Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Now may the Lord’s strength be displayed, just as you have declared: New Living Translation “Please, Lord, prove that your power is as great as you have claimed. For you said, English Standard Version And now, please let the power of the Lord be great as you have promised, saying, Berean Standard Bible So now I pray, may the power of my Lord be magnified, just as You have declared: King James Bible And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying, New King James Version And now, I pray, let the power of my Lord be great, just as You have spoken, saying, New American Standard Bible So now, please, let the power of the Lord be great, just as You have declared, saying, NASB 1995 “But now, I pray, let the power of the Lord be great, just as You have declared, NASB 1977 “But now, I pray, let the power of the Lord be great, just as Thou hast declared, Legacy Standard Bible So now, I pray, let the power of the Lord be great, just as You have declared, Amplified Bible But now, please, let the power of the Lord be great, just as You have declared, saying, Christian Standard Bible “So now, may my Lord’s power be magnified just as you have spoken: Holman Christian Standard Bible So now, may my Lord’s power be magnified just as You have spoken: American Standard Version And now, I pray thee, let the power of the Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying, Contemporary English Version Show us your great power, LORD. You promised English Revised Version And now, I pray thee, let the power of the Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying, GOD'S WORD® Translation "Lord, let your power be as great as when you said, Good News Translation So now, LORD, I pray, show us your power and do what you promised when you said, International Standard Version "Now, let the power of the LORD be magnified, just as you promised when you said, Majority Standard Bible So now I pray, may the power of my Lord be magnified, just as You have declared: NET Bible So now, let the power of my Lord be great, just as you have said, New Heart English Bible Now please let the power of the Lord be great, according as you have spoken, saying, Webster's Bible Translation And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying, World English Bible Now please let the power of the Lord be great, according as you have spoken, saying, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd now, please let the power of my Lord be great, as You have spoken, saying, Young's Literal Translation 'And now, let, I pray Thee, the power of my Lord be great, as Thou hast spoken, saying: Smith's Literal Translation And now shall the strength of the Lord be great, as thou spakest, saying, Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleLet their the strength of the Lord be magnified, as thou hast sworn, saying: Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, may the strength of the Lord be magnified, just as you swore, saying: New American Bible Now then, may my Lord’s forbearance be great, even as you have said, New Revised Standard Version And now, therefore, let the power of the LORD be great in the way that you promised when you spoke, saying, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd now, let thy power, O LORD, be great according as thou hast spoken, saying, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And now let your power be great LORD JEHOVAH, as you have spoken and you have said. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And now, I pray Thee, let the power of the Lord be great, according as Thou hast spoken, saying: Brenton Septuagint Translation And now, O Lord, let thy strength be exalted, as thou spakest, saying, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Moses Intercedes for the People…16‘Because the LORD was unable to bring this people into the land He swore to give them, He has slaughtered them in the wilderness.’ 17So now I pray, may the power of my Lord be magnified, just as You have declared: 18‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children to the third and fourth generation.’… Cross References Exodus 34:6-7 Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness, / maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers on their children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.” Psalm 86:15 But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness. Nehemiah 9:17 They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them. Joel 2:13 So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster. Jonah 4:2 So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending disaster. Psalm 103:8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. Psalm 145:8 The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion. Micah 7:18-19 Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? / He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea. Isaiah 55:7 Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon. Lamentations 3:22-23 Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. / They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness! 2 Chronicles 30:9 For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.” Ephesians 2:4-5 But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, / made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved! Romans 2:4 Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance? 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance. James 5:11 See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy. Treasury of Scripture And now, I beseech you, let the power of my LORD be great, according as you have spoken, saying, 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. Matthew 9:6,8 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… Jump to Previous Beseech Declared Displayed Power Prayer Promised StrengthJump to Next Beseech Declared Displayed Power Prayer Promised StrengthNumbers 14 1. The people murmur at the news6. Joshua and Caleb labor to still them 11. God threatens them 13. Moses intercedes with God, and obtains pardon 26. The Murmurers are debarred from entering into the land 36. The men who raised the evil report die by a plague 40. The people that would invade the land against the will of God are smitten So now, I pray, may the power of the Lord be magnified So now This phrase marks a pivotal moment in the narrative, indicating a transition from recounting past events to making a direct appeal to God. In the Hebrew text, the word used is "וְעַתָּה" (ve'atah), which signifies an immediate call to action or attention. It reflects Moses' urgency and the critical nature of the situation. Historically, this moment follows the Israelites' rebellion and God's declaration of judgment, making Moses' intercession crucial. I pray may the power of the Lord be magnified Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So nowוְעַתָּ֕ה (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 6258: At this time I pray, נָ֖א (nā) Interjection Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then' may the power כֹּ֣חַ (kō·aḥ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3581: A small reptile (of unknown species) of the Lord אֲדֹנָ֑י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 136: The Lord be magnified, יִגְדַּל־ (yiḡ·dal-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1431: To grow up, become great just as כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that You have declared: דִּבַּ֖רְתָּ (dib·bar·tā) Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue Links Numbers 14:17 NIVNumbers 14:17 NLT Numbers 14:17 ESV Numbers 14:17 NASB Numbers 14:17 KJV Numbers 14:17 BibleApps.com Numbers 14:17 Biblia Paralela Numbers 14:17 Chinese Bible Numbers 14:17 French Bible Numbers 14:17 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 14:17 Now please let the power (Nu Num.) |