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Berean Standard Bible

“maintaining 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.””

Exodus 34:7

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After the golden calf, Moses has asked to see God's glory, and the Lord has passed before him on Mount Sinai proclaiming his name. This verse continues that proclamation, and it becomes one of the most quoted descriptions of God in the Old Testament.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

maintaining 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.”

World English Bible (WEB)

keeping loving kindness for thousands, forgiving iniquity and disobedience and sin; and who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, and on the children’s children, on the third and on the fourth generation.”

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

keeping lovingkindness 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, upon the third and upon the fourth generation.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Having mercy on thousands, overlooking evil and wrongdoing and sin; he will not let wrongdoers go free, but will send punishment on children for the sins of their fathers, and on their children's children to the third and fourth generation.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Que guarda la misericordia en millares, que perdona la iniquidad, la rebelión, y el pecado, y que de ningún modo justificará al malvado; que visita la iniquidad de los padres sobre los hijos y sobre los hijos de los hijos, sobre los terceros, y sobre los cuartos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Yo, el Señor, muestro este amor firme a millares que reciben el perdón de sus pecados; pero no doy por inocente al culpable, y exijo que el pecado del padre sea castigado en los hijos, en los nietos y aun en generaciones posteriores.

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