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Exodus 32:14

And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.

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וַיִּנָּ֖חֶםvayinachemand comfortנָחַםconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and comfort”, the next action in the storyH5162properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to avenge (oneself)comfort (self), ease (one's self), repent(-er,-ing, self).יְהוָ֑הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…הָ֣רָעָ֔הharaahthe badרַעdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the bad”, the ordinary formH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…אֲשֶׁ֥רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…דִּבֶּ֖רdiberspeakדָבַרverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “speak”, a completed actionH1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdueanswer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתlaasotto doעָשָׂהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to do”, the to-form of the verbH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…לְעַמּֽוֹleamvoto peopleעַםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the LORD repented of the evil which He said He would do unto His people.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jehovah repented of the evil which he said he would do unto his people.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Jehovah repenteth of the evil which He hath spoken of doing to His people.

World English Bible

So Yahweh turned away from the evil which he said he would do to his people.

Darby Translation

And Jehovah repented of the evil that he had said he would do to his people.

Douay-Rheims

And the Lord was appeased from doing the evil which he had spoken against his people.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the LORD repented of the evil which He said He would do unto His people.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the Lord was prevailed upon to preserve his people.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἱλάσθη Κύριος περιποιῆσαι τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ.