Exodus 34:5-9

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.”

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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.