Exodus 34:5-10

New Living Translation

⁵Then the Lord came down in a cloud and stood there with him; and he called out his own name, Yahweh.^[a] ⁶The Lord passed in front of Moses, calling out,

“Yahweh!^[b] The Lord!
    The God of compassion and mercy!
I am slow to anger
    and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness.
⁷I lavish unfailing love to a thousand generations.^[c]
    I forgive iniquity, rebellion, and sin.
But I do not excuse the guilty.
    I lay the sins of the parents upon their children and grandchildren;
the entire family is affected—
    even children in the third and fourth generations.”

⁸Moses immediately threw himself to the ground and worshiped. ⁹And he said, “O Lord, if it is true that I have found favor with you, then please travel with us. Yes, this is a stubborn and rebellious people, but please forgive our iniquity and our sins. Claim us as your own special possession.”

¹⁰The Lord replied, “Listen, I am making a covenant with you in the presence of all your people. I will perform miracles that have never been performed anywhere in all the earth or in any nation. And all the people around you will see the power of the Lord—the awesome power I will display for you.

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Footnotes

34:5 Yahweh is a transliteration of the proper name YHWH that is sometimes rendered “Jehovah”; in this translation it is usually rendered “the Lord” (note the use of small capitals).
34:6 See note on 34:5.
34:7 Hebrew for thousands.