Numbers 14:18
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The Lord is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.‘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.’
In other translations
The Lord is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.‘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.’
Hebrew words
יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֶרֶךְ'erekh[is] long ofH750אַפַּיִם'apayimanger<s>H639וְרַב־verav-and great ofH7227חֶסֶדchesedcovenant loyaltyH2617נֹשֵׂאnose'forgivingH5375עָוֹן'avoniniquityH5771וָפָשַׁעvafasha'and transgressionH6588וְנַקֵּהvenakehand certainly <to leave unpunished>H5352לֹאlo'notH3808יְנַקֶּהyenakehhe will leave unpunishedH5352פֹּקֵדpokedvisitingH6485עֲוֹן'avon[the] iniquity ofH5771אָבוֹת'avotparentsH1עַל־'al-onH5921בָּנִיםbanim[the] childrenH1121עַל־'al-onH5921שִׁלֵּשִׁיםshileshima third generationH8029וְעַל־ve'al-and onH5921רִבֵּעִים׃ribe'ima fourth generationH7256
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Exodus 34:6-76 And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, 7 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.6 Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness, 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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