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Numbers 14:19

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 14:19 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Pardon, I pray thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy lovingkindness, and according as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Pardon, I pray thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy lovingkindness, and according as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.
Numbers 14:19 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 14

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
16Because Jehovah was not able to bring this people into the land which he sware unto them, therefore he hath slain them in the wilderness.
17And now, I pray thee, let the power of the Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying,
18Jehovah 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.
19Pardon, I pray thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy lovingkindness, and according as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.
20And Jehovah said, I have pardoned according to thy word:
21but in very deed, as I live, and as all the earth shall be filled with the glory of Jehovah;
22because all those men that have seen my glory, and my signs, which I wrought in Egypt and in the wilderness, yet have tempted me these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice;
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people, according unto the greatness of thy mercy, etc.] Intimating, that though the sin of this people was great, the mercy of God to pardon was greater; and therefore he entreats that God would deal with them, not according to the greatness of their sins, and the strictness of justice, but according to the greatness of his mercy, who would, and does, abundantly pardon; and as thou hast forgiven this people from Egypt even until now; which shows both that these people had been continually sinning against the Lord, ever since they came out of Egypt, notwithstanding the great goodness of God unto them, and that he had as constantly pardoned; and…”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“14:19 Israel’s history since leaving Egypt had been a series of transgressions forgiven by the Lord (chs 11–12; Exod 15:22-27; 17:1-7; 32:1-14; Lev 10).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Pardon: Exo 32:32, Exo 34:9; Kg1 8:34; Psa 51:1, Psa 51:2; Eze 20:8, Eze 20:9; Dan 9:19 according: Isa 55:7; Tit 3:4-7 and as thou: Exo 32:10-14, Exo 33:17; Psa 78:38, Psa 106:7, Psa 106:8, Psa 106:45; Jon 3:10, Jon 4:2; Mic 7:18; Jam 5:15; Jo1 5:14-16 until now: or, hitherto Numbers 14:21”
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