Numbers 14:23,28-29 - Compare All Versions
Numbers 14:23 NIV (New International Version)
not one of them will ever see the land I promised on oath to their ancestors. No one who has treated me with contempt will ever see it.
Numbers 14:28-29 NIV (New International Version)
So tell them, ‘As surely as I live, declares the LORD, I will do to you the very thing I heard you say: In this wilderness your bodies will fall—every one of you twenty years old or more who was counted in the census and who has grumbled against me.
Numbers 14:23 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
shall see the land that I swore to give to their fathers. And none of those who despised me shall see it.
Numbers 14:28-29 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Say to them, ‘As I live, declares the LORD, what you have said in my hearing I will do to you: your dead bodies shall fall in this wilderness, and of all your number, listed in the census from twenty years old and upward, who have grumbled against me
Numbers 14:23 NLT (New Living Translation)
They will never even see the land I swore to give their ancestors. None of those who have treated me with contempt will ever see it.
Numbers 14:28-29 NLT (New Living Translation)
Now tell them this: ‘As surely as I live, declares the LORD, I will do to you the very things I heard you say. You will all drop dead in this wilderness! Because you complained against me, every one of you who is twenty years old or older and was included in the registration will die.
Numbers 14:23 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
will ever see the land I swore to give their ancestors. None of those who have despised me will see it.
Numbers 14:28-29 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
Tell them: As I live — this is the LORD’s declaration — I will do to you exactly as I heard you say. Your corpses will fall in this wilderness — all of you who were registered in the census, the entire number of you twenty years old or more — because you have complained about me.
Numbers 14:23 KJV (King James Version)
surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it
Numbers 14:28-29 KJV (King James Version)
Say unto them, As truly as I live, saith the LORD, as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you: your carcases shall fall in this wilderness; and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward, which have murmured against me
Numbers 14:23 NKJV (New King James Version)
they certainly shall not see the land of which I swore to their fathers, nor shall any of those who rejected Me see it.
Numbers 14:28-29 NKJV (New King James Version)
Say to them, ‘As I live,’ says the LORD, ‘just as you have spoken in My hearing, so I will do to you: The carcasses of you who have complained against Me shall fall in this wilderness, all of you who were numbered, according to your entire number, from twenty years old and above.
Numbers 14:20-23 MSG (The Message)
GOD said, “I forgive them, honoring your words. But as I live and as the Glory of GOD fills the whole Earth—not a single person of those who saw my Glory, saw the miracle signs I did in Egypt and the wilderness, and who have tested me over and over and over again, turning a deaf ear to me—not one of them will set eyes on the land I so solemnly promised to their ancestors. No one who has treated me with such repeated contempt will see it.
Numbers 14:26-30-26-30 MSG (The Message)
GOD spoke to Moses and Aaron: “How long is this going to go on, all this grumbling against me by this evil-infested community? I’ve had my fill of complaints from these grumbling Israelites. Tell them, As I live—GOD’s decree—here’s what I’m going to do: Your corpses are going to litter the wilderness—every one of you twenty years and older who was counted in the census, this whole generation of grumblers and grousers. Not one of you will enter the land and make your home there, the firmly and solemnly promised land, except for Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
Numbers 14:23 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
shall by no means see the land which I swore to their fathers, nor shall any of those who were disrespectful to Me see it.
Numbers 14:28-29 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
Say to them, ‘As I live,’ declares the LORD, ‘just as you have spoken in My hearing, so I will do to you; your dead bodies will fall in this wilderness, all your numbered men according to your complete number from twenty years old and upward, who have grumbled against Me.
Numbers 14:23 AMP (Amplified Bible)
will by no means see the land which I swore to [give to] their fathers; nor will any who treated me disrespectfully and rejected Me see it. [Heb 6:4-11]
Numbers 14:28-29 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Say to them, ‘As I live,’ says the LORD, ‘just what you have spoken in My hearing I will most certainly do to you; your dead bodies will fall in this wilderness, even all who were numbered of you, your entire number from twenty years old and upward, who have murmured against Me. [Heb 3:17-19]
Numbers 14:23 NET (New English Translation)
they will by no means see the land that I swore to their fathers, nor will any of them who despised me see it.
Numbers 14:28-29 NET (New English Translation)
Say to them, ‘As I live, says the LORD, I will surely do to you just what you have spoken in my hearing. Your dead bodies will fall in this wilderness – all those of you who were numbered, according to your full number, from twenty years old and upward, who have murmured against me.