Verse Comparison: Numbers 14:16
American Standard Version
Because Jehovah was not able to bring this people into the land which he sware unto them, therefore he hath slain them in the wilderness.
Amplified® Bible
Because the Lord was not able to bring this people into the land which He swore to give to them, therefore He has slain them in the wilderness.
Contemporary English Version
(SEE 14:13)
Darby English Version
Because Jehovah was not able to bring this people into the land that he had sworn unto them, he has therefore slain them in the wilderness.
Good News Bible
that you killed your people in the wilderness because you were not able to bring them into the land you promised to give them.
King James Version
Because the LORD was not able to bring this people into the land which he sware unto them, therefore he hath slain them in the wilderness.
New American Standard Bible
`Because the LORD could not bring this people into the land which He promised them by oath, therefore He slaughtered them in the wilderness.'
New International Version
'The LORD was not able to bring these people into the land he promised them on oath; so he slaughtered them in the desert.'
New King James Version
‘Because the LORD was not able to bring this people to the land which He swore to give them, therefore He killed them in the wilderness.’
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
'Because the LORD could not bring this people into the land which He promised them by oath, therefore He slaughtered them in the wilderness.'
Revised Standard Version
'Because the LORD was not able to bring this people into the land which he swore to give to them, therefore he has slain them in the wilderness.'
Young's Literal Translation
From 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.