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Números 14:18

Listen to Números 14:18
18 "El SEÑOR es lento para la ira y abundante en misericordia, y perdona la iniquidad y la transgresión; mas de ninguna manera tendrá por inocente al culpable; sino que castigará la iniquidad de los padres sobre los hijos hasta la tercera y la cuarta generación."

Números 14:18 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 14:18

The Lord [is] longsuffering
Towards all men, and especially towards his own people:

and of great mercy,
being abundant in goodness, and keeping mercy for thousands:

forgiving iniquity and transgression,
all sorts of sin:

and by no means clearing [the guilty], visiting the iniquity of the
fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation];
which may seem to make against the plea of Moses for mercy and forgiveness; but the reason of these words being expressed seems to be, because they go along with the others in the passage referred to, and are no contradiction to the forgiving mercy of God in a way of justice; nor did Moses request to have the guilty cleared from punishment altogether, but that God would show mercy, at least to such a degree as not to cut off the whole nation, and leave no posterity to inherit the land; which is supposed in visiting the sin of the fathers to the third or fourth generation.

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Números 14:18 In-Context

16 "Porque el SEÑOR no pudo introducir a este pueblo a la tierra que les había prometido con juramento, por eso los mató en el desierto."
17 Pero ahora, yo te ruego que sea engrandecido el poder del Señor, tal como tú lo has declarado, diciendo:
18 "El SEÑOR es lento para la ira y abundante en misericordia, y perdona la iniquidad y la transgresión; mas de ninguna manera tendrá por inocente al culpable; sino que castigará la iniquidad de los padres sobre los hijos hasta la tercera y la cuarta generación."
19 Perdona, te ruego, la iniquidad de este pueblo conforme a la grandeza de tu misericordia, así como has perdonado a este pueblo desde Egipto hasta aquí.
20 Entonces el SEÑOR dijo: Los he perdonado según tu palabra;
Scripture taken from La Biblia de las Américas® (LBLA®), Copyright © 1986, 1995, 1997 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. https://www.LBLA.com

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