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.
16 'The Lord was not able to bring these people into the land he promised them on oath, so he slaughtered them in the wilderness.'
16 'It is because the Lord was not able to bring this people into the land that he swore to give to them that he has killed them in the wilderness.'
16 'Since God couldn't get these people into the land which he had promised to give them, he slaughtered them out in the wilderness.'
16 'Because the Lord was not able to bring this people to the land which He swore to give them, therefore He killed them in the wilderness.'
16 'The Lord was not able to bring them into the land he swore to give them, so he killed them in the wilderness.'
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Numbers 14:16
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.