Numbers 14:13–19

¹³And Moses said to Yahweh, “Then the Egyptians will hear that you brought up this people from theirⁿ midst in your power, ¹⁴and they will tell it^o to the inhabitants of this land. They heard that you, Yahweh, are in the midst of this people, that you are seen eye to eye, and your cloud is standing over them, and in a column of cloud you go before them by day and in a column of fire at night. ¹⁵But if you destroy this people all at once,^p the nations that will have heard your message will say, ¹⁶‘Yahweh was unable to bring this people in the land that he swore by an oath, and he slaughtered them in the desert.’ ¹⁷But now, please, let the power of my Lord be great, just as you spoke,

¹⁸‘Yahweh is slow to anger^q

and great of loyal love,

forgiving^r sin and rebellion;

but surely he leaves nothing unpunished,

visiting the sin of the fathers on the sons

to the third and fourth generations.’

¹⁹Please forgive the sin of this people according to the greatness of your loyal love, just as you forgave^s this people, from Egypt until now.”