14:19 Please forgive34 the iniquity of this people according to your great loyal love,35 just as you have forgiven this people from Egypt even until now.”
tn The verb סְלַח־נָא (selakh-na’), the imperative form, means “forgive” (see Ps 130:4), “pardon,” “excuse.” The imperative is of course a prayer, a desire, and not a command.
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tn The construct unit is “the greatness of your loyal love.” This is the genitive of specification, the first word being the modifier.