¹⁰ For Ezra had ^[a]firmly resolved to study the Law of the Lord and to practice it, and ^(A)to teach His statutes and ordinances in Israel.

⁵ And ^(A)the Lord descended in the cloud and stood there with him as he ^[a]called upon the name of the Lord. ⁶ Then the Lord passed by in front of him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, ^(B)compassionate and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in faithfulness and ^[b]truth; ⁷ who ^(C)keeps faithfulness for thousands, who forgives wrongdoing, violation of His Law, and sin; yet He ^(D)will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, ^(E)inflicting the ^[c]punishment of fathers on the children and on the grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.” ⁸ And Moses hurried ^[d](F)to bow low toward the ground and worship. ⁹ Then he said, “^(G)If in any way I have found favor in Your sight, Lord, please may the Lord go along in our midst, even though ^[e](H)the people are so obstinate, and ^(I)pardon our wrongdoing and our sin, and ^(J)take us as Your own ^[f]possession.”