Exodus 32:11-13

Expanded Bible

¹¹ But Moses ·begged [tried to appease] the Lord his God and said, “Lord, ·don’t let your anger destroy [^Lwhy does your anger burn against…?] your people, whom you brought out of Egypt with your great power and ·strength [^La mighty hand]. ¹² ·Don’t let [^LWhy should…?] the people of Egypt say, ‘The Lord brought the Israelites out of Egypt for an evil purpose. He planned to kill them in the mountains and ·destroy [^Lwipe] them from the earth.’ So ·stop being angry [change your mind; relent], and don’t ·destroy [^Lbring harm on] your people. ¹³ Remember ·the men who served you [^Lyour servants]—Abraham, Isaac, and Israel. You promised with an oath to them and said, ‘I will make your ·descendants [seed] as many as the stars in the sky [Gen. 15:5; 22:17; 26:4]. I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised them, and ·it will be theirs [^Lthey will inherit it] forever [Gen. 12:1–3].’”