoned them as you requested.
The Lord responded, “I have pardoned them as you requested.
Literal Translation
And Jehovah said, I have forgiven according to your word;
And Jehovah said, I have forgiven according to your word;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the LORDE sayde: I haue forgeue it, as thou hast saide.
And the LORDE sayde: I haue forgeue it, as thou hast saide.
American Standard Version
And Jehovah said, I have pardoned according to thy word:
And Jehovah said, I have pardoned according to thy word:
Bible in Basic English
And the Lord said, I have had mercy, as you say:
And the Lord said, I have had mercy, as you say:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the Lorde sayde: I haue forgeuen it, according to thy request.
And the Lorde sayde: I haue forgeuen it, according to thy request.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the LORD said: 'I have pardoned according to thy word.
And the LORD said: 'I have pardoned according to thy word.
King James Version (1611)
And the Lord said, I haue pardoned, according to thy word.
And the Lord said, I haue pardoned, according to thy word.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the Lord said to Moses, I am gracious to them according to thy word.
And the Lord said to Moses, I am gracious to them according to thy word.
English Revised Version
And the LORD said, I have pardoned according to thy word:
And the LORD said, I have pardoned according to thy word:
Berean Standard Bible
"I have pardoned them as you requested," the LORD replied.
"I have pardoned them as you requested," the LORD replied.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the Lord seide, Y haue foryouun to hem, bi thi word.
And the Lord seide, Y haue foryouun to hem, bi thi word.
Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith, `I have forgiven, according to thy word;
And Jehovah saith, `I have forgiven, according to thy word;
Update Bible Version
And Yahweh said, I have pardoned according to your word:
And Yahweh said, I have pardoned according to your word:
Webster's Bible Translation
And the LORD said, I have pardoned according to thy word:
And the LORD said, I have pardoned according to thy word:
World English Bible
Yahweh said, I have pardoned according to your word:
Yahweh said, I have pardoned according to your word:
New King James Version
Then the LORD said: "I have pardoned, according to your word;
Then the LORD said: "I have pardoned, according to your word;
New Living Translation
Then the Lord said, "I will pardon them as you have requested.
Then the Lord said, "I will pardon them as you have requested.
New Life Bible
So the Lord said, "I have forgiven them as you asked.
So the Lord said, "I have forgiven them as you asked.
New Revised Standard
Then the Lord said, "I do forgive, just as you have asked;
Then the Lord said, "I do forgive, just as you have asked;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Yahweh said, I have pardoned according to thy word;
And Yahweh said, I have pardoned according to thy word;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord said: I have forgiven according to thy word.
And the Lord said: I have forgiven according to thy word.
Revised Standard Version
Then the LORD said, "I have pardoned, according to your word;
Then the LORD said, "I have pardoned, according to your word;
THE MESSAGE
God said, "I forgive them, honoring your words. But as I live and as the Glory of God fills the whole Earth—not a single person of those who saw my Glory, saw the miracle signs I did in Egypt and the wilderness, and who have tested me over and over and over again, turning a deaf ear to me—not one of them will set eyes on the land I so solemnly promised to their ancestors. No one who has treated me with such repeated contempt will see it.
God said, "I forgive them, honoring your words. But as I live and as the Glory of God fills the whole Earth—not a single person of those who saw my Glory, saw the miracle signs I did in Egypt and the wilderness, and who have tested me over and over and over again, turning a deaf ear to me—not one of them will set eyes on the land I so solemnly promised to their ancestors. No one who has treated me with such repeated contempt will see it.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So the LORD said, "I have pardoned them according to your word;
So the LORD said, "I have pardoned them according to your word;
Contextual Overview
20 Then the Lord said, "I have forgiven them as you asked. 21 But truly, as I live, all the earth will be filled with the glory of the Lord . 22 For all the people have seen my glory and my signs that I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and yet have tempted me now these ten times, and have not obeyed me, 23 they will by no means see the land that I swore to their fathers, nor will any of them who despised me see it. 24 Only my servant Caleb, because he had a different spirit and has followed me fully—I will bring him into the land where he had gone, and his descendants will possess it. 25 (Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites were living in the valleys.) Tomorrow, turn and journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red Sea." 26 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron: 27 "How long must I bear with this evil congregation that murmurs against me? I have heard the complaints of the Israelites that they murmured against me. 28 Say to them, ‘As I live, says the Lord , I will surely do to you just what you have spoken in my hearing. 29 Your dead bodies will fall in this wilderness—all those of you who were numbered, according to your full number, from twenty years old and upward, who have murmured against me.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Reciprocal: Exodus 32:10 - let me alone Psalms 99:8 - thou wast Hebrews 3:11 - I sware
Cross-References
Genesis 9:26
He also said, "Worthy of praise is the Lord , the God of Shem! May Canaan be the slave of Shem!
He also said, "Worthy of praise is the Lord , the God of Shem! May Canaan be the slave of Shem!
Genesis 14:3
These last five kings joined forces in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).
These last five kings joined forces in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).
Genesis 14:4
For twelve years they had served Kedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
For twelve years they had served Kedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
Genesis 14:5
In the fourteenth year, Kedorlaomer and the kings who were his allies came and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh Kiriathaim,
In the fourteenth year, Kedorlaomer and the kings who were his allies came and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh Kiriathaim,
Genesis 14:6
and the Horites in their hill country of Seir, as far as El Paran, which is near the desert.
and the Horites in their hill country of Seir, as far as El Paran, which is near the desert.
Genesis 14:9
Kedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of nations, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar. Four kings fought against five.
Kedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of nations, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar. Four kings fought against five.
Genesis 14:17
After Abram returned from defeating Kedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet Abram in the Valley of Shaveh (known as the King's Valley).
After Abram returned from defeating Kedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet Abram in the Valley of Shaveh (known as the King's Valley).
Genesis 14:19
He blessed Abram, saying, "Blessed be Abram by the Most High God, Creator of heaven and earth.
He blessed Abram, saying, "Blessed be Abram by the Most High God, Creator of heaven and earth.
Genesis 24:27
saying "Praised be the Lord , the God of my master Abraham, who has not abandoned his faithful love for my master! The Lord has led me to the house of my master's relatives!"
saying "Praised be the Lord , the God of my master Abraham, who has not abandoned his faithful love for my master! The Lord has led me to the house of my master's relatives!"
Genesis 28:22
Then this stone that I have set up as a sacred stone will be the house of God, and I will surely give you back a tenth of everything you give me."
Then this stone that I have set up as a sacred stone will be the house of God, and I will surely give you back a tenth of everything you give me."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the Lord said, I have pardoned, according to thy word. So as not to kill them utterly as one man: which is an instance of his being plenteous in mercy, and ready to forgive; and of the virtue and efficacy of the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man, and of the great regard the Lord has to the prayers of a good man for others. The Jerusalem Targum is,
"and the Word of the Lord said, lo, I have remitted and forgiven according to thy word;''
which must be understood of Christ, the essential Word, and shows, according to the sense of the Targumist, that he has a power to forgive sin, and must be a divine Person, for none can forgive sin but God; see Mark 2:7.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Numbers 14:20. I have pardoned — That is, They shall not be cut off as they deserve, because thou hast interceded for their lives.
