Numbers 14:12
Modern Translations
New International Version
I will strike them down with a plague and destroy them, but I will make you into a nation greater and stronger than they."

New Living Translation
I will disown them and destroy them with a plague. Then I will make you into a nation greater and mightier than they are!”

English Standard Version
I will strike them with the pestilence and disinherit them, and I will make of you a nation greater and mightier than they.”

Berean Study Bible
I will strike them with a plague and destroy them—and I will make you into a nation greater and mightier than they are.”

New American Standard Bible
I will strike them with plague and dispossess them, and I will make you into a nation greater and mightier than they.”

NASB 1995
"I will smite them with pestilence and dispossess them, and I will make you into a nation greater and mightier than they."

NASB 1977
“I will smite them with pestilence and dispossess them, and I will make you into a nation greater and mightier than they.”

Amplified Bible
I will strike them with the pestilence (plague) and dispossess them, and will make you into a nation greater and mightier than they.”

Christian Standard Bible
I will strike them with a plague and destroy them. Then I will make you into a greater and mightier nation than they are.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I will strike them with a plague and destroy them. Then I will make you into a greater and mightier nation than they are."

Contemporary English Version
So they will no longer be my people. I will destroy them, but I will make you the ancestor of a nation even stronger than theirs."

Good News Translation
I will send an epidemic and destroy them, but I will make you the father of a nation that is larger and more powerful than they are!"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I'll strike them with a plague, I'll destroy them, and I'll make you into a nation larger and stronger than they are."

International Standard Version
"That's why I'm going to attack them with pestilence and disinherit them. Instead, I'll make you a great nation—even mightier than they are!"

NET Bible
I will strike them with the pestilence, and I will disinherit them; I will make you into a nation that is greater and mightier than they!"
Classic Translations
King James Bible
I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of thee a greater nation and mightier than they.

New King James Version
I will strike them with the pestilence and disinherit them, and I will make of you a nation greater and mightier than they.”

King James 2000 Bible
I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of you a greater nation and mightier than they.

New Heart English Bible
I will strike them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and I will make of you and your father's house a nation greater and mightier than they."

World English Bible
I will strike them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of you a nation greater and mightier than they."

American King James Version
I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of you a greater nation and mightier than they.

American Standard Version
I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of thee a nation greater and mightier than they.

A Faithful Version
I will strike them with the pestilence and will disinherit them, and will make of you a greater nation and mightier than they."

Darby Bible Translation
I will smite them with the pestilence, and destroy them, and will make of thee a nation greater and mightier than they.

English Revised Version
I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of thee a nation greater and mightier than they.

Webster's Bible Translation
I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of thee a greater nation and mightier than they.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
I will smite them with the pestilence and destroy them, and will make thee a greater nation and mightier then they.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
I will smyte them with the pestilence and destroy them, and wyll make of thee a greater nation and mightier then they.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
I wil smyte them with pestilence & destroye the, & wil make of the a greater & mightier people then this is.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
I will smyte them with the pestilence and destroy the and will make of the a greatter nacion and a mightier then they.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
I strike it with pestilence, and dispossess it, and make you become a nation greater and mightier than it.”

Young's Literal Translation
I smite it with pestilence, and dispossess it, and make thee become a nation greater and mightier than it.'

Smith's Literal Translation
I will strike them with death, and I will destroy them, and I will make thee into a great nation, and strong above them.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
I will strike them therefore with pestilence, and will consume them: but thee I will make a ruler over a great nation, and a mightier than this is.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Therefore, I will strike them with a pestilence, and so I will consume them. But you I will make the ruler over a great nation, and one which is mightier than this one.”

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
I shall strike them with a plague and I shall destroy them and I shall make you a people greater and mightier than they.”

Lamsa Bible
I will smite them with pestilence, and destroy them, and I will make of you a nation which is greater and mightier than they.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
I will smite them with the pestilence, and destroy them, and will make of thee a nation greater and mightier than they.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
I will smite them with death, and destroy them; and I will make of thee and of thy father's house a great nation, and much greater than this.
















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