Numbers 14 · Verse 17

Numbers 14:17

And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying,
Numbers 14:17, King James Version

Numbers 14:17 in other translations

BSBSo now I pray, may the power of my Lord be magnified, just as You have declared:
WEBNow please let the power of the Lord be great, according as you have spoken, saying,
ASVAnd now, I pray thee, let the power of the Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying,
YLT‘And now, let, I pray Thee, the power of my Lord be great, as Thou hast spoken, saying:
DARBYAnd now, I beseech thee, let the power of the Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying,
BBESo now, may my prayer come before you, and let the power of the Lord be great, as you said:
WebsterAnd now, I beseech thee, let the power of my Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying,

What does Numbers 14:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
17. let the power of my Lord be great--be magnified.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 14:11-19

Moses made humble intercession for Israel. Herein he was a type of Christ, who prayed for those that despitefully used him. The pardon of a nation's sin, is the turning away the nation's punishment; and for that Moses is here so earnest. Moses argued that, consistently with God's character, in his abundant mercies, he could forgive them.

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Numbers 14:17 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.Tahand thereforeH6258
יִגְדַּל\־yig.dal-may it be greatH1431
נָ֖אna'pleaseH4994
כֹּ֣חַKo.ach[the] power ofH3581
אֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
דִּבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.tayou have spokenH1696
לֵאמֹֽר\׃le.Mor<to> sayingH559

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Numbers 14:17

  • Matthew 9:8

    But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men.

  • Matthew 9:6

    But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.

  • Micah 3:8

    But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the Lord, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Mic 3:8; Mt 9:6,8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Numbers 14:16

    Because 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.

  • Numbers 14:17

    And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying,

  • Numbers 14:18

    The 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.

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Numbers 14:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Ahora, pues, yo te ruego que sea magnificada la fortaleza del Señor, como lo hablaste, diciendo:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et maintenant, je te prie, que la puissance du Seigneur soit magnifiée, comme tu as parlé, disant:
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und nun möge doch die Macht des Herrn sich groß erweisen, so wie du geredet hast, indem du sprachst:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Magnificetur ergo fortitudo Domini sicut jurasti, dicens: