18 ^a‘The Lord is longsuffering and abundant in mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression; but He by no means clears the guilty, ^bvisiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation.’  ‡

19 ^aPardon the iniquity of this people, I pray, ^baccording to the greatness of Your mercy, just ^cas You have forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.”  ‡

21 but truly, as I live, ^aall the earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord—  ‡

22 ^abecause all these men who have seen My glory and the signs which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have put Me to the test now ^bthese ten times, and have not heeded My voice,  ‡