New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 34:1-9

1Now the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “Cutפְּסָל־pe.sol-H6458out for yourselftwoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147stoneאֲבָנִ֖ים'a.va.NimH68tabletsלֻחֹ֥תlu.ChotH3871like the formerכָּרִאשֹׁנִ֑יםka.ri.sho.NimH7223onesH7223, andI will writeוְכָתַבְתִּי֙ve.kha.tav.TiH3789on the tabletsהַלֻּחֹ֔תha.lu.ChotH3871the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697that were on the formerהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223tabletsהַלֻּחֹ֥תha.lu.ChotH3871whichH834you shatteredשִׁבַּֽרְתָּ׃shi.Bar.taH7665.

2So be readyנָכ֖וֹןna.KhonH3559by morningלַבֹּ֑קֶרla.Bo.kerH1242,and comeוְעָלִ֤יתָve.'a.Li.taH5927up in the morningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242toMountהַ֣רharH2022Sinaiסִינַ֔יsi.NaiH5514, andpresentH5324yourselfH5324thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033to Me on the topרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of the mountainהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

3Noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808manוְאִישׁ֙ve.'IshH376is to comeיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927up with you, norH408let anyוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376be seenיֵרָ֖אye.Ra'H7200anywhereבְּכָל־be.kholH3605on the mountainהָהָ֑רha.HarH2022;evenגַּם־gam-H1571the flocksהַצֹּ֤אןha.TzonH6629and the herdsוְהַבָּקָר֙ve.ha.ba.KarH1241may not grazeיִרְע֔וּyir.'UH7462in frontמ֖וּלmulH4136of that mountainהָהָ֥רha.HarH2022.”

4So he cutוַיִּפְסֹ֡לvai.yif.SolH6458outtwoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147stoneאֲבָנִ֜ים'a.va.NimH68tabletsלֻחֹ֨תlu.ChotH3871like the formerכָּרִאשֹׁנִ֗יםka.ri.sho.NimH7223onesH7223,and Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872roseH7925up earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925in the morningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242and wentוַיַּ֙עַל֙vai.Ya.'alH5927up to Mountהַ֣רharH2022Sinaiסִינַ֔יsi.NaiH5514,as the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680him, and he tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147stoneאֲבָנִֽים׃'a.va.NimH68tabletsלֻחֹ֥תlu.ChotH3871in his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027.

5The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068descendedוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381in the cloudבֶּֽעָנָ֔ןbe.'a.NanH6051and stoodוַיִּתְיַצֵּ֥בvai.yit.ya.TzevH3320thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033with him ashe calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121upon the nameבְשֵׁ֖םve.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6Then the Lordיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068passedוַיַּעֲבֹ֨רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674by in frontפָּנָיו֮pa.NavH6440of him and proclaimedוַיִּקְרָא֒vai.yik.Ra'H7121, “The Lordיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068,the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068Godאֵ֥ל'elH410,compassionateרַח֖וּםra.ChumH7349and graciousוְחַנּ֑וּןve.cha.NunH2587,slowאֶ֥רֶךְ'E.rekhH750to angerאַפַּ֖יִם'a.Pa.yimH639,and aboundingוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227in lovingkindnessחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617andtruthוֶאֱמֶֽת׀ve.'e.MetH571;

7whokeepsנֹצֵ֥רno.TzerH5341lovingkindnessחֶ֙סֶד֙che.sedH2617for thousandsלָאֲלָפִ֔יםla.'a.la.FimH505,who forgivesנֹשֵׂ֥אno.Se'H5375iniquityעָוֹ֛ן'a.VonH5771,transgressionוָפֶ֖שַׁעva.Fe.sha'H6588and sinוְחַטָּאָ֑הve.cha.ta.'AhH2403; yet Hewill by noלֹ֣אlo'H3808meansH5352leaveוְנַקֵּה֙ve.na.KehH5352the guiltyunpunishedיְנַקֶּ֔הye.na.KehH5352,visitingפֹּקֵ֣ד׀po.KedH6485the iniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of fathersאָב֗וֹת'a.VotH1on the childrenH1121and on the grandchildrenH1121to the thirdשִׁלֵּשִׁ֖יםshi.le.ShimH8029and fourthרִבֵּעִֽים׃ri.be.'ImH7256generations.”

8Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872madeH4116hasteH4116to bowH6915lowוַיִּקֹּ֥דvai.yi.KodH6915towardH413the earthאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776and worshipוַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃vai.yish.Ta.chuH7812.

9He saidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518nowנָא֩na'H4994I have foundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵ֤ןchenH2580in Your sightבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136,I prayנָ֥אna'H4994,let the Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136goיֵֽלֶךְ־ye.lekh-H1980along in our midstבְּקִרְבֵּ֑נוּbe.kir.Be.nuH7130,evenH3588thoughH3588the peopleעַם־'am-H5971are so obstinateקְשֵׁה־ עֹ֙רֶף֙ke.sheh- 'o.refH7186 H6203, andpardonוְסָלַחְתָּ֛ve.sa.lach.TaH5545our iniquityלַעֲוֹנֵ֥נוּla.'a.vo.Ne.nuH5771and our sinוּלְחַטָּאתֵ֖נוּu.le.cha.ta.Te.nuH2403, andtakeוּנְחַלְתָּֽנוּ׃u.ne.chal.Ta.nuH5157us as Your ownpossessionH5157.”

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