Exodus 34:6 — King James Version← Study notes

“And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,”

Exodus 34:6 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Exodus 34:615 words

וַיַּעֲבֹרwayaʿăvōrAnd cross

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

עַלʿalAbove

פָּנָיוpānāywFace

וַיִּקְרָאwayiqərāʾAnd call out to

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

אֵלʾēlStrength

רַחוּםraḥûmCompassionate

וְחַנּוּןwəḥanûnAnd gracious

אֶרֶךְʾereḵəLong

אַפַּיִםʾapayimNose

וְרַבwəravAnd abundant

חֶסֶדḥesedKindness

וֶאֱמֶתweʾĕmetAnd stability

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיַּעֲבֹרwayaʿăvōrAnd cross

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

עַלʿalAbove

פָּנָיוpānāywFace

וַיִּקְרָאwayiqərāʾAnd call out to

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

אֵלʾēlStrength

רַחוּםraḥûmCompassionate

וְחַנּוּןwəḥanûnAnd gracious

אֶרֶךְʾereḵəLong

אַפַּיִםʾapayimNose

וְרַבwəravAnd abundant

חֶסֶדḥesedKindness

וֶאֱמֶתweʾĕmetAnd stability

Explore community notes on Exodus 34:6

Study summaries, cross-references, and discussion

Open verse →