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Berean Standard Bible

“In keeping with the forty days you spied out the land, you shall bear your guilt forty years—a year for each day—and you will experience My alienation.”

Numbers 14:34

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Because the spies' discouraging report led the people to rebel, God declares that the adults of that generation will not enter Canaan. The sentence is measured against the time the spies spent exploring the land.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

In keeping with the forty days you spied out the land, you shall bear your guilt forty years—a year for each day—and you will experience My alienation.

World English Bible (WEB)

After the number of the days in which you spied out the land, even forty days, for every day a year, you will bear your iniquities, even forty years, and you will know my alienation.’

King James Version (KJV)

After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, even forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise.

American Standard Version (ASV)

After the number of the days in which ye spied out the land, even forty days, for every day a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years, and ye shall know my alienation.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And as you went through the land viewing it for forty days, so for forty years, a year for every day, you will undergo punishment for your wrongdoing, and you will see that I am against you.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Conforme al número de los días, de los cuarenta días en que reconocisteis la tierra, llevaréis vuestras iniquidades cuarenta años, un año por cada día; y conoceréis mi castigo.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Por cuanto los espías estuvieron cuarenta días en la tierra, ustedes vagarán en el desierto durante cuarenta años, un año por cada día, llevando la carga de sus pecados. Les enseñaré cada día lo que significa rechazarme”.

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