Exodus 34:6

Exodus 34:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
• New International Version (NIV)And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness,
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, "The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth,

Context of Exodus 34:6

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 Yhwh had commanded him, and took in his hand the two tables of stone. 5And Yhwh descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of Yhwh. And Yhwh passed by before him, and proclaimed, Yhwh, Yhwh 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.

Exodus 34:6 word by word

וַיַּעֲבֹ֨ר יְהוָ֥ה׀ עַל־פָּנָיו֮ וַיִּקְרָא֒ יְהוָ֣ה׀ יְהוָ֔ה אֵ֥ל רַח֖וּם וְחַנּ֑וּן אֶ֥רֶךְ אַפַּ֖יִם וְרַב־חֶ֥סֶד וֶאֱמֶֽת׀Read the interlinear

• And Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• passed byעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• before himפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• and proclaimedקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call outH7121
• Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
• mercifulרַחוּםrachûm · compassionateH7349
• and graciousחַנּוּןchannûn · graciousH2587
• longsufferingאַף'aph · face: angerH639
• longsufferingאָרֵךְ'ârêk · slowH750
• and abundantרַבrab · manyH7227
• in goodnessחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
• and truthאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: faithfulH571

Cross-references for Exodus 34:6

• Exodus 33:20And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.
• 1 Kings 19:11And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before Yhwh. And, behold, Yhwh passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before Yhwh; but Yhwh was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but Yhwh was not in the earthquake:
• Numbers 14:17And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying,
• Isaiah 12:4And in that day shall ye say, Praise Yhwh, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.
• Exodus 3:13And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?
• Deuteronomy 5:10And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.
• 2 Chronicles 30:9For if ye turn again unto Yhwh, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for Yhwh your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him.
• Nehemiah 9:17And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.
• Psalms 86:5For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
• Psalms 103:8Yhwh is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
• Psalms 111:4He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: Yhwh is gracious and full of compassion.
• Psalms 112:4Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
• Psalms 116:5Gracious is Yhwh, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
• Psalms 145:8Yhwh is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
• Joel 2:13And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto Yhwh your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
• Jonah 4:2And he prayed unto Yhwh, and said, I pray thee, O Yhwh, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.

Commentaries on Exodus 34:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6And the Lord passed by - and proclaimed, The Lord, etc. - It would be much better to read this verse thus: "And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed Jehovah," that is, showed Moses fully what was implied in this august name. Moses had requested God to show him his glory, (see the preceding chapter, Exodus 33:18; (note)), and God promised to proclaim or fully declare the name Jehovah, ( Exodus 33:19;); by which proclamation or interpretation Moses…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6This was the second revelation of the name of the God of Israel to Moses. The first revelation was of Yahweh as the self-existent One, who purposed to deliver His people with a mighty hand Exodus 3:14; this was of the same Yahweh as a loving Saviour who was now forgiving their sins. The two ideas that mark these revelations are found combined, apart from their historical development, in the second commandment, where the divine unity is shown on its…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. 6compassionate and gracious (see 20:5–6; 33:19 and study notes): The Creator who was revealing himself to the Israelites, and through them to the world, is a God of grace. Neither his justice nor his sovereignty are underlined here, as true as those attributes are. If God were merely just, the Old Testament would have ended at this point, or it would have picked up and started again with an entirely new family. This did not happen because God, in his…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. the Lord passed by before him--in this remarkable scene, God performed what He had promised to Moses the day before. proclaimed, The Lord ... merciful and gracious--At an earlier period He had announced Himself to Moses, in the glory of His self-existent and eternal majesty, as "I am" [Ex 3:14]; now He makes Himself known in the glory of His grace and goodness--attributes that were to be illustriously displayed in the future history and experience of…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 34:6

• Glory
• God
• God Continued...
• Sin
• Truth

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Lord; the Lord
• Abundant
• Commandment
• Cut
• Desire
• Goodness
• Keep
• Longsuffering

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