“Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy mercy, and as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.”
In accordance with your great love, forgive the sin of these people, just as you have forgiven them from the time they left Egypt until now' — Moses' final plea appeals to precedent: God has forgiven Israel repeatedly from Egypt through the wilderness journey; let Him forgive again, not on the basis of Israel's merit but on the basis of His 'great love' (chesed rav).
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