SEV Biblia, Chapter 14:18
El SEÑOR, tardo de ira y grande en misericordia, que suelta la iniquidad y la rebelión, y absolviendo no absolverá al culpado ; que visita la maldad de los padres sobre los hijos hasta las terceras y hasta las cuartas generaciones .
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Numbers 14:18
Verse 18. The Lord is longsuffering] See the note on "Exodus xxxiv. 6".
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 18. The Lord [is] longsuffering , etc.] Towards all men, and especially towards his own people: and of great mercy , being abundant in goodness, and keeping mercy for thousands: forgiving iniquity and transgression , all sorts of sin: and by no means clearing [the guilty], visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] ; which may seem to make against the plea of Moses for mercy and forgiveness; but the reason of these words being expressed seems to be, because they go along with the others in the passage referred to, and are no contradiction to the forgiving mercy of God in a way of justice; nor did Moses request to have the guilty cleared from punishment altogether, but that God would show mercy, at least to such a degree as not to cut off the whole nation, and leave no posterity to inherit the land; which is supposed in visiting the sin of the fathers to the third or fourth generation.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 11-19 - Moses made humble intercession for Israel. Herein he was a type of Christ, who prayed for those that despitefully used him. The pardon of a nation's sin, is the turning away the nation's punishment; and for that Moses is here so earnest. Moses argued that, consistently with God's character, in his abundant mercies, he could forgive them.
Original Hebrew
יהוה 3068 ארך 750 אפים 639 ורב 7227 חסד 2617 נשׂא 5375 עון 5771 ופשׁע 6588 ונקה 5352 לא 3808 ינקה 5352 פקד 6485 עון 5771 אבות 1 על 5921 בנים 1121 על 5921 שׁלשׁים 8029 ועל 5921 רבעים׃ 7256
