Numbers 14:18-20

18‘1The Lord is slow to anger and abundant in mercy, forgiving wrongdoing and violation of His Law; but 2He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, 3inflicting the 4punishment of the fathers on the children 5to the third and the fourth generations.’ 19Please 6forgive the guilt of this people in accordance with the greatness of Your mercy, just as You also have forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.”

20So the Lord said, “7I have forgiven them in accordance with your word;