Numbers 14:13–19

¹³And Moses saith unto Jehovah, ‘Then have the Egyptians heard! for Thou hast brought up with Thy power this people out of their midst, ¹⁴and they have said it unto the inhabitant of this land, they have heard that Thou, Jehovah, art in the midst of this people, that eye to eye Thou art seen—O Jehovah, and Thy cloud is standing over them,—and in a pillar of cloud Thou art going before them by day, and in a pillar of fire by night.

¹⁵‘And Thou hast put to death this people as one man, and the nations who have heard Thy fame have spoken, saying, ¹⁶From Jehovah’s want of ability to bring in this people unto the land which He hath sworn to them—He doth slaughter them in the wilderness.

¹⁷‘And now, let, I pray Thee, the power of my Lord be great, as Thou hast spoken, saying: ¹⁸Jehovah is 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 generation, and on a fourth;— ¹⁹forgive, I pray Thee, the iniquity of this people, according to the greatness of Thy kindness, and as Thou hast borne with this people from Egypt, even until now.’