Exodus 34:7
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Keeping 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.”
חֵסֵד
Love, loving kindness, covenant love. Hesed. The most beautiful word in the Hebrew Bible. Loyal steadfast unfailing love that goes far beyond what is required. God's hesed endures forever.
עָוֺן
iniquity
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עָוֺן
Iniquity, guilt, punishment. Avon. He forgives all your iniquity. God does not just forgive the act. He removes the guilt and the punishment.
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פָּקַד
visiting
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פָּקַד
To visit, to attend to, to appoint. Paqad. God pays personal attention. He comes to attend to your needs. His visits always produce change.
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בֵּן
children
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בֵּן
Son. Ben. A son with full rights. You are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Full rights. Full access. Full inheritance.
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נָקָה
he leaves unpunished
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נָקָה
to be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e. extirpated
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נָשָׂא
forgiving
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נָשָׂא
To lift up, to bear, to forgive. Nasa. God lifts the weight of guilt. He carries what we cannot carry.
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נָצַר
maintaining
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נָצַר
to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)
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רִבֵּעַ
a fourth generation
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רִבֵּעַ
a descendant of the fourth generation, i.e. great great grandchild
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שִׁלֵּשׁ
a third generation
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שִׁלֵּשׁ
a descendant of the third degree, i.e. great grandchild
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