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Share(ו) וַיַּעֲבֹר ה' עַל־פָּנָיו וַיִּקְרָא ה' ה' אֵל רַחוּם וְחַנּוּן אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם וְרַב־חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת׃
(ז) נֹצֵר חֶסֶד לָאֲלָפִים נֹשֵׂא עָוֺן וָפֶשַׁע וְחַטָּאָה וְנַקֵּה לֹא יְנַקֶּה פֹּקֵד עֲוֺן אָבוֹת עַל־בָּנִים וְעַל־בְּנֵי בָנִים עַל־שִׁלֵּשִׁים וְעַל־רִבֵּעִים׃
(6) Adonai passed before him and proclaimed: “Adonai, Adonai, a God compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in kindness and truth,
(7) preserving kindness to the thousandth generation, lifting iniquity, sin and transgression, and acquitting—yet not forgoing all punishment, but visiting the iniquity of parents upon children and children’s children, upon the third and fourth generations.”
(יז) וְעַתָּה יִגְדַּל־נָא כֹּחַ אדושם כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתָּ לֵאמֹר׃
(יח) ה' אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם וְרַב־חֶסֶד נֹשֵׂא עָוֺן וָפָשַׁע וְנַקֵּה לֹא יְנַקֶּה פֹּקֵד עֲוֺן אָבוֹת עַל־בָּנִים עַל־שִׁלֵּשִׁים וְעַל־רִבֵּעִים׃
(17) Therefore, I pray, let Adonai’s forbearance be great, as You have declared, saying,
(18) 'Adonai! Slow to anger and abounding in kindness; lifting iniquity and transgression, and acquitting—yet not forgoing all punishment, but visiting the iniquity of parents upon children and children’s children, upon the third and fourth generations.'
(ב) וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל אֶל־ה' וַיֹּאמַר אָנָּה ה' הֲלוֹא־זֶה דְבָרִי עַד־הֱיוֹתִי עַל־אַדְמָתִי עַל־כֵּן קִדַּמְתִּי לִבְרֹחַ תַּרְשִׁישָׁה כִּי יָדַעְתִּי כִּי אַתָּה אֵל־חַנּוּן וְרַחוּם אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם וְרַב־חֶסֶד וְנִחָם עַל־הָרָעָה׃
(2) He prayed to God, saying, “Adonai! Isn’t this just what I said when I was still in my own country? That is why I fled beforehand to Tarshish. For I know that You are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in kindness, compassionate toward the wicked.
Rav Yehudah said: A covenant was made with the thirteen attributes that they will not return empty-handed, as it is stated in this regard: “Behold, I make a covenant” (Exodus 34:10).
(כב) ה' ה' אֵל רַחוּם וְחַנּוּן אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם וְרַב חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת: נֹצֵר חֶסֶד לָאֲלָפִים נֹשֵׂא עָוֹן וָפֶשַׁע וְחַטָּאָה וְנַקֵּה:
Adonai, Adonai, a God compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in kindness and truth, preserving kindness to the thousandth generation, lifting iniquity, sin, and transgression, and acquitting.
Shulamis Yelin
In your image,
in your image, God,
You made me in your image,
and I reach upward, seeking—
to be like You, God.
Just? Like You I'm vengeful,
Merciful? Like You I seek an understanding heart.
Jealous? Yes I'm jealous
and iniquitous
and long suffering—
and like You
I dream to make a world,
(in miniature, God),
to do my bidding.
And loving I can be, yes, loving,
to a penitent punished child.
Yet clearly, God, most clearly,
do I see in me your oneness,
your all-oneness,
your aloneness—
in my heart.
