New International Version (NIV)
16‘The Lord was not able to bring these people into the land he promised them on oath, so he slaughtered them in the wilderness.’
Numbers 14:16
Numbers 14:16 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
16‘Since the Lord could not bring this people into the land which He promised them by oath, He slaughtered them in the wilderness.’
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
16‘Because the Lord could not bring this people into the land which He promised them by oath, therefore He slaughtered them in the wilderness.’
Amplified Bible (AMP)
16‘Because the Lord was not able to bring these people into the land which He promised to give them, therefore He slaughtered them in the wilderness.’
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
16‘Because the Lord was unable to bring this people into the land He swore to give them, He has slaughtered them in the wilderness.’
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
16‘The Lord promised to give these people the land of Canaan. But he wasn’t able to bring them into it. So he killed them in the desert.’