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11 But Moses besought the Lord his God, and said, Lord, why does Your wrath blaze hot against Your people, whom You have brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?

12 Why should the Egyptians say, For evil He brought them forth, to slay them in the mountains and consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from Your fierce wrath, and change Your mind concerning this evil against Your people.

13 [Earnestly] remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Your servants, to whom You swore by Your own self and said to them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give to your seed, and they shall inherit it forever.

14 Then the Lord turned from the evil which He had thought to do to His people.

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11 And Moses implored Yahweh[a] his God, and he said, “Why, Yahweh, should your anger blaze[b] against your people whom you brought up from the land of Egypt with great power and with a strong hand? 12 Why should the Egyptians say[c], ‘With evil intent he brought them out to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earth’?[d] Turn from your fierce anger[e] and relent concerning the disaster for your people. 13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you swore by yourself, and you told them, ‘I will multiply your offspring like the stars of the heavens, and all this land that I promised I will give to your offspring, and they will inherit it forever.’”

14 And Yahweh relented concerning the disaster that he had threatened[f] to do to his people.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 32:11 Literally “implored the face of Yahweh”
  2. Exodus 32:11 Literally “your nose become hot”
  3. Exodus 32:12 Literally “say, saying”
  4. Exodus 32:12 Or “ground”
  5. Exodus 32:12 Literally “the heat of your nose”
  6. Exodus 32:14 Literally “spoken”