Exo 33 | ABEn | STEP | And the lord said to Moses, Go forth, ascend from here, you and your people! whom you led from out of the land of Egypt, into the land which I swore by an oath to Abraham, and to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, To your seed I will give it.

‏ Exodus 33

CHAPTER 33 The LORD Talks to Moses

1 And the lord said to Moses, Go forth, ascend from here, you and your people! whom you led from out of the land of Egypt, into the land which I swore by an oath to Abraham, and to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, To your seed I will give it. 2 And I will send along my angel before your face; and he will cast out the Amorite, and Hittite, and Perizzite, and Gergesite, and Hivite, and Jebusite, and Canaanite. 3 And I will bring you into a land flowing milk and honey. [³not ¹For ²I will] go up with you, because [⁴people ³a hard-necked ¹you ²are], that I should not completely consume you in the way. 4 And [³hearing ¹the ²people ⁵saying ⁴this severe], mourned in mourning. 5 And the lord said to the sons of Israel, You are a people hard-necked; see that [²do not ⁵calamity ⁴another ¹I ³bring] upon you! and should completely consume you. Now then remove [²apparels ¹your glorious], and the ornament! and I will show to you what I will do to you. 6 And [⁴removed ¹the ²sons ³of Israel] their ornamentation, and the attire at the mountain of Horeb. 7 And Moses, taking his tent, pitched outside the camp far from the camp. And it was called -- Tent of Testimony. And it came to pass, all the ones seeking the lord went forth unto the tent outside the camp. 8 And whenever Moses entered into the tent outside the camp, [⁴stood ¹all ²the ³people] watching, each one by the door of his tent. And they contemplated Moses' going away unto his entering into the tent. 9 And as Moses entered into the tent, [⁴came down ¹the ²column ³of cloud] and stood at the door of the tent, and he spoke to Moses. 10 And [⁴saw ¹all ²the ³people] the column of cloud standing by the door of the tent. And [⁴stood ¹all ²the ³people]. And they did obeisance, each from the door of his tent. 11 And the lord spoke to Moses face to face, as if any might speak to his own friend. And he retired into the camp. And the attendant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, did not go forth from out of the tent. 12 And Moses said to the lord, Behold, you say to me, Lead this people! But you manifested not to me whom you shall send along with me. But you said to me, I know you above all, and [²favor ¹you have] with me. 13 If then I have found favor before you, reveal to me yourself knowingly! that I might see you, how ever I should be found in favor before you; and that I might know, that [²is your people ¹this nation]. 14 And he says, I myself will go before you, and will rest you. 15 And he says to him, Unless you yourself should go with us, [²not ⁴me ¹you should ³lead] from here. 16 And how [³be made known ¹will it ²truly] that I have found favor by you -- I and also your people, unless you are going with us, and [⁴will be glorified ¹both I ²and ³your people] by all the nations, as many as [²upon ³the ⁴earth ¹are]? 17 [³said ¹And ²the lord] to Moses, And this [⁵to you ¹word ²which ³you have said ⁴I will do], for you have found favor before me, and I know you above all.

The Glory of The LORD Shown to Moses

18 And he says, Show to me your own glory! 19 And he said, I will go by in front of you in my glory; and I will call the name, the lord, before you; and I will show mercy on whom ever I should show mercy, and I will pity whom ever I should pity. 20 And he said, You will not be able to see my face, for not in any way may [²see ¹man] my face, and shall live. 21 And the lord said, Behold, a place by me. And you shall stand upon the rock; 22 and when ever [²should go by ¹my glory], even I will put you into an opening in the rock, and I will shelter with my hand upon you until whenever I should go by. 23 And I shall remove the hand, and then you shall see the rear of me, but my face will not appear to you.