Números 14:19

19 Perdona, te ruego, la iniquidad de este pueblo conforme a la grandeza de tu misericordia, así como has perdonado a este pueblo desde Egipto hasta aquí.

Números 14:19 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 14:19

Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people,
according unto the greatness of thy mercy
Intimating, that though the sin of this people was great, the mercy of God to pardon was greater; and therefore he entreats that God would deal with them, not according to the greatness of their sins, and the strictness of justice, but according to the greatness of his mercy, who would, and does, abundantly pardon;

and as thou hast forgiven this people from Egypt even until now;
which shows both that these people had been continually sinning against the Lord, ever since they came out of Egypt, notwithstanding the great goodness of God unto them, and that he had as constantly pardoned; and therefore it was hoped and entreated that he would still continue to pardon them, he being the same he ever was, and whose mercy and goodness endure for ever: he had pardoned already sins of the like kind since their coming out of Egypt, as their murmurings for bread in the wilderness of Sin, ( Exodus 16:1-7 ) , and for water at Rephidim, ( Exodus 17:1-7 ) , and even a greater sin than these, idolatry, or the worship of the calf, ( Exodus 32:1-10 ) .

Números 14:19 In-Context

17 Pero ahora, yo te ruego que sea engrandecido el poder del Señor, tal como tú lo has declarado, diciendo:

18 "El SEÑOR es lento para la ira y abundante en misericordia, y perdona la iniquidad y la transgresión; mas de ninguna manera tendrá por inocente al culpable; sino que castigará la iniquidad de los padres sobre los hijos hasta la tercera y la cuarta generación."

19 Perdona, te ruego, la iniquidad de este pueblo conforme a la grandeza de tu misericordia, así como has perdonado a este pueblo desde Egipto hasta aquí.

20 Entonces el SEÑOR dijo: Los he perdonado según tu palabra;

21 pero ciertamente, vivo yo, que toda la tierra será llena de la gloria del SEÑOR;