Study it in the app“keeping loyal love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, calling to account the iniquity of fathers on sons and on sons’ sons, to the third and to the fourth generation.””
God describes himself to Moses: merciful, slow to anger, great in steadfast loveWho God IsGod introduces himself to Moses: merciful, gracious, slow to angerGrace
keepingנֹצֵרloyal loveחֶסֶדfor thousands,לָאֲלָפִיםforgivingנֹשֵׂאiniquityעָוֺןand transgressionוָפֶשַׁעand sin,וְחַטָּאָהbut who will by no meansוְנַקֵּה לֹאleave the guilty unpunished,יְנַקֶּהcalling to accountפֹּקֵדthe iniquityעֲוֺןof fathersאָבוֹתon sonsעַל בָּנִיםand on sons’וְעַל בְּנֵיsons,בָנִיםto the thirdעַל שִׁלֵּשִׁיםand to the fourth generation.”וְעַל רִבֵּעִים
guard
To be watchful in looking after and protecting someone or something.
Where else “notser” appearsloyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
Where else “chesed” appearsthousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “alafim” appearsforgive
To take away someone's sin, forgive.
Where else “nose” appearsiniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avon” appearstransgression
A serious wrong against someone: rebellion, transgression.
Where else “fesha” appearssin
Failing God, not doing what he asks.
Where else “chataa” appearsgo unpunished
Not to receive the punishment one deserved.
Where else “nake” appearspunish
To call to account, punish.
Where else “poked” appearsfather
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avot” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “banim” appearsthird generation
Descendants of the third generation: great-grandchildren.
Where else “shileshim” appearsfourth generation
Those of the fourth generation: the great-great-grandchildren.
Where else “ribeim” appears“Forgiving” is literally “bearing” or “lifting.” The same phrase appears in 20:5-6, where it is specified: “of those who hate me.”
6And YHWH passed by before him and proclaimed, “YHWH, YHWH, an El merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in loyal love and faithfulness,
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8And Moses hurried to bow to the ground and worshiped.
