Exodus 34:6

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

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
LORD	יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
by	וַיַּעֲבֹ֨ר vai.ya.'a.Vor	H5674	to cross over · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
him	פָּנָיו֮ pa.Nav	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
proclaimed	וַיִּקְרָא֒ vai.yik.Ra'	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
LORD	יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֵ֥ל 'el	H410	strength · noun, common masculine singular absolute
merciful	רַח֖וּם ra.Chum	H7349	compassionate · adjective, masculine singular absolute
gracious	וְחַנּ֑וּן ve.cha.Nun	H2587	gracious · conjunction + adjective, masculine singular absolute
longsuffering	אֶ֥רֶךְ 'E.rekh	H750	long · adjective, masculine singular construct
abundant	וְרַב ve.rav-	H7227	abundant (in quantity · conjunction + adjective, masculine singular construct
goodness	חֶ֥סֶד Che.sed	H2617	kindness · noun, common masculine singular absolute
truth	וֶאֱמֶֽת ve.'e.Met	H571	stability · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Psalms 86:15 But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
Joel 2:13 And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great ki…
Psalms 103:8-13 The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
Psalms 145:8 The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
Nehemiah 9:17 And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appoin…
Jonah 4:2 And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before un…
Numbers 14:17-19 And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying,
Psalms 86:5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 34:5-9

No sooner had Moses got to the top of the mount than God gave him the meeting (Exo 34:5): The Lord descended, by some sensible token of his presence, and manifestation of his glory. His descending bespeaks his condescension; he humbles himself to take cognizance of those that humble themselves to walk with him. Psa 113:6, Lord, what is man, that he should be thus visited? He descended in the cloud, probably that pillar of cloud which had hitherto gone before Israel, and had the day before met Moses at the door of the tabernacle. This cloud was to strike an awe upon Moses, that the familiarity he was admitted to might not breed contempt. The disciples feared, when they entered the cloud. His…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 34:6

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" [Exo 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 the church. Being about to republish His law--the sin of the Israelites being forgiven and the deed of pardon about to be signed and sealed by renewing the terms of the former covenant--it was the most fitting time to proclaim the extent of…

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Adam Clarke on Exodus 34:6

And 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, Exo 33:18 (note)), and God promised to proclaim or fully declare the name Jehovah, (Exo 33:19); by which proclamation or interpretation Moses should see how God would "be gracious to whom he would be gracious," and how he would "be merciful to those to whom he would show mercy. Here therefore God fulfils that promise by proclaiming this name. It has long been a question, what is the meani…

Dictionary and topics

God — (A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning to be strong; (2) of ’Eloah_, plural _’Elohim. The singular…
Mercy — Compassion for the miserable. Its object is misery. By the atoning sacrifice of Christ a way is open for the exercise of mercy towards the sons of men, in harmony with the demands of truth and…
Moses — Drawn (or Egypt. mesu, “son;” hence Rameses, royal son). On the invitation of Pharaoh (Gen. 45:17-25), Jacob and his sons went down into Egypt. This immigration took place probably about 350 years…
Oath — A solemn appeal to God, permitted on fitting occasions (Deut. 6:13; Jer. 4:2), in various forms (Gen. 16:5; 2 Sam. 12:5; Ruth 1:17; Hos. 4:15; Rom. 1:9), and taken in different ways (Gen. 14:22;…
Access To God · Exemplified: Moses — Exemplified: Moses
Desert, Journey Of Israel Through The · God’s glory shown to Moses — God’s glory shown to Moses
Glory Of God, The · Exhibited to: Moses — Exhibited to: Moses
God · Is declared to be: Gracious — Is declared to be: Gracious
Goodness Of God, The · Declared to be: Abundant — Declared to be: Abundant
Long-Suffering Of God, The · Is part of his character — Is part of his character
Mercy Of God, The · Is part of his character — Is part of his character
Truth Of God, The

Exodus 34:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 34:5-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 34:6

Adam Clarke on Exodus 34:6

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Exodus 34:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 34:5-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 34:6

Adam Clarke on Exodus 34:6

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Exodus 34:6

John Calvin on Exodus 34:1-10

Keil & Delitzsch on Exodus 34:1-8

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Exodus 34:6

Rashi on Exodus 34:6