New International Version And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, New Living Translation The LORD passed in front of Moses, calling out, “Yahweh! The LORD! The God of compassion and mercy! I am slow to anger and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness. English Standard Version The LORD passed before him and proclaimed, “The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, Berean Standard Bible Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness, Berean Literal Bible And YHWH passed before his face and proclaimed, “YHWH, YHWH God, merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in loving devotion and truth, King James Bible And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, New King James Version And the LORD passed before him and proclaimed, “The LORD, the LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth, New American Standard Bible Then the LORD passed by in front of him and proclaimed, “The LORD, the LORD God, compassionate and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in faithfulness and truth; NASB 1995 Then the LORD passed by in front of him and proclaimed, “The LORD, the LORD God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth; NASB 1977 Then the LORD passed by in front of him and proclaimed, “The LORD, the LORD God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth; Legacy Standard Bible Then Yahweh passed by in front of him and called out, “Yahweh, Yahweh God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth; Amplified Bible Then the LORD passed by in front of him, and proclaimed, “The LORD, the LORD God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth (faithfulness); Berean Annotated Bible Then the LORD {YHWH} passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness, Christian Standard Bible The LORD passed in front of him and proclaimed: The LORD—the LORD is a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and abounding in faithful love and truth, Holman Christian Standard Bible Then the LORD passed in front of him and proclaimed: Yahweh—Yahweh is a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and rich in faithful love and truth, American Standard Version And Jehovah passed by before him, and proclaimed, Jehovah, Jehovah, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth; Contemporary English Version Then he passed in front of Moses and called out, "I am the LORD God. I am merciful and very patient with my people. I show great love, and I can be trusted. English Revised Version And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, the LORD, a God full of compassion and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy and truth; GOD'S WORD® Translation Then he passed in front of Moses, calling out, "The LORD, the LORD, a compassionate and merciful God, patient, always faithful and ready to forgive. Good News Translation The LORD then passed in front of him and called out, "I, the LORD, am a God who is full of compassion and pity, who is not easily angered and who shows great love and faithfulness. International Standard Version The LORD passed in front of him and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and filled with gracious love and truth. NET Bible The LORD passed by before him and proclaimed: "The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, and abounding in loyal love and faithfulness, New Heart English Bible The LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth, Webster's Bible Translation And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleThen the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness, World English Bible Yahweh passed by before him, and proclaimed, “Yahweh! Yahweh, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth, Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand YHWH passes over before his face, and calls: “YHWH, YHWH God, merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in kindness and truth, Berean Literal Bible And YHWH passed before his face and proclaimed, “YHWH, YHWH God, merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in loving devotion and truth, Young's Literal Translation and Jehovah passeth over before his face, and calleth: 'Jehovah, Jehovah God, merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in kindness and truth, Smith's Literal Translation And Jehovah will pass by before him, and Jehovah will call, Jehovah God merciful and compassionate, deferring anger, and much in kindness and truth, Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd when he passed before him, he said: O the Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, patient and of much compassion, and true, Catholic Public Domain Version And as he was crossing before him, he said: “The Ruler, the Lord God, merciful and lenient, patient and full of compassion and also truthful, New American Bible So the LORD passed before him and proclaimed: The LORD, the LORD, a God gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in love and fidelity, New Revised Standard Version The LORD passed before him, and proclaimed, “The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD, The God merciful and compassionate, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And LORD JEHOVAH came down in a cloud and stood with him there and he called out the Name of LORD JEHOVAH. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed: 'The LORD, the LORD, God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth; Brenton Septuagint Translation And the Lord passed by before his face, and proclaimed, The Lord God, pitiful and merciful, longsuffering and very compassionate, and true, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible (Voice ▾ Musical ▾) Context The Tablets are Replaced…5And the LORD descended in a cloud, stood with him there, and proclaimed His name, the LORD. 6Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness, 7maintaining 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.”… Cross References Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: 1 Kings 19:11 Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. Psalm 50:1 A Psalm of Asaph. The Mighty One, God the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from where the sun rises to where it sets. 1 Samuel 3:10 Then the LORD came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.” “The LORD, the LORD God, 1 Kings 18:39 When all the people saw this, they fell facedown and said, “The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!” Deuteronomy 4:35 You were shown these things so that you would know that the LORD is God; there is no other besides Him. Psalm 100:3 Know that the LORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture. is compassionate and gracious, Psalm 86:15 But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness. Nehemiah 9:17 They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them. Joel 2:13 So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster. slow to anger, Numbers 14:18 ‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children to the third and fourth generation.’ Psalm 103:8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. Jonah 4:2 So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending disaster. abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness, Psalm 89:14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You. Psalm 36:5 Your loving devotion, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds. Psalm 100:5 For the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations. Psalm 145:8 The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion. Treasury of Scripture And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, passed Exodus 33:20-23 And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live… 1 Kings 19:11 And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake: proclaimed Numbers 14:17-19 And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying, … Isaiah 12:4 And in that day shall ye say, Praise the LORD, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted. the Lord Exodus 3:13-16 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? … merciful Deuteronomy 5:10 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments. 2 Chronicles 30:9 For if ye turn again unto the LORD, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him. 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 appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not. abundant Psalm 31:19 Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men! Micah 7:18 Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy. Romans 2:4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? truth Psalm 57:10 For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds. Psalm 91:4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Psalm 108:4 For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds. Jump to Previous Abounding Abundant Anger Compassionate Eyes Face Faith Faithfulness Front Full Goodness Grace Gracious Great Kindness Love Loving Merciful Mercy Moses Passed Passeth Past Pity Proclaimed Proclaiming Slow Steadfast Truth WrathJump to Next Abounding Abundant Anger Compassionate Eyes Face Faith Faithfulness Front Full Goodness Grace Gracious Great Kindness Love Loving Merciful Mercy Moses Passed Passeth Past Pity Proclaimed Proclaiming Slow Steadfast Truth WrathExodus 34 1. The tablets are replaced5. The name of the Lord proclaimed 8. Moses entreats God to go with them 10. God makes a covenant with them, repeating certain duties 28. Moses after forty days on the mount, comes down with the tablets 29. His face is radiant, and he covers it with a veil Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: On Mount Sinai, after Israel’s sin with the golden calf and Moses’ intercession, the LORD revealed His glory while shielding Moses from its full splendor (Exodus 33:18–23). The second tablets would testify that the covenant stood by God’s mercy rather than Israel’s worthiness. The LORD’s personal proclamation disclosed the character behind His covenant actions. Sinai would later become the setting for Elijah’s encounter with God, where the prophet also learned that the LORD is not limited to displays of destructive power but works according to His holy purposes (1 Kings 19:11–13). 1Ki 19:11 Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain… “The LORD, the LORD God, The repeated covenant name declares that the God who called Abraham, delivered Israel from Egypt, and spoke with Moses remains unwaveringly Himself. He is not one tribal deity among many, but the sovereign Creator and covenant Lord. His name assures His people that His promises rest on His own eternal faithfulness. 1Ki 18:39 When all the people saw this, they fell facedown… is compassionate and gracious, The LORD’s mercy toward Israel followed immediately upon their grave rebellion, demonstrating that He does not abandon His people at their first or repeated failure. His compassion sees human weakness and misery, while His grace provides what sinners cannot earn. The restoration of the covenant anticipated the greater redemption accomplished through Jesus Christ. Psa 86:15 But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God,… slow to anger, The LORD’s holiness does not overlook sin, yet He patiently calls people to repentance rather than bringing immediate judgment. Israel’s wilderness history repeatedly displayed such patience as God disciplined their unbelief while continuing to lead, feed, and preserve them. His delay in judgment reveals mercy, not indifference to evil. Num 14:18 The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion… abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness, The LORD’s covenant love remains steadfast because it arises from His own character. His faithfulness guarantees that His word is true and His promises endure, even when His people prove unfaithful. In Jesus Christ, God’s love and truth are fully revealed, securing forgiveness and bringing believers into the lasting covenant relationship God promised. Psa 89:14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne… Persons / Places / Events 1. The LORD (Yahweh)The self-existent, eternal God who reveals His character to Moses. The repetition of "The LORD" emphasizes His unchanging nature. 2. Moses The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to deliver His people from Egypt and to receive the Law on Mount Sinai. 3. Mount Sinai The mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments and where God revealed His character to Moses. 4. The Israelites God's chosen people, who are the recipients of His covenant and the ones who benefit from His compassion and grace. 5. The Event of Revelation God revealing His character to Moses, which is a pivotal moment in understanding God's nature and His relationship with His people. Teaching Points Understanding God's CharacterRecognize that God's self-revelation to Moses is foundational for understanding His nature. His compassion, grace, patience, love, and truth are central to His dealings with humanity. God's Patience and Grace Reflect on how God's patience and grace are evident in your life. Consider how He has been slow to anger and abundant in love towards you. Living in Truth and Love As God abounds in loving devotion and truth, strive to embody these attributes in your relationships with others. Let His character shape your interactions. Repentance and Forgiveness God's compassionate nature invites us to repentance. Trust in His readiness to forgive and restore, as seen throughout Scripture. Consistency of God's Nature God's character is consistent throughout the Bible. This consistency provides a firm foundation for faith and trust in His promises. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Exodus 34:6?2. How does Exodus 34:6 reveal God's character and attributes to us today? 3. In what ways can we reflect God's "compassionate and gracious" nature in our lives? 4. How does God's "abounding in loving devotion" connect to John 3:16? 5. What practical steps can we take to embody God's "slow to anger" trait? 6. How can understanding God's "faithfulness" in Exodus 34:6 strengthen our daily faith walk? 7. How does Exodus 34:6 define God's character in the Old Testament? 8. Why is God's mercy emphasized in Exodus 34:6? 9. How does Exodus 34:6 relate to God's justice and wrath? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Exodus 34? What Does Exodus 34:6 Mean Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out• God takes the initiative to reveal Himself; Moses does not climb to heaven—he stands as God descends (Exodus 33:19-23). • The passing presence is personal, not abstract; the same God later comes “in a gentle whisper” to Elijah (1 Kings 19:11-13). • Worship begins with God’s self-disclosure; our response is always second. The LORD, the LORD God • Repetition underscores certainty: “Yahweh, Yahweh.” The Eternal One reminds Moses that the covenant Maker is still the covenant Keeper (Exodus 3:14-15). • Declaring the divine name right after Israel’s golden-calf failure (Exodus 32) highlights mercy over abandonment. • “Know that the LORD is God” (Psalm 100:3). His identity is settled; our world may wobble, but His throne does not (Deuteronomy 6:4). Compassionate and gracious • Compassion: God’s gut-level care for the helpless (Psalm 103:13-14). • Grace: favor unearned, mirroring how He chose Israel “not because you were numerous” (Deuteronomy 7:7-8). • Joel 2:13 holds these same words as an invitation to return; the character of God fuels repentance, not fear alone. Slow to anger • Literally “long of nose,” picturing controlled breathing instead of flaring nostrils; patience is built into His nature (Nahum 1:3). • His slowness is not indifference; it is space for sinners to repent (Romans 2:4; 2 Peter 3:9). • Israel has already tested this patience, yet the fire of Sinai does not consume them—mercy tempers majesty. Abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness • Loving devotion (ḥesed): covenant love that never quits; every verse of Psalm 136 repeats, “His loving devotion endures forever.” • Faithfulness (’emet): reliability, truth; “Great is Your faithfulness” (Lamentations 3:22-23). • The pairing appears again in John 1:14, 17—Jesus is “full of grace and truth,” the living embodiment of Exodus 34:6. • God is not merely adequate in love; He overflows. Our need is met by His surplus. summary Exodus 34:6 is God’s own self-portrait: the eternal LORD personally reveals Himself as compassionate, gracious, patient, and overflowing with loyal love and steady faithfulness. Spoken after a national failure, these words assure every generation that the God who descends to sinners offers more mercy than we can exhaust and more truth than we can deny. (6) The Lord passed by before him.—In this brief phrase we have the entire historical narrative of the manifestation to Moses of God’s glory. For details we must refer to the terms of the promise (Exodus 33:21-23), which are also characterised by brevity, but still add something to the bare statements of the present passage. Moses was, no doubt, hidden and protected by God’s hand in a “clift of the rock” while God’s glory passed by. He was only allowed to look out from his hiding-place after the glory had passed, when he saw the remains of it—the “back parts;” even this was, however, so brilliant a vision that it left a permanent light upon his countenance, which he was fain ordinarily to conceal from the people by means of a veil (Exodus 34:29-35).The Lord, The Lord God . . .The new “name” of God is not a “name,” as we understand the expression; it is rather a description of His nature by means of a series of epithets. At the bush He had revealed His eternal, self-existent character; in the descent on Sinai (Exodus 19:16-19; Exodus 20:18-21) He had shown His terribleness; now, in the act of pardoning His people and taking them once more into favour, He made known His attribute of mercy. The more to impress this feature of His character on Israel, He accumulated epithet on epithet, calling Himself Rakhum, “the tender or pitiful one;” Khannun, “the kind or gracious one,” who bestows His benefits out of mere favour; Erek appayim, “the long-suffering one;” Rab khesed, “the great in mercy;” Notser khesed, “the keeper of mercy;” and Nose ’avon, “the forgiver of iniquity.” Still, to prevent the fatal misapprehension that He is a Being of pure and mero benevolence (Butler, Analogy, Part I., Exodus 2, p. 41). He added, to complete the description, a reference to His justice. He “will by no means clear the guilty” (comp. Nahum 1:3), and will “visit iniquity to the third and fourth generation.” (Comp. ... Verses 6, 7. - The Lord passed by before him. God did as he had promised in Exodus 33:22, 23. He made his glory pass by, Moses, as he stood in a "clift of the rock," and "covered him with his hand as he passed by," and, when he had passed, "took away his hand," and allowed Moses to look after him, and see a glorious and transcendent vision - a vision so bright and radiant, and so real, that the light which streamed from it settled on Moses face, and remained there (ver. 20). And proclaimed. In his passage God proclaimed his name; not however, as in the burning bush, an actual name contained in a single word - but a description in many words of his essential nature - a description setting forth especially his three qualities of mercy, truth, and justice, but dwelling most upon the first of the three - perhaps, as most essential, for" God is love" (1 John 4:8) - certainly, as moot needing to be prominently set forth at the time, when his favour had been justly forfeited, and but for ]]is mercy could not have been restored. Note the accumulation of terms that are nearly synonymous -1. Merciful (or pitiful); 2. Gracious; 3. Long-suffering; . . . Hebrew Then the LORDיְהוָ֥ה ׀ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel passed וַיַּעֲבֹ֨ר (way·ya·‘ă·ḇōr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on in front of עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against [Moses] פָּנָיו֮ (pā·nāw) Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6440: The face and called out: וַיִּקְרָא֒ (way·yiq·rā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read “The LORD, יְהוָ֣ה ׀ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel God, אֵ֥ל (’êl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty is compassionate רַח֖וּם (ra·ḥūm) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7349: Compassionate and gracious, וְחַנּ֑וּן (wə·ḥan·nūn) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2587: Gracious slow אֶ֥רֶךְ (’e·reḵ) Adjective - masculine singular construct Strong's 750: Long to anger, אַפַּ֖יִם (’ap·pa·yim) Noun - md Strong's 639: The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire abounding וְרַב־ (wə·raḇ-) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular construct Strong's 7227: Much, many, great in loving devotion חֶ֥סֶד (ḥe·seḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty and truth, וֶאֱמֶֽת ׀ (we·’ĕ·meṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 571: Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness Additonal Resources Exodus 34:6 Blue Letter BibleExodus 34:6 Bible Gateway Exodus 34:6 Bible.com Exodus 34:6 NIV |
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