Exodus 34:9

And he said, If now I have found grace in thy sight, O LORD, let my LORD, I pray thee, go among us; for it is a stiffnecked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thine inheritance.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
said	וַיֹּ֡אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
found	מָצָ֨אתִי ma.Tza.ti	H4672	properly · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular
grace	חֵ֤ן chen	H2580	graciousness · noun, common masculine singular absolute
sight	בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ be.'ei.Nei.kha	H5869	an eye (literally or figuratively) · preposition + noun, common feminine dual construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
Lord	אֲדֹנָ֔י 'a.do.Nai	H136	the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) · proper noun, a title
Lord	אֲדֹנָ֖י 'a.do.Nai	H136	the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) · proper noun, a title
go	יָלַךְ yâlak	H3212	to walk (literally or figuratively)
among	בְּקִרְבֵּ֑נוּ be.kir.Be.nu	H7130	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
stiffnecked	קְשֵׁה ke.sheh-	H7186	severe (in various applications) · adjective, masculine singular construct
people	עַם 'am-	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
pardon	וְסָלַחְתָּ֛ ve.sa.lach.Ta	H5545	to forgive · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
iniquity	לַעֲוֹנֵ֥נוּ la.'a.vo.Ne.nu	H5771	perversity · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
sin	וּלְחַטָּאתֵ֖נוּ u.le.cha.ta.Te.nu	H2403	an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix
inheritance	וּנְחַלְתָּֽנוּ u.ne.chal.Ta.nu	H5157	to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix

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Cross-references

Psalms 33:12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
Deuteronomy 32:9 For the LORD’s portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
Psalms 94:14 For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.
Exodus 33:13-17 Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sigh…
Psalms 28:9 Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.
Psalms 135:4 For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.
Jeremiah 10:16 The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts is hi…
Exodus 32:9 And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:

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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 34:9

he said, If now I have found grace in thy sight, O Lord, let my Lord, I pray thee, go among us--On this proclamation, he, in the overflowing benevolence of s heart, founded an earnest petition for the Divine Presence being continued with the people; and God was pleased to give His favorable answer to Moses' intercession by a renewal of His promise under the form of a covenant, repeating the leading points that formed the conditions of the former national compact.

Adam Clarke on Exodus 34:9

O Lord, let my Lord, I pray thee, go among us - The original is not יהוה Jehovah, but אדני Adonai in both these places, and seems to refer particularly to the Angel of the Covenant, the Messiah. See Clarke's note on Gen 15:8.

John Gill on Exodus 34:9

And he said, if now I have found grace in thy sight,.... Or "seeing now", for he could have no doubt upon his mind but that he had found grace and favour in the sight of God, since he had caused his goodness and glory to pass before him, and made such a proclamation of his grace and mercy to him; but he takes it for granted, and improves it, and argues upon it, as follows: O Lord, let my Lord, I pray thee, go amongst us; as the Lord had signified as if he would not go among them, but leave them to the conduct of a created angel; and Moses had before prayed that his presence or face might go with them, Exodus 33:3 and now having some fresh tokens of the favour and good will of God towards hi…

Dictionary and topics

Intercession · EXEMPLIFIED — EXEMPLIFIED
Self-Will · .Pray that the people may be forgiven for — .Pray that the people may be forgiven for
Self-Will And Stubbornness · Ministers should: Pray that their people may be forgiven for — Ministers should: Pray that their people may be forgiven for
Sin · We should pray to God: To forgive our — We should pray to God: To forgive our

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Exodus 34:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 34:5-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 34:9

Adam Clarke on Exodus 34:9

John Gill on Exodus 34:9

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Exodus 34:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Exodus 34:5-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 34:9

Adam Clarke on Exodus 34:9

John Gill on Exodus 34:9

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Exodus 34:1-10

Keil & Delitzsch on Exodus 34:9-10

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Exodus 34:8-9

Rashi on Exodus 34:9