¹⁹ Listen now to my voice; I will give you ^[a]counsel, and God will be with you: Stand ^(A)before God for the people, so that you may ^(B)bring the difficulties to God.

⁵ So Moses ^(A)brought their case before the Lord.

^5 (A)I stood between the Lord and you at that time, to declare to you the word of the Lord; for ^(B)you were afraid because of the fire, and you did not go up the mountain. He said:

¹⁹ Then they said to Moses, ^(A)“You speak with us, and we will hear; but ^(B)let not God speak with us, lest we die.”

¹² So He said, ^(A)“I will certainly be with you. And this shall be a ^(B)sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.”

^2 (A)The Lord was with Joseph, and he was a successful man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

^20 (A)teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am ^(B)with you always, even to the end of the age.” ^[a]Amen.

¹⁷ Your maidservant said, ‘The word of my lord the king will now be comforting; for ^(A)as the angel of God, so is my lord the king in ^(B)discerning good and evil. And may the Lord your God be with you.’ ”

^9 (A)Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; ^(B)do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”