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Numbers 14:18

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

The LORD [is] longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing [the guilty], visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation].

Numbers 14:18 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Numbers 14:18

Theological / Devotional

Forgiving iniquity and transgression. Literally, “One who lifts up iniquity and transgression.” The word translated “iniquity” means “perversion,” “distortion,” “twisting;” and “transgression,” “rebellion,” “defiance,” “revolt.”

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