Numbers 14:13

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“But Moses said to the LORD, “The Egyptians will hear of it, for by Your strength You brought this people from among them.”

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BSBPD

“But Moses said to the LORD, “The Egyptians will hear of it, for by Your strength You brought this people from among them.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Moses said unto the Lord, Then the Egyptians shall hear it, (for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them;)”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Moses said unto Jehovah, Then the Egyptians will hear it; for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Moses saith unto Jehovah, `Then have the Egyptians heard! for Thou hast brought up with Thy power this people out of their midst,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Numbers 14:13 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 32:11But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?
  2. Deuteronomy 9:26And I prayed to the LORD and said, “O Lord GOD, do not destroy Your people, Your inheritance, whom You redeemed through Your greatness and brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand.
  3. Deuteronomy 32:27if I had not dreaded the taunt of the enemy, lest their adversaries misunderstand and say: ‘Our own hand has prevailed; it was not the LORD who did all this.’”
  4. Joshua 7:8O Lord, what can I say, now that Israel has turned its back and run from its enemies?
  5. Joshua 7:9When the Canaanites and all who live in the land hear about this, they will surround us and wipe out our name from the earth. Then what will You do for Your great name?”
  6. Psalms 106:23So He said He would destroy them— had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to divert His wrath from destroying them.
  7. Ezekiel 20:9But I acted for the sake of My name, that it should not be profaned in the eyes of the nations among whom they were living, in whose sight I had revealed Myself to Israel by bringing them out of the land of Egypt.
  8. Ezekiel 20:14But I acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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