¹¹ So ^(A)the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. And he would return to the camp, but ^(B)his servant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, did not depart from the tabernacle.

The Promise of God’s Presence

¹² Then Moses said to the Lord, “See, ^(C)You say to me, ‘Bring up this people.’ But You have not let me know whom You will send with me. Yet You have said, ^(D)‘I know you by name, and you have also found grace in My sight.’ ¹³ Now therefore, I pray, ^(E)if I have found grace in Your sight, ^(F)show me now Your way, that I may know You and that I may find grace in Your sight. And consider that this nation is ^(G)Your people.”

¹⁴ And He said, ^(H)“My Presence will go with you, and I will give you ^(I)rest.”

¹⁵ Then he said to Him, ^(J)“If Your Presence does not go with us, do not bring us up from here. ¹⁶ For how then will it be known that Your people and I have found grace in Your sight, ^(K)except You go with us? So we ^(L)shall be separate, Your people and I, from all the people who are upon the face of the earth.”

¹⁷ So the Lord said to Moses, ^(M)“I will also do this thing that you have spoken; for you have found grace in My sight, and I know you by name.”

¹⁸ And he said, “Please, show me ^(N)Your glory.”

¹⁹ Then He said, “I will make all My ^(O)goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before you. ^(P)I will be gracious to whom I will be ^(Q)gracious, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.” ²⁰ But He said, “You cannot see My face; for ^(R)no man shall see Me, and live.” ²¹ And the Lord said, “Here is a place by Me, and you shall stand on the rock. ²² So it shall be, while My glory passes by, that I will put you ^(S)in the cleft of the rock, and will ^(T)cover you with My hand while I pass by. ²³ Then I will take away My hand, and you shall see My back; but My face shall ^(U)not be seen.”