¹⁸ ‘The Lord is slow to anger and abounding in mercy, forgiving guilt and rebellion. He certainly does not leave the guilty unpunished, following up on the guilt of the fathers with the children unto the third and the fourth generation.’ ¹⁹ According to your great mercy, please pardon the guilt of these people, just as you have forgiven these people from Egypt until now.”

God Decrees Forty Years of Wandering

²⁰ The Lord said, “I have pardoned them just as you have said.