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Exodus 32

Ex. 32:32 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Yet now, if thou wilt forgive
nasa' (Hebrew #5375)
a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
KJV usage: accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable (+ man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, X needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, + swear, take (away, up), X utterly, wear, yield.
Pronounce: naw-saw'
Origin: or nacah (Psalm 4 : 6 (7)) {naw-saw'}
their sin
chatta'ah (Hebrew #2403)
from 2398; an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender
KJV usage: punishment (of sin), purifying(-fication for sin), sin(-ner, offering).
Pronounce: khat-taw-aw'
Origin: or chattacth {khat-tawth'}
―; and if notl, blot
machah (Hebrew #4229)
properly, to stroke or rub; by implication, to erase; also to smooth (as if with oil), i.e. grease or make fat; also to touch, i.e. reach to
KJV usage: abolish, blot out, destroy, full of marrow, put out, reach unto, X utterly, wipe (away, out).
Pronounce: maw-khaw'
Origin: a primitive root
me, I pray thee, out ofm thy book
cepher (Hebrew #5612)
from 5608; properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book
KJV usage: bill, book, evidence, X learn(-ed) (-ing), letter, register, scroll.
Pronounce: say'-fer
Origin: or (feminine) ciphrah (Psa. 56:8 (9)) {sif-raw'}
which thou hast written
kathab (Hebrew #3789)
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
KJV usage: describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten).
Pronounce: kaw-thab'
Origin: a primitive root
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Rom. 9:3• 3for I could wish, I myself, to be a curse from Christ, for my brethren, my kinsmen according to flesh, (Rom. 9:3)
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Psa. 56:8• 8{i}Thou{/i}, countest my wanderings:{HR}Put my tears in thy bottle;{HR}[Are] they not in thy book? (Psa. 56:8)
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Dan. 12:1• 1And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people; and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. (Dan. 12:1)
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Phil. 4:3• 3yea, I beseech thee also, genuine yokefellow, help them, seeing that they shared my conflicts in the gospel, with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow-labourers, whose names are in the book of life. (Phil. 4:3)
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Rev. 3:5• 5He that overcometh, he shall be clothed in white garments; and I will in no wise blot out his name from the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels. (Rev. 3:5)

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Cross References

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Num. 14:19• 19Pardon, 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. (Num. 14:19)
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Dan. 9:18‑19• 18{i}Incline thine ear, O my God, and hear; open thine eyes and behold our desolations, and the city that is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee because of our righteousnesses, but because of thy manifold mercies.{/i}
 19{i}Lord, hear! Lord, forgive! Lord, hearken and do! defer not, for thine own sake, O my God! for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.{/i} (Dan. 9:18‑19)
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Amos 7:2• 2{i}And it came to pass, when they had wholly eaten the grass of the land, that I said, O Lord Jehovah, forgive, I beseech thee! How shall Jacob arise? for he is small.{/i} (Amos 7:2)
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Luke 23:34• 34And Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. And, parting his garments, they cast lots. (Luke 23:34)
blot me.Allusion may be made to the registry of births, in which those born of a particular tribe were entered in the list of their respective families under that tribe.
This was the book of life; and when any died, his name might be considered as blotted out of this list.
But as Moses addressed the Lord, he undoubtedly referred, by faith, to the book of God's remembrance.
Ex. 32:10• 10Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them; and I will make of thee a great nation. (Ex. 32:10)
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Deut. 9:14• 14{i}Let me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out their name from under heaven; and I will make of thee a nation mightier and greater than they.{/i} (Deut. 9:14)
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Deut. 25:19• 19Therefore it shall be, when Jehovah thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget it. (Deut. 25:19)
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Deut. 29:20• 20{i}Jehovah will not pardon him, but the anger of Jehovah and his jealousy will then smoke against that man, and all the curse shall be upon him that is written in this book; and Jehovah will blot out his name from under the heavens;{/i} (Deut. 29:20)
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Psa. 56:8• 8{i}Thou{/i}, countest my wanderings:{HR}Put my tears in thy bottle;{HR}[Are] they not in thy book? (Psa. 56:8)
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Psa. 69:28• 28Let them be blotted from the book of life,{HR}And with righteous ones let them not be written. (Psa. 69:28)
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Psa. 139:16• 16Thine eyes saw mine unformed substance,{HR}And in thy book were all of them written,{HR}Days they were fashioned when (and) not one [was] among them. (Psa. 139:16)
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Ezek. 13:9• 9And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the Lord Jehovah. (Ezek. 13:9)
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Dan. 12:1• 1And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people; and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. (Dan. 12:1)
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Rom. 9:3• 3for I could wish, I myself, to be a curse from Christ, for my brethren, my kinsmen according to flesh, (Rom. 9:3)
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Phil. 4:3• 3yea, I beseech thee also, genuine yokefellow, help them, seeing that they shared my conflicts in the gospel, with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow-labourers, whose names are in the book of life. (Phil. 4:3)
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Rev. 3:5• 5He that overcometh, he shall be clothed in white garments; and I will in no wise blot out his name from the book of life, and I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels. (Rev. 3:5)
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Rev. 17:8• 8The beast which thou sawest was and is not, and is to rise up out of the abyss and go into perdition: and they shall wonder that dwell on the earth, of whom the name is not written in the book of life from {i}the{/i} world's foundation, when they behold the beast that he was and is not and shall be present. (Rev. 17:8)
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Rev. 21:27• 27And there shall in no wise enter into it anything common, and {i}one{/i} practicing abomination and a lie; but those that are written in the Lamb's book of life. (Rev. 21:27)
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Rev. 22:19• 19and if Anyone shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the tree of life and out of the holy city that are written in this book. (Rev. 22:19)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And now, if thou wilt forgive their sin … but if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book that thou hast written.

W. Kelly Translation

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And now, if thou wilt forgive their sin...but if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book that thou hast written.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)