12 I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of thee a greater nation and mightier than they.
12 I will strike them down with a plague and destroy them, but I will make you into a nation greater and stronger than they."
12 I will strike them with the pestilence and disinherit them, and I will make of you a nation greater and mightier than they."
12 I've had enough - I'm going to hit them with a plague and kill them. But I'll make you into a nation bigger and stronger than they ever were."
12 I will strike them with the pestilence and disinherit them, and I will make of you a nation greater and mightier than they."
12 I will disown them and destroy them with a plague. Then I will make you into a nation greater and mightier than they are!"
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Numbers 14:12
Commentary on Numbers 14:11-19
(Read 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.