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The Lord passed in front of him and proclaimed,

“The Lord, the Lord God,
    compassionate and gracious,
slow to anger,
    and filled with[a] gracious love and truth.
He graciously loves thousands,
    and forgives iniquity, transgression, and sin.
But he does not leave the guilty unpunished,
    visiting the iniquity of the ancestors on their children,
and on their children’s children
    to the third and fourth generation.”

Moses quickly bowed to the ground and prostrated himself in worship.

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  1. Exodus 34:6 Or and abundant in

And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate(A) and gracious God, slow to anger,(B) abounding in love(C) and faithfulness,(D) maintaining love to thousands,(E) and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin.(F) Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished;(G) he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.”(H)

Moses bowed to the ground at once and worshiped.

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