Numbers 14:19 (YLT)

Passage

forgive, 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.'

Nearby Context

Numbers 14:17 `And now, let, I pray Thee, the power of my Lord be great, as Thou hast spoken, saying:

Numbers 14:18 Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> 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 <FI>generation<Fi> , and on a fourth; --

Numbers 14:19 forgive, 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.'

Numbers 14:20 And Jehovah saith, `I have forgiven, according to thy word;

Numbers 14:21 and yet, I live--and it is filled--the whole earth--<FI> with<Fi> the honour of Jehovah;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "forgive", "pray", "thee", "iniquity", "people", "greatness", "kindness", and "thou". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "forgive" and "pray", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "Jehovah FI is Fi slow to anger..." into verse 20's "And Jehovah saith I have forgiven according...", so "forgive" and "pray" belong inside that flow. In Numbers context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "forgive" and "pray" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.