The Becoming God

Wednesday, August 10, 2022

Exodus 34:5-7 Alexander: Has the Most Quoted Verse in the Bible been Mistranslated All This Time?

I read that Exodus 34:6-7 is the most quoted passage in the Bible. Has the most quoted verse in the Bible been translated incorrectly all these years?

Exodus 34:5-7 Alexander:

5. And the Lord descended in a cloud and stood with him there and called the name of the Lord* (and called by the name: Lord).
6. The Lord, then, passed before him, and the Lord declared, "The Lord is Merciful, Gracious, Generous* (flowing) of Spirit -- His Grace and Zeal are bountiful;
7. "Who safeguards grace for thousands of generations* (centuries), who forgives sins and obligations, but who absolutely does not sanctify* (sanctifyingly sanctify) [those who sin and fail their duties;] however, He does command the love of parents upon their children and upon their children's children, to the third and fourth generations"

Footnotes: *34:5 Lit. Ar. idiomatic construction: "And called by the name: Lord." NB! This and the subsequent passage leave little doubt that it was the Triune God that was manifested through the Father (Lord,) the Son (Lord) and the Holy Spirit (symbolized by the cloud.)
*34:6 Lit. Ar. id.: "Flowing."
*34:7.1 Lit. Ar. id.: Or: "centuries."
*34:7.2 Lit. Ar. id.: "Sanctifyingly sanctify."
*34:7.3 NB! All other translations have translated this passage in error, suggesting that God punishes children and grandchildren for three to four generations because their parents sinned.

May I suggest the following reading?:

5. And YHWH descended in a cloud and stood with him there and called by the name: YHWH.
6. YHWH, then, passed before him, and YHWH declared, "YHWH is Merciful, Gracious, Flowing of Spirit -- His Grace and Zeal are bountiful;
7. "Who safeguards grace for thousands of centuries, who forgives sins and obligations, but who absolutely does not sanctifyingly sanctify [those who sin and fail their duties]: however, He does command the love of parents upon their children and upon their children's children, to the third and fourth generations."

It is like a whole different God. IS a whole different God. Got your’s right?

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