Bamidbar 14:14-16

Orthodox Jewish Bible

¹⁴ And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land; for they have heard that Thou Hashem art among this people, that Thou Hashem art seen eye to eye, and that Thy Anan standeth over them, and that Thou goest before them, by day in an Ammud Anan, and in an Ammud Eish by night.

¹⁵ Now if Thou shalt kill all this people as one man, then the Goyim which have heard the fame of Thee will speak, saying,

¹⁶ Because Hashem was not able to bring this people into HaAretz which He promised them by oath, therefore He hath slaughtered (shachat) them in the midbar.