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Deuteronomy 4

Deut. 4:31 KJV (With Strong’s)

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(For the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
thy God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
is ab merciful
rachuwm (Hebrew #7349)
compassionate
KJV usage: full of compassion, merciful.
Pronounce: rakh-oom'
Origin: from 7355
God
'el (Hebrew #410)
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
KJV usage: God (god), X goodly, X great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in "-el."
Pronounce: ale
Origin: shortened from 352
;) he will not forsake
raphah (Hebrew #7503)
to slacken (in many applications, literal or figurative)
KJV usage: abate, cease, consume, draw (toward evening), fail, (be) faint, be (wax) feeble, forsake, idle, leave, let alone (go, down), (be) slack, stay, be still, be slothful, (be) weak(-en). See 7495.
Pronounce: raw-faw'
Origin: a primitive root
thee, neither destroy
shachath (Hebrew #7843)
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, X utterly, waste(-r).
Pronounce: shaw-khath'
Origin: a primitive root
thee, nor forget
shakach (Hebrew #7911)
a primitive root; to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
KJV usage: X at all, (cause to) forget.
Pronounce: shaw-kakh'
Origin: or shakeach {shaw-kay'-akh}
the covenant
briyth (Hebrew #1285)
a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
KJV usage: confederacy, (con-)feder(-ate), covenant, league.
Pronounce: ber-eeth'
Origin: from 1262 (in the sense of cutting (like 1254))
of thy fathers
'ab (Hebrew #1)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application)
KJV usage: chief, (fore-)father(-less), X patrimony, principal. Compare names in "Abi-".
Pronounce: awb
Origin: a primitive word
which he sware
shaba` (Hebrew #7650)
propr. to be complete, but used only as a denominative from 7651; to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
KJV usage: adjure, charge (by an oath, with an oath), feed to the full (by mistake for 7646), take an oath, X straitly, (cause to, make to) swear.
Pronounce: shaw-bah'
Origin: a primitive root
unto them.
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Psa. 116:5• 5Gracious is Jehovah and righteous; and our God is merciful. (Psa. 116:5)
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Jonah 4:2• 2And he prayed unto Jehovah, and said, Ah, Jehovah, was not this my saying when I was yet in my country? Therefore I was minded to flee at first unto Tarshish; for I knew that thou art a gracious *God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great loving-kindness, and repentest thee of the evil. (Jonah 4:2)

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the Lord.
Ex. 34:6‑7• 6And Jehovah passed by before his face, and proclaimed, Jehovah, Jehovah *God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in goodness and truth,
 7keeping mercy unto thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but by no means clearing 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. (Ex. 34:6‑7)
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Num. 14:18• 18Jehovah is slow to anger, and abundant in goodness, forgiving iniquity and transgression, but by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the third and fourth generation. (Num. 14:18)
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2 Chron. 30:9• 9For if ye return to Jehovah, your brethren and your children shall find compassion with those that have carried them captive, so that they shall come again unto this land; for Jehovah your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return to him. (2 Chron. 30:9)
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Neh. 1:5• 5and said, I beseech thee, Jehovah, God of the heavens, the great and terrible *God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and keep his commandments. (Neh. 1:5)
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Neh. 9:31• 31Nevertheless for thy manifold mercies' sake, thou didst not make a full end of them nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful *God. (Neh. 9:31)
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Psa. 86:5,15• 5For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, and art of great loving-kindness unto all that call upon thee.
 15But thou, Lord, art a *God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in goodness and truth. (Psa. 86:5,15)
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Psa. 116:5• 5Gracious is Jehovah and righteous; and our God is merciful. (Psa. 116:5)
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Psa. 145:8‑9• 8Jehovah is gracious and merciful; slow to anger, and of great loving-kindness.
 9Jehovah is good to all; and his tender mercies are over all his works. (Psa. 145:8‑9)
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Jonah 4:2• 2And he prayed unto Jehovah, and said, Ah, Jehovah, was not this my saying when I was yet in my country? Therefore I was minded to flee at first unto Tarshish; for I knew that thou art a gracious *God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great loving-kindness, and repentest thee of the evil. (Jonah 4:2)
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Mic. 7:18• 18Who is a *God like unto thee, that forgiveth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? He retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in loving-kindness. (Mic. 7:18)
forget.
Lev. 26:42,45• 42I will remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land.
 45But I will remember toward them the covenant with their ancestors whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt before the eyes of the nations, that I might be their God: I am Jehovah. (Lev. 26:42,45)
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Psa. 105:8• 8He is ever mindful of his covenant,--the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,-- (Psa. 105:8)
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Psa. 111:5,9• 5He hath given meat unto them that fear him; he is ever mindful of his covenant.
 9He sent deliverance unto his people; he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and terrible is his name. (Psa. 111:5,9)
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Jer. 14:21• 21For thy name's sake, do not spurn us, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us. (Jer. 14:21)
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Luke 1:72• 72to fulfil mercy with our fathers and remember his holy covenant, (Luke 1:72)

J. N. Darby Translation

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—for Jehovah thy God is a merciful *God,—he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he swore unto them.