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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/numbers/14.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/numbers/14.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />If you put all these people to death, leaving none alive, the nations who have heard this report about you will say,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Now if you slaughter all these people with a single blow, the nations that have heard of your fame will say,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Now if you kill this people as one man, then the nations who have heard your fame will say,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If You kill this people as one man, the nations who have heard of Your fame will say,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Now <i>if</i> thou shalt kill <i>all</i> this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of thee will speak, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now <i>if</i> You kill these people as one man, then the nations which have heard of Your fame will speak, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now if You put this people to death all at once, then the nations who have heard of Your fame will say,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Now if You slay this people as one man, then the nations who have heard of Your fame will say,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Now if Thou dost slay this people as one man, then the nations who have heard of Thy fame will say,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now if You put this people to death as one man, then the nations who have heard of Your fame will say,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now if You kill these people as one man, then the nations (Gentiles) that have heard of Your fame will say,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If you kill this people with a single blow, the nations that have heard of your fame will declare,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If You kill this people with a single blow, the nations that have heard of Your fame will declare, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Now if thou shalt kill this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of thee will speak, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Now if thou shalt kill this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of thee will speak, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But if you kill all these people at the same time, then the nations who have heard these reports about you will say,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Now if you kill all your people, the nations who have heard of your fame will say <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But if you slaughter this people all at the same time, then the nations who heard about your fame will say, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If You kill this people as one man, the nations who have heard of Your fame will say,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />If you kill this entire people at once, then the nations that have heard of your fame will say,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now if you killed this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of you will speak, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Now if thou shalt kill all this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of thee will speak, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now if you killed this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of you will speak, saying, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And You have put to death this people as one man, and the nations who have heard Your fame have spoken, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And Thou hast put to death this people as one man, and the nations who have heard Thy fame have spoken, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And didst thou kill this people as one man, and the nations spake who heard thy fame, saying,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />May hear that thou hast killed so great a multitude as it were one man and may say: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />may hear that you have killed so great a multitude, as if they were one man, and they may say:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If now you slay this people all at once, the nations who have heard such reports of you will say,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Now if you kill this people all at one time, then the nations who have heard about you will say,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And if thou shalt kill all this people as one man, then the nations who have heard the fame of thee will say,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And whenever you have killed this people as one man, the nations that have heard your name will say:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />now if Thou shalt kill this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of Thee will speak, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And <i>if</i> thou shalt destroy this nation as one man; then all the nations that have heard thy name shall speak, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/14-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=4394" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/14.htm">Moses Intercedes for the People</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have already heard that You, O LORD, are in the midst of this people, that You, O LORD, have been seen face to face, that Your cloud stands over them, and that You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: wə·hê·mat·tāh (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">If You kill</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘ām (Art:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">people</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">as one</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: kə·’îš (Prep-k:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: hag·gō·w·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">the nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·mə·‘ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">have heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8088.htm" title="8088: šim·‘ă·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A hearing, report. From shama'; something heard, i.e. A sound, rumor, announcement; abstractly, audience.">of Your fame</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wə·’ā·mə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">will say,</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>‘Because the LORD was unable to bring this people into the land He swore to give them, He has slaughtered them in the wilderness.’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/32-12.htm">Exodus 32:12</a></span><br />Why should the Egyptians declare, ‘He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce anger and relent from doing harm to Your people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/9-28.htm">Deuteronomy 9:28</a></span><br />Otherwise, those in the land from which You brought us out will say, ‘Because the LORD was not able to bring them into the land He had promised them, and because He hated them, He has brought them out to kill them in the wilderness.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/32-10.htm">Exodus 32:10-14</a></span><br />Now leave Me alone, so that My anger may burn against them and consume them. Then I will make you into a great nation.” / But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand? / Why should the Egyptians declare, ‘He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce anger and relent from doing harm to Your people. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-26.htm">Deuteronomy 32:26-27</a></span><br />I would have said that I would cut them to pieces and blot out their memory from mankind, / if I had not dreaded the taunt of the enemy, lest their adversaries misunderstand and say: ‘Our own hand has prevailed; it was not the LORD who did all this.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-23.htm">Psalm 106:23</a></span><br />So He said He would destroy them—had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to divert His wrath from destroying them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-9.htm">Ezekiel 20:9</a></span><br />But I acted for the sake of My name, that it should not be profaned in the eyes of the nations among whom they were living, in whose sight I had revealed Myself to Israel by bringing them out of the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-14.htm">Ezekiel 20:14</a></span><br />But I acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/48-9.htm">Isaiah 48:9-11</a></span><br />For the sake of My name I will delay My wrath; for the sake of My praise I will restrain it, so that you will not be cut off. / See, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction. / For My own sake, My very own sake, I will act; for how can I let Myself be defamed? I will not yield My glory to another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/12-22.htm">1 Samuel 12:22</a></span><br />Indeed, for the sake of His great name, the LORD will not abandon His people, because He was pleased to make you His own.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-19.htm">2 Kings 19:19</a></span><br />And now, O LORD our God, please save us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, O LORD, are God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-31.htm">Nehemiah 9:31</a></span><br />But in Your great compassion, You did not put an end to them; nor did You forsake them, for You are a gracious and compassionate God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-4.htm">Romans 11:4-5</a></span><br />And what was the divine reply to him? “I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” / In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-28.htm">Romans 11:28-29</a></span><br />Regarding the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but regarding election, they are loved on account of the patriarchs. / For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-5.htm">1 Corinthians 10:5-11</a></span><br />Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the wilderness. / These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did. / Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-16.htm">Hebrews 3:16-19</a></span><br />For who were the ones who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? / And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? / And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed? ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Now if you shall kill all this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of you will speak, saying,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/6-16.htm">Judges 6:16</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto him, Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/14-3.htm">Death</a> <a href="/numbers/14-14.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/numbers/13-32.htm">Report</a> <a href="/numbers/11-15.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/numbers/12-8.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/numbers/14-14.htm">Time</a> <a href="/numbers/13-26.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/14-35.htm">Death</a> <a href="/numbers/14-27.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/numbers/14-36.htm">Report</a> <a href="/numbers/19-3.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/numbers/15-2.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/numbers/14-19.htm">Time</a> <a href="/numbers/14-20.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/14-1.htm">The people murmur at the news</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/14-6.htm">Joshua and Caleb labor to still them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/14-11.htm">God threatens them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/14-13.htm">Moses intercedes with God, and obtains pardon</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/14-26.htm">The Murmurers are debarred from entering into the land</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/14-36.htm">The men who raised the evil report die by a plague</a></span><br><span class="reftext">40. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/14-40.htm">The people that would invade the land against the will of God are smitten</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/14.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>If You kill this people as one man,</b><br>This phrase is part of Moses' intercession for the Israelites after their rebellion and refusal to enter the Promised Land. The idea of killing "as one man" suggests a sudden and complete destruction, emphasizing the severity of God's potential judgment. This reflects the collective responsibility and unity of the people in their rebellion. Historically, the Israelites were a covenant community, and their actions were often judged collectively. This concept is seen elsewhere in Scripture, such as in the story of Achan in <a href="/joshua/7.htm">Joshua 7</a>, where the sin of one man brought consequences upon the entire nation.<p><b>the nations who have heard of Your fame</b><br>The fame of God among the nations refers to the reputation He established through the miraculous events of the Exodus, such as the plagues in Egypt and the parting of the Red Sea. These events demonstrated God's power and sovereignty, not only to Israel but to surrounding nations. The ancient Near Eastern context was one where gods were often seen as territorial, but the God of Israel was shown to be supreme over all. This fame is also a precursor to the universal recognition of God's sovereignty, as seen in prophecies like <a href="/isaiah/45-22.htm">Isaiah 45:22-23</a>, where all nations are called to acknowledge Him.<p><b>will say,</b><br>Moses is concerned about the perception of God's character among the nations. If God were to destroy Israel, it might be interpreted as a failure of His promises or power. This reflects the importance of God's reputation and the witness of His people to the world. Theologically, this points to the theme of God's name and glory being upheld, which is a recurring motif in Scripture. It also foreshadows the New Testament emphasis on the church as a witness to the nations, as seen in <a href="/matthew/5-14.htm">Matthew 5:14-16</a>, where believers are called to be the light of the world.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, interceding on behalf of the people to God. He is concerned about God's reputation among the nations.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who have been delivered from Egypt but are now rebelling against God in the wilderness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_nations.htm">The Nations</a></b><br>Refers to the surrounding peoples who have heard of God's mighty acts and reputation, particularly His deliverance of Israel from Egypt.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a></b><br>The setting where the Israelites are journeying and where this event of rebellion and intercession takes place.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_fame.htm">God's Fame</a></b><br>The reputation and glory of God among the nations, which Moses is concerned about preserving.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_god's_reputation.htm">The Importance of God's Reputation</a></b><br>Moses' intercession highlights the importance of God's reputation among the nations. As believers, we should be concerned about how our actions reflect on God's name.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/intercessory_prayer.htm">Intercessory Prayer</a></b><br>Moses models intercessory prayer, standing in the gap for others. We are called to pray for others, especially when they are in rebellion or need.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_mercy_and_justice.htm">God's Mercy and Justice</a></b><br>This passage shows the balance of God's mercy and justice. While God is just and could punish, He is also merciful and listens to intercession.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_rebellion.htm">The Consequences of Rebellion</a></b><br>The Israelites' rebellion serves as a warning about the consequences of disobedience. We should strive to obey God and trust His promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a></b><br>Despite the circumstances, Moses trusts in God's promises and character. We are encouraged to have faith in God's promises, even when situations seem dire.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_allow_war_killing_but_forbid_murder.htm">Why does the Bible allow killing in war but forbid murder in the Ten Commandments?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_doctrine_of_balaam.htm">What is the Doctrine of Balaam?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_downplay_food_laws_in_1_cor_8_7-8.htm">In 1 Corinthians 8:7-8, why does the chapter downplay food laws when Old Testament dietary restrictions were considered critical commandments?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_god's_patience_consistent_with_swift_judgment.htm">Numbers 14:18 insists that God is slow to anger yet punishes sin; how can this be consistent with the immediate, severe judgment in the same chapter?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/14-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">If You kill</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהֵמַתָּ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hê·mat·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֶּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">people</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעָ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as one</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶחָ֑ד</span> <span class="translit">(’e·ḥāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">man,</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּאִ֣ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(kə·’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the nations</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגּוֹיִ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gō·w·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have heard</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמְע֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(šā·mə·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Your fame</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁמְעֲךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(šim·‘ă·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8088.htm">Strong's 8088: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something heard, a sound, rumor, announcement, audience</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will say,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָֽמְרוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·mə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/14-15.htm">Numbers 14:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/14-15.htm">Numbers 14:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/14-15.htm">Numbers 14:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/14-15.htm">Numbers 14:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/14-15.htm">Numbers 14:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/14-15.htm">Numbers 14:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/14-15.htm">Numbers 14:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/14-15.htm">Numbers 14:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/14-15.htm">Numbers 14:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/14-15.htm">Numbers 14:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/14-15.htm">OT Law: Numbers 14:15 Now if you shall kill this people (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/14-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 14:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 14:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/14-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 14:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 14:16" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>