Exodus 34:6 “Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the…”

Exodus 34:6

Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

World English Bible

The LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, “The LORD! The LORD, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth,

American Standard Version

And Jehovah passed by before him, and proclaimed, Jehovah, Jehovah, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth;

Geneva Bible 1599

So the Lord passed before his face, and cried, The Lord, the Lord, strong, mercifull, and gracious, slowe to anger, and abundant in goodnesse and trueth,

Darby Translation

And Jehovah passed by before his face, and proclaimed, Jehovah, Jehovah God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in goodness and truth,

Young's Literal Translation

and Jehovah passeth over before his face, and calleth: 'Jehovah, Jehovah God, merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in kindness and truth,

Bible in Basic English

And the Lord went past before his eyes, saying, The Lord, the Lord, a God full of pity and grace, slow to wrath and great in mercy and faith;

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Cross references

“passed”

Exodus 33:20–23 1 Kings 19:11

Exodus 33:20–23 · BSB

But He added, “You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.”

1 Kings 19:11 · BSB

Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was…

“proclaimed”

Numbers 14:17–19 Isaiah 12:4

Numbers 14:17–19 · BSB

So now I pray, may the power of my Lord be magnified, just as You have declared:

Isaiah 12:4 · BSB

and on that day you will say: “Give praise to the LORD; proclaim His name! Make His works known among the peoples; declare that His name is exalted.

“The Lord”

Exodus 3:13–16

Exodus 3:13–16 · BSB

Then Moses asked God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is His name?’ What should I tell them?”

“merciful”

Psalm 86:15 Joel 2:13 Psalm 103:8–13 Psalm 145:8 Nehemiah 9:17 Jonah 4:2

Psalm 86:15 · BSB

But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.

Joel 2:13 · BSB

So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.

Psalm 103:8–13 · BSB

The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.

Psalm 145:8 · BSB

The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion.

Nehemiah 9:17 · BSB

They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and co…

Jonah 4:2 · BSB

So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to an…

“abundant”

Micah 7:18 Psalm 31:19 Romans 5:20 Romans 5:21 Ephesians 1:7 Ephesians 1:8

Micah 7:18 · BSB

Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance— who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?

Psalm 31:19 · BSB

How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have bestowed before the sons of men on those who take refuge in You!

Romans 5:20 · BSB

The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,

Romans 5:21 · BSB

so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Ephesians 1:7 · BSB

In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace

Ephesians 1:8 · BSB

that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.

“truth”

Psalm 138:2 Psalm 108:4 Psalm 57:10 Micah 7:20 Lamentations 3:23 John 1:17

Psalm 138:2 · BSB

I bow down toward Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness; You have exalted Your name and Your word above all else.

Psalm 108:4 · BSB

For Your loving devotion extends beyond the heavens, and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

Psalm 57:10 · BSB

For Your loving devotion reaches to the heavens, and Your faithfulness to the clouds.

Micah 7:20 · BSB

You will show faithfulness to Jacob and loving devotion to Abraham, as You swore to our fathers from the days of old.

Lamentations 3:23 · BSB

They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!

John 1:17 · BSB

For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

Also

Exodus 22:27

Exodus 22:27 · BSB

because his cloak is the only covering he has for his body. What else will he sleep in? And if he cries out to Me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5And the LORD descended in a cloud, stood with him there, and proclaimed His name, the LORD.

7maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers on their children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.”

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