Ed Walsh
Puritan Board Senior
Greetings beloved of the Lord,
I knew in advance that I would, and I did cry my way through Numbers chapters 13 and 14 this morning. To me, it is one of the saddest parts of the whole Bible. It is equal and in some ways surpasses the sin of David against Uriah and with Bathsheba.
I have a question about the ESV version in chapter 14 verses 21 and 22 which reads:
It sounds to me more like God is swearing on His life that none of the men who have seen my glory and my signs will enter the Promised Land. The emphasis seems to be on those who rebelled rather than the fact that God's glory will fill the Earth. It may be a fine point but other translations, and I have always thought, that God's emphasis was on his glory filling the Earth and not as just part of his oath that the rebels would not enter the Promised Land. I've always loved this verse because in the midst of such defeat where ultimately 600,000 of the rebels from 20 years old and above were destined die in the wilderness that God is nevertheless proclaiming Himself victor of the world.
Hear's a couple of the translations:
Notice the long Dash after the last word 'Lord' which separates it from the next phrase.
Now notice in the next example from The New American Standard where there is a period '.' after the word Lord separating it from the next phrase.
Can anyone shed some light on which of the emphases are correct?
BTW - Some may have wondered why I always put verses in red. It's because I believe in red letter Bibles because to me every verse is red.
Thanks
I knew in advance that I would, and I did cry my way through Numbers chapters 13 and 14 this morning. To me, it is one of the saddest parts of the whole Bible. It is equal and in some ways surpasses the sin of David against Uriah and with Bathsheba.
I have a question about the ESV version in chapter 14 verses 21 and 22 which reads:
Numbers 14:21-22 ESV
But truly, as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord, none of the men who have seen my glory and my signs that I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and yet have put me to the test these ten times and have not obeyed my voice,
But truly, as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord, none of the men who have seen my glory and my signs that I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and yet have put me to the test these ten times and have not obeyed my voice,
It sounds to me more like God is swearing on His life that none of the men who have seen my glory and my signs will enter the Promised Land. The emphasis seems to be on those who rebelled rather than the fact that God's glory will fill the Earth. It may be a fine point but other translations, and I have always thought, that God's emphasis was on his glory filling the Earth and not as just part of his oath that the rebels would not enter the Promised Land. I've always loved this verse because in the midst of such defeat where ultimately 600,000 of the rebels from 20 years old and above were destined die in the wilderness that God is nevertheless proclaiming Himself victor of the world.
Hear's a couple of the translations:
Numbers 14:20-21 NKJV
Then the Lord said: “I have pardoned, according to your word; but truly, as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord —
Then the Lord said: “I have pardoned, according to your word; but truly, as I live, all the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord —
Notice the long Dash after the last word 'Lord' which separates it from the next phrase.
Now notice in the next example from The New American Standard where there is a period '.' after the word Lord separating it from the next phrase.
Numbers 14:20-21 NASB
So the Lord said, “I have pardoned them according to your word; but indeed, as I live, all the earth will be filled with the glory of the Lord.
So the Lord said, “I have pardoned them according to your word; but indeed, as I live, all the earth will be filled with the glory of the Lord.
Can anyone shed some light on which of the emphases are correct?
BTW - Some may have wondered why I always put verses in red. It's because I believe in red letter Bibles because to me every verse is red.
Thanks