^9 (A)The Lord said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and behold, they are ^[a](B)an obstinate people.

⁵ For the Lord had said to Moses, “Say to the sons of Israel, ‘You are ^[a](A)an obstinate people; should I go up in your midst for one moment, I would destroy you. Now therefore, put off your ornaments from you, that I may know what I shall do with you.’”