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13 Moses Intercedes for IsraelBut Moses responded to the LORD, “When Egypt hears that you’ve brought this people out from among them with a mighty demonstration of power,
14 they’ll also proclaim to the inhabitants of this land that they’ve heard you’re among this people, LORD, whom they’ve seen face to face, since your cloud stands guard over them. You’ve guided them with a pillar of cloud by day and with a pillar of fire by night.
15 But if you slaughter this people all at the same time, then the nations who heard about your fame will say,
16 ‘The LORD slaughtered this people in the wilderness because he wasn’t able to bring them to the land that he promised them.’
17 “Now, let the power of the LORD be magnified, just as you promised when you said, 18 ‘The LORD is slow to anger and abundant in faithful love, forgiving iniquity and transgression, but he won’t acquit the guilty. He recalls the iniquity of fathers to the third and fourth generation.’
19 “Forgive, please, the iniquity of this people, according to your great, faithful love, in the same way that you’ve carried this people from Egypt to this place.”
20God Responds to MosesThe LORD responded, “I’ve forgiven them based on what you’ve said.
17 “Now, let the power of the LORD be magnified, just as you promised when you said, 18 ‘The LORD is slow to anger and abundant in faithful love, forgiving iniquity and transgression, but he won’t acquit the guilty. He recalls the iniquity of fathers to the third and fourth generation.’
19 “Forgive, please, the iniquity of this people, according to your great, faithful love, in the same way that you’ve carried this people from Egypt to this place.”
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