Numbers 14:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The Lord is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.”

Numbers 14:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Numbers 14:18 in 6 Bible Translations

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Numbers 14:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“‘Yahweh is slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, forgiving iniquity and disobedience; and he will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and on the fourth generation.’”

Numbers 14:18 — World English Bible

Numbers 14:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Jehovah is slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, forgiving iniquity and transgression; and that will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation.”

Numbers 14:18 — American Standard Version

Numbers 14:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> slow to anger, and of great kindness; bearing away iniquity and transgression, and not entirely acquitting, charging iniquity of fathers on sons, on a third <FI>generation<Fi> , and on a fourth; --”

Numbers 14:18 — Young's Literal Translation

Numbers 14:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Jehovah is slow to anger, and abundant in goodness, forgiving iniquity and transgression, but by no means clearing [the guilty], visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the third and fourth [generation].”

Numbers 14:18 — Darby Translation

Numbers 14:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The Lord is slowe to anger, and of great mercie, and forgiuing iniquitie, and sinne, but not making the wicked innocent, and visiting the wickednes of the fathers vpon the children, in the thirde and fourth generation:”

Numbers 14:18 — Geneva Bible

Numbers 14:18 in Context — Numbers 14

16 Porque não pôde o SENHOR meter este povo na terra da qual lhes havia jurado, os matou no deserto.

17 Agora, pois, eu te rogo que seja engrandecida a força do Senhor, como o falaste, dizendo:

18 O SENHOR, tardio de ira e grande em misericórdia, que perdoa a iniquidade e a rebelião, e deixa impune o culpado; que visita a maldade dos pais sobre os filhos até a terceira geração e até a quarta.

19 Perdoa agora a iniquidade deste povo segundo a grandeza de tua misericórdia, e como perdoaste a este povo desde Egito até aqui.

20 Então o SENHOR disse: Eu o perdoei conforme tu dito:

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What Does Numbers 14:18 Mean?

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