Exodus 34:6
“And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,”
Exodus 34:6 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And when he passed before him, he said: O the Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, patient and of much compassion, and true,
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And Jehovah passed by before him, and proclaimed, Jehovah, Jehovah, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth,
- DARBYDarby
- And Jehovah passed by before his face, and proclaimed, Jehovah, Jehovah God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in goodness and truth,
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Yahweh passed by before him, and proclaimed, Yahweh! Yahweh, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth,
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- and Jehovah passeth over before his face, and calleth: 'Jehovah, Jehovah God, merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in kindness and truth,
- BPVBiblePics Version
- The Lord passed by in front of him and proclaimed, "The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in goodness and truth."
Context: Exodus 34
4And he hewed two tables of stone like unto the first; and Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up unto mount Sinai, as the LORD had commanded him, and took in his hand the two tables of stone.
5And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.
6And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
7Keeping 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.
8And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.
About Exodus 34: The Renewal of the Covenant
Moses receives a new set of tablets and God reiterates the Ten Commandments.
Commentary
Exodus 34 is a pivotal chapter in the book of Exodus, as it marks the renewal of the covenant between God and the Israelites. After the Israelites had broken the covenant by worshipping the golden calf, God had threatened to destroy them and start over with Moses. However, Moses interceded on their behalf and God agreed to forgive them.