19 And He said, “(A)I Myself will make all My goodness pass before you, and will proclaim the name of the Lord before you; and (B)I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show compassion to whom I will show compassion.”

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19 And the Lord said, “I will cause all my goodness to pass(A) in front of you, and I will proclaim my name,(B) the Lord, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.(C)

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And (A)the Lord descended in the cloud and stood there with him as he [a]called upon the name of the Lord. 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; 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.” And Moses hurried [d](F)to bow low toward the ground and worship. 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.”

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 34:5 Or called out with the name of the Lord
  2. Exodus 34:6 Or trustworthiness
  3. Exodus 34:7 I.e., punishment for the wrongdoing
  4. Exodus 34:8 Lit and bowed...worshiped
  5. Exodus 34:9 Lit it is a people stiff-necked
  6. Exodus 34:9 Or inheritance

Then the Lord came down in the cloud(A) and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the Lord.(B) And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate(C) and gracious God, slow to anger,(D) abounding in love(E) and faithfulness,(F) maintaining love to thousands,(G) and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin.(H) Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished;(I) he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.”(J)

Moses bowed to the ground at once and worshiped. “Lord,” he said, “if I have found favor(K) in your eyes, then let the Lord go with us.(L) Although this is a stiff-necked(M) people, forgive our wickedness and our sin,(N) and take us as your inheritance.”(O)

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24 ‘Lord [a]God, You have begun to show Your servant (A)Your greatness and Your strong hand; for what (B)god is there in heaven or on earth who can do such works and mighty acts as Yours?

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 3:24 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord

24 “Sovereign Lord, you have begun to show to your servant your greatness(A) and your strong hand. For what god(B) is there in heaven or on earth who can do the deeds and mighty works(C) you do?(D)

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24 You said, ‘Behold, the Lord our God has shown us His glory and His greatness, and we have heard His voice from the midst of the fire; we have seen today that God speaks with mankind, yet he lives.

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24 And you said, “The Lord our God has shown us(A) his glory and his majesty,(B) and we have heard his voice from the fire. Today we have seen that a person can live even if God speaks with them.(C)

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