Exodus 33:1-6

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33 Then the Lord said to Moses, “You and the people you brought out of Egypt must ·leave [^Lgo up from] this place. Go to the land that I promised with an oath to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give that land to your ·descendants [^Lseed; Gen. 12:1–3].’ ² I will send an ·angel [or messenger] ·to lead [^Lbefore] you, and I will ·force [drive] these people out of the land: the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. ³ Go up to a ·fertile land [^Lland flowing with milk and honey; 3:8]. But I will not go with you, because I might ·destroy [consume] you on the way, since you are such a ·stubborn people [stiff-necked people].”

⁴ When the people heard this bad news, they ·became very sad [mourned], and none of them put on ·jewelry [ornaments; or festive dress]. ⁵ This was because the Lord had said to Moses, “Tell the ·Israelites [^Lsons/^Tchildren of Israel], ‘You are a ·stubborn [^Lstiff-necked] people. If I were to go with you even for a moment, I would destroy you. So take off all your ·jewelry [ornaments; or festive dress], and I will decide what to do with you.’” ⁶ So the ·people [^Lsons; children] of Israel ·took [stripped] off their ·jewelry [ormanents; or festive dress] at Mount ·Sinai [^LHoreb; 3:1].