New American Standard Bible 1995
Exodus 34:9
9He said, “1If now I have found favor in Your sight, O Lord, I pray, let the Lord go along in our midst, even though 23the people are so obstinate, and 4pardon our iniquity and our sin, and 5take us as Your own 6possession.”
Exodus 34:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he said, If now I have found grace in thy sight, O Lord, let my Lord, I pray thee, go among us; for it is a stiffnecked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thine inheritance.
- New International Version (NIV)“Lord,” he said, “if I have found favor in your eyes, then let the Lord go with us. Although this is a stiff-necked people, forgive our wickedness and our sin, and take us as your inheritance.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he said, "If now I have found favor in your sight, O Lord, please let the Lord go in the midst of us, for it is a stiff-necked people, and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for your inheritance."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then he said, “If now I have found grace in Your sight, O Lord, let my Lord, I pray, go among us, even though we are a stiff-necked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us as Your inheritance.”
Context of Exodus 34:9
7who keeps lovingkindness for thousands, who forgives iniquity, transgression and sin; yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, visiting the iniquity of fathers on the children and on the grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.” 8Moses made haste to bow low toward the earth and worship. He said, “If now I have found favor in Your sight, O Lord, I pray, let the Lord go along in our midst, even though the people are so obstinate, and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us as Your own possession.” 10Then God said, “Behold, I am going to make a covenant. Before all your people I will perform miracles which have not been produced in all the earth nor among any of the nations; and all the people among whom you live will see the working of the Lord, for it is a fearful thing that I am going to perform with you. 11“Be sure to observe what I am commanding you this day: behold, I am going to drive out the Amorite before you, and the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Hivite and the Jebusite.
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וַיֹּ֡אמֶר אִם־נָא֩ מָצָ֨אתִי חֵ֤ן בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ אֲדֹנָ֔י יֵֽלֶךְ־נָ֥א אֲדֹנָ֖י בְּקִרְבֵּ֑נוּ כִּ֤י עַם־קְשֵׁה־עֹ֙רֶף֙ ה֔וּא וְסָלַחְתָּ֛ לַעֲוֹנֵ֥נוּ וּלְחַטָּאתֵ֖נוּ וּנְחַלְתָּֽנוּ׃Read the interlinear
- He saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Ifאִם'im · ifH518
- nowנָאnâ' · pleaseH4994
- I have foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
- favorחֵןchên · favorH2580
- in Your sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: seeingH5869
- O Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
- goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
- along in our midstקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
- evenכִּיkîy · forH3588
- the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- are so obstinateקָשֶׁהqâsheh · severeH7186
- are so obstinateעֹ֫רֶף‛ôreph · neckH6203
- pardonסָלַחsâlach · to forgiveH5545
- our iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771
- and our sinחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
- takeנָחַלnâchal · to inheritH5157
Cross-references for Exodus 34:9
- Exodus 33:13Now therefore, I pray You, if I have found favor in Your sight, let me know Your ways that I may know You, so that I may find favor in Your sight. Consider too, that this nation is Your people.”
- Exodus 33:14And He said, “My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest.”
- Matthew 28:20teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
- Exodus 32:9The Lord said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and behold, they are an obstinate people.
- Exodus 33:3Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey; for I will not go up in your midst, because you are an obstinate people, and I might destroy you on the way.”
- Isaiah 48:4Because I know that you are obstinate, And your neck is an iron sinew And your forehead bronze,
- Numbers 14:19Pardon, I pray, the iniquity of this people according to the greatness of Your lovingkindness, just as You also have forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.”
- Psalms 25:11For Your name’s sake, O Lord, Pardon my iniquity, for it is great.
- Exodus 19:5Now then, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be My own possession among all the peoples, for all the earth is Mine;
- Deuteronomy 32:9For the Lord’s portion is His people; Jacob is the allotment of His inheritance.
- Psalms 28:9Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; Be their shepherd also, and carry them forever.
- Psalms 33:12Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance.
- Psalms 78:62He also delivered His people to the sword, And was filled with wrath at His inheritance.
- Psalms 94:14For the Lord will not abandon His people, Nor will He forsake His inheritance.
- Psalms 135:4For the Lord has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel for His own possession.
- Jeremiah 10:16The portion of Jacob is not like these; For the Maker of all is He, And Israel is the tribe of His inheritance; The Lord of hosts is His name.
Commentaries on Exodus 34:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9O Lord, let my Lord, I pray thee, go among us - The original is not יהוה Jehovah, but אדני Adonai in both these places, and seems to refer particularly to the Angel of the Covenant, the Messiah. See Clarke's note on Genesis 15:8.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9This yearning struggle after assurance is like the often-repeated utterance of the heart, when it receives a blessing beyond its hopes, “can this be real?”Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-9Verses 5-9 The Lord descended by some open token of his presence and manifestation of his glory in a cloud, and thence proclaimed his NAME; that is, the perfections and character which are denoted by the name JEHOVAH. The Lord God is merciful; ready to forgive the sinner, and to relieve the needy. Gracious; kind, and ready to bestow undeserved benefits. Long-suffering; slow to anger, giving time for repentance, only punishing when it is needful. He is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-9Since the Lord had already twice promised to go with them (33:14, 17)this renewed request seems to show a lack of faith. It may also be that God’s presence had driven home to Moses how absolutely holy God is and how very different he is from this stubborn and rebellious people. Here, Moses took his request a step further and asked God to travel with the people and make them his own treasured possession (see 19:5–6). Moses asked for the complete…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-268-26. Moses bowed ... and worshipped--In the East, people bow the head to royalty, and are silent when it passes by, while in the West, they take off their hats and shout.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Exodus 34
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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