EXO 34:7 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) I display faithfulness to thousands of generations—forgiving disobedience, transgression, and sin. But I certainly won’t let the guilty get away with it—visiting the iniquity of the parents onto the children and onto the grandchildren—to the third and the fourth generations.”

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX καὶ δικαιοσύνην διατηρῶν καὶ ἔλεος εἰς χιλιάδας, ἀφαιρῶν ἀνομίας καὶ ἀδικίας καὶ ἁμαρτίας, καὶ οὐ καθαριεῖ τὸν ἔνοχον, ἐπάγων ἀνομίας πατέρων ἐπὶ τέκνα καὶ ἐπὶ τέκνα τέκνων ἐπὶ τρίτην καὶ τετάρτην γενεάν.
(kai dikaiosunaʸn diataʸrōn kai eleos eis ⱪiliadas, afairōn anomias kai adikias kai hamartias, kai ou kathariei ton enoⱪon, epagōn anomias paterōn epi tekna kai epi tekna teknōn epi tritaʸn kai tetartaʸn genean. )

BrTr and keeping justice and mercy for thousands, taking away iniquity, and unrighteousness, and sins; and he will not clear the guilty; bringing the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and to the children's children, to the third and fourth generation.

ULT keeping covenant faithfulness to thousands, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin. But he will surely not acquit, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the sons and on the sons of the sons, on the third and on the fourth.”

UST I abundantly love people for thousands of generations. I forgive people for doing wrong, transgressing, and sinning. But I will certainly punish the guilty. If people do wrong, I cause that to affect their descendants, down to the third and fourth generation.”

BSB maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations,[fn]
⇔ 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.”

OEB No OEB EXO book available

WEBBE 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.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET keeping loyal love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin. But he by no means leaves the guilty unpunished, responding to the transgression of fathers by dealing with children and children’s children, to the third and fourth generation.”

LSV keeping kindness for thousands, taking away iniquity, and transgression, and sin, and not entirely acquitting, charging iniquity of fathers on sons and on sons’ sons, on a third and on a fourth [generation].”

FBV I go on showing my trustworthy love to thousands, forgiving guilt, rebellion, and sin. But I will not leave the guilty unpunished—the impact of sin will affect not only the parents, but also their children and grandchildren, up until the third and fourth generation.”

T4T I love people for thousands of generations. I forgive people for all kinds of sins [TRI]. But I will certainly punish [LIT] those who are guilty. I will punish not only them, but I will punish ◄their descendants, down to the third and fourth generation/their children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren►.”

LEB keeping loyal love to the thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and he does not leave utterly unpunished, punishing the guilt of fathers on sons and on sons of sons on third and fourth generations.”

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.

Moff No Moff EXO book available

JPS keeping mercy unto the thousandth generation, 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 unto the fourth generation.'

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.

DRA Who keepest mercy unto thousands: who takest away iniquity, and wickedness, and sin, and no man of himself is innocent before thee. Who renderest the iniquity of the fathers to the children, and to the grandchildren, unto the third and fourth generation.

YLT keeping kindness for thousands, taking away iniquity, and transgression, and sin, and not entirely acquitting, charging iniquity of fathers on children, and on children's children, on a third [generation], and on a fourth.'

Drby keeping mercy unto thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but by no means clearing [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].

RV 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, upon the third and upon the fourth generation.

Wbstr 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, to the third and to the fourth generation .

KJB-1769 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.

KJB-1611 [fn]Keeping mercie for thousands, forgiuing iniquitie and transgression and sinne, and that will by no meanes cleere the guiltie, visiting the iniquitie of the fathers vpon the children, and vpon the childrens children, vnto the third and to the fourth generation.
(Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiuing iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means cleere the guiltie, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the childrens children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.)

34:7 Exod.20. 5. deut.5. 9. ierem. 32, 18.

Bshps And kepyng mercy in store for thousandes, forgeuing wickednes, vngodlynes and sinne, and not leauing one innocent, visiting the wickednes of the fathers vpon the chyldren, and vpon the chyldrens chyldren, euen vnto the third and fourth generation.
(And kepyng mercy in store for thousands, forgeuing wickednes, ungodlynes and sin, and not leauing one innocent, visiting the wickedness of the fathers upon the children, and upon the childrens children, even unto the third and fourth generation.)

Gnva Reseruing mercy for thousands, forgiuing iniquitie, and transgression and sinne, and not making the wicked innocent, visiting the iniquitie of the fathers vpon ye children, and vpon childrens children, vnto the third and fourth generation.
(Reseruing mercy for thousands, forgiuing iniquity, and transgression and sin, and not making the wicked innocent, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon ye/you_all children, and upon childrens children, unto the third and fourth generation. )

Cvdl thou that kepest mercy in stoare for thousandes, and forgeuest wickednes, trespace and synne (before whom there is no man innocent) thou that visitest the wickednesse of the fathers vpon ye children and childers children, vnto the thirde and fourth generacion.
(thou that kepest mercy in stoare for thousands, and forgeuest wickednes, trespass and sin (before whom there is no man innocent) thou/you that visitest the wickedness of the fathers upon ye/you_all children and childers children, unto the third and fourth generation.)

Wycl which kepist couenaunt and mercy in to `a thousande, which doist awey wickidnesse, and trespassis, and synnes, and noon bi hym silf is innocent anentis thee, which yeldist the wickidnesse of fadris to sones and to sones of sones, into the thridde and fourthe generacioun.
(which kepist covenant and mercy in to `a thousand, which doest away wickednesse, and trespassis, and sins, and noon by himself is innocent anentis thee/you, which yeldist the wickednesse of fathers to sons and to sons of sons, into the third and fourthe generation.)

Luth der du beweisest Gnade in tausend Glied und vergibst Missetat, Übertretung und Sünde, und vor welchem niemand unschuldig ist; der du die Missetat der Väter heimsuchest auf Kinder und Kindeskinder bis ins dritte und vierte Glied.
(der you beweisest Gnade in tausend member/element and vergibst Missetat, Übertretung and Sünde, and before/in_front_of which_one no_one unschuldig is; the/of_the you the misdeed/iniquity the/of_the fathers heimsuchest on children and Kindeskinder until into_the dritte and fourth member/element.)

ClVg qui custodis misericordiam in millia; qui aufers iniquitatem, et scelera, atque peccata, nullusque apud te per se innocens est; qui reddis iniquitatem patrum filiis, ac nepotibus in tertiam et quartam progeniem.[fn]
(who custodis misericordiam in millia; who aufers iniquitatem, and scelera, atque peccata, nullusque apud you(sg) through se innocens est; who reddis iniquitatem patrum childrens, ac nepotibus in tertiam and quartam progeniem. )

34.7 Qui reddis iniquitatem patrum filiis ac nepotibus iu tertiam et quartam, etc., GREG., lib. XV Moral., cap. 22. Cum scriptum sit, etc., usque ad qui viderunt quod male sequerentur.

34.7 Who reddis iniquitatem patrum childrens ac nepotibus iu tertiam and quartam, etc., GREG., lib. XV Moral., cap. 22. Since scriptum let_it_be, etc., until to who viderunt that male sequerentur.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

נֹצֵ֥ר חֶ֨סֶד֙ לָ⁠אֲלָפִ֔ים

keeping steadfast_love to_the,thousands

See how you translated covenant faithfulnessin the previous verse. Alternate translation: “faithfully loving thousands of generations” or “faithful to his covenant with thousands of generations”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

לָ⁠אֲלָפִ֔ים

to_the,thousands

This large number is used to mean “forever” or “to all descendants forever.” It is deliberately contrasted with third and fourth later in the verse to emphasize how much longer God’s covenant faithfulness is than his anger. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language that conveys a very long time. Alternate translation: “for every generation”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לָ⁠אֲלָפִ֔ים

to_the,thousands

The word thousands is a metonym for a number too many to count. Alternate translation: “to innumerable people”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / litany

עָוֺ֛ן וָ⁠פֶ֖שַׁע וְ⁠חַטָּאָ֑ה

iniquity and,transgression and,sin

This list is meant to convey the idea of every kind of wrong. If a list like this would be misunderstood in your language you may need to use other terms or forms to make this point. Alternate translation: “every kind of sin”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

עָוֺ֛ן וָ⁠פֶ֖שַׁע וְ⁠חַטָּאָ֑ה & עֲוֺ֣ן

iniquity and,transgression and,sin & iniquity

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of iniquity, transgression, and sin, you can express the same ideas in another way., as modeled in the UST.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

וְ⁠נַקֵּה֙ לֹ֣א יְנַקֶּ֔ה

and,to_leave_unpunished not clearing_the_guilty

Yahweh is speaking about himself. If this is confusing in your language, you may use the first person. Alternate translation: “But I will certainly not acquit”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וְ⁠נַקֵּה֙ לֹ֣א יְנַקֶּ֔ה

and,to_leave_unpunished not clearing_the_guilty

Whom Yahweh will not acquit is not stated. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply these words from the context. Alternate translations: “But he will certainly not clear the guilty” or “But he will certainly not say that the guilty are innocent” or “But he will certainly not free guilty people”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

עֲוֺ֣ן

iniquity

Here, iniquity refers to the consequences or the punishment for iniquity. Alternate translation: “the punishment for the iniquity of”

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

פֹּקֵ֣ד׀ עֲוֺ֣ן אָב֗וֹת עַל־בָּנִים֙ וְ⁠עַל־בְּנֵ֣י בָנִ֔ים

visiting iniquity fathers on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in sons and,on sons_of children

The iniquity of the fathers is spoken of as if it were something capable of visiting people. This means that Yahweh makes the consequences of people’s sins affect their descendants. If your readers would not understand what this image means in this context, you could use an equivalent metaphor from your culture. Alternatively, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “punishing the sons and the sons of the sons for the iniquity of the fathers”

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

עַל־בָּנִים֙ וְ⁠עַל־בְּנֵ֣י בָנִ֔ים

on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in sons and,on sons_of children

The references to sons and sons of the sons represents descendants. Alternate translation: “on their descendants”

Note 11 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

עַל־שִׁלֵּשִׁ֖ים וְ⁠עַל־רִבֵּעִֽים

on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in third and,to fourth

Here, “generation” is implied after third and fourth. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could express that explicitly.

Note 12 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

עַל־שִׁלֵּשִׁ֖ים וְ⁠עַל־רִבֵּעִֽים

on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in third and,to fourth

Here, third and fourth means “several.” If this would not be understood and your language has a way of referring to an unspecified (but approximately 3–4) number, you may have to use it here. Alternate translation: “on a few generations”

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