Exodus 33:11-23
New American Standard Bible
11 So (A)the Lord used to speak to Moses face to face, just as a man speaks to his friend. When [a]Moses returned to the camp, (B)his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, would not depart from the tent.
Moses Intercedes
12 Then Moses said to the Lord, “See, You say to me, ‘(C)Bring up this people!’ But You Yourself have not let me know (D)whom You will send with me. (E)Moreover, You have said, ‘I have known you by name, and you have also found favor in My sight.’ 13 Now then, if I have found favor in Your sight in any way, please (F)let me know Your ways so that I may know You, in order that I may find favor in Your sight. (G)Consider too, that this nation is Your people.” 14 And He said, “(H)My presence shall go with you, and (I)I will give you rest.” 15 Then he said to Him, “(J)If Your presence does not go with us, do not lead us up from here. 16 For how then can it be known that I have found favor in Your sight, I and Your people? Is it not by Your going with us, so that (K)we, I and Your people, may be distinguished from all the other people who are on the face of the [b]earth?”
17 The Lord said to Moses, “I will also do this thing of which you have spoken; (L)for you have found favor in My sight and I have known you by name.” 18 (M)Then Moses said, “Please, show me Your glory!” 19 And He said, “(N)I Myself will make all My goodness pass before you, and will proclaim the name of the Lord before you; and (O)I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show compassion to whom I will show compassion.” 20 He further said, “You cannot see My face, (P)for mankind shall not see Me and live!” 21 Then the Lord said, “Behold, there is a place [c]by Me, and (Q)you shall stand there on the rock; 22 and it will come about, while My glory is passing by, that I will put you in the cleft of the rock and (R)cover you with My hand until I have passed by. 23 Then I will take My hand away and you shall see My back, but (S)My face shall not be seen.”
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- Exodus 33:11 Lit he
- Exodus 33:16 Lit ground
- Exodus 33:21 Lit with
Exodus 33:11-23
New International Version
11 The Lord would speak to Moses face to face,(A) as one speaks to a friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young aide Joshua(B) son of Nun did not leave the tent.
Moses and the Glory of the Lord
12 Moses said to the Lord, “You have been telling me, ‘Lead these people,’(C) but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. You have said, ‘I know you by name(D) and you have found favor(E) with me.’ 13 If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways(F) so I may know you and continue to find favor with you. Remember that this nation is your people.”(G)
14 The Lord replied, “My Presence(H) will go with you, and I will give you rest.”(I)
15 Then Moses said to him, “If your Presence(J) does not go with us, do not send us up from here. 16 How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us?(K) What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?”(L)
17 And the Lord said to Moses, “I will do the very thing you have asked,(M) because I am pleased with you and I know you by name.”(N)
18 Then Moses said, “Now show me your glory.”(O)
19 And the Lord said, “I will cause all my goodness to pass(P) in front of you, and I will proclaim my name,(Q) the Lord, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.(R) 20 But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for no one may see(S) me and live.”
21 Then the Lord said, “There is a place near me where you may stand on a rock. 22 When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock(T) and cover you with my hand(U) until I have passed by. 23 Then I will remove my hand and you will see my back; but my face must not be seen.”
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