Numbers 14:19

14:19 Please forgive 1  the iniquity of this people according to your great loyal love, 2  just as you have forgiven this people from Egypt even until now.”

Numbers 15:26

15:26 And the whole community 3  of the Israelites and the resident foreigner who lives among them will be forgiven, since all the people were involved in the unintentional offense.

1 tn The verb סְלַח־נָא (selakh-na’), the imperative form, means “forgive” (see Ps 130:4), “pardon,” “excuse.” The imperative is of course a prayer, a desire, and not a command.

2 tn The construct unit is “the greatness of your loyal love.” This is the genitive of specification, the first word being the modifier.

3 tn Again, rather than translate literally “and it shall be forgiven [to] them” (all the community), one could say, “they (all the community) will be forgiven.” The meaning is the same.