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Exodus 34:7

maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers on their children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.”

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ASV

keeping lovingkindness for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin; and that will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation.

KJV

Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.

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22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
נֹצֵ֥רno.TzermaintainingH5341 →
חֶ֙סֶד֙che.sedcovenant loyaltyH2617 →
לָאֲלָפִ֔יםla.'a.la.Fimto <the> thousandsH505 →
נֹשֵׂ֥אno.Se'forgivingH5375 →
עָוֹ֛ן'a.VoniniquityH5771 →
וָפֶ֖שַׁעva.Fe.sha'and transgressionH6588 →
וְחַטָּאָ֑הve.cha.ta.'Ahand sinH2403 →
וְנַקֵּה֙ve.na.Kehand certainly <to leave unpunished>H5352 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
יְנַקֶּ֔הye.na.Kehhe leaves unpunishedH5352 →
פֹּקֵ֣ד׀po.KedvisitingH6485 →
עֲוֹ֣ן'a.Von[the] iniquity ofH5771 →
אָב֗וֹת'a.VotparentsH1 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
בָּנִים֙ba.Nim[the] childrenH1121 →
וְעַל־ve.'al-and onH5921 →
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] children ofH1121 →
בָנִ֔יםva.NimchildrenH1121 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
שִׁלֵּשִׁ֖יםshi.le.Shima third generationH8029 →
וְעַל־ve.'al-and onH5921 →
רִבֵּעִֽים׃ri.be.'Ima fourth generationH7256 →

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Exodus 20:5–6You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,Psalms 103:3He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases,Matthew 6:12And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.Deuteronomy 5:9–10You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,Ephesians 1:7In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace1 John 1:9If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.Deuteronomy 5:9You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,Numbers 14:18–23‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children to the third and fourth generation.’Nahum 1:2–3The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD is avenging and full of wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on His foes and reserves wrath for His enemies.Jeremiah 32:18You show loving devotion to thousands but lay the iniquity of the fathers into the laps of their children after them, O great and mighty God whose name is the LORD of Hosts,Psalms 130:4But with You there is forgiveness, so that You may be feared.Daniel 9:9To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, even though we have rebelled against HimJob 10:14If I sinned, You would take note, and would not acquit me of my iniquity.Ephesians 4:32Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.Romans 3:19–26Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.Romans 4:7–8“Blessed are they whose lawless acts are forgiven, whose sins are covered.Psalms 86:15But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.Hebrews 12:29“For our God is a consuming fire.”

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About Exodus

Moses Comes Down from Mount Sinai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Moses Comes Down from Mount Sinai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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