Exodus 34:8
What does Exodus 34:8 mean?
A plain-English look at Exodus 34:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Then Moses quickly went down on his face in worship.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And Moses hasteth, and boweth to the earth, and doth obeisance,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And Moses making haste, bowed down prostrate unto the earth, and adoring,
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Moses made haste, and bowed his head to the earth and worshipped,
Context
v.7keeping lovingkindness for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin; and that will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation.
v.8This passage
v.9And he said, If now I have found favor in thy sight, O Lord, let the Lord, I pray thee, go in the midst of us; for it is a stiffnecked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thine inheritance.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 17:3
And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,
- Exodus 4:31
And the people believed: and when they heard that Jehovah had visited the children of Israel, and that he had seen their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.
- 2 Chronicles 20:18
And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground; and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before Jehovah, worshipping Jehovah.
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