Exodus 33
The Journey Resumed
1Then the Lord spoke to Moses, “Depart, go up from here, you and the people whom you have brought up from the land of Egypt, to the land of which aI swore to Abraham, bIsaac, and cJacob, saying, ‘ dTo your ▼▼ Lit seed
descendants I will give it.’ 2“I will send fan angel before you and gI will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Hivite and the Jebusite. 3“Go up to a land hflowing with milk and honey; for I will not go up in your midst, because you are ▼▼ Lit a stiff-necked
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jan obstinate people, and kI might destroy you on the way.” 4When the people heard this ▼▼ Lit evil
sad word, mthey went into mourning, and none of them put on his ornaments. 5For the Lord had said to Moses, “Say to the sons of Israel, ‘You are ▼▼ Lit a stiff-necked
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oan 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.’” 6So the sons of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments, from Mount Horeb onward. 7Now Moses used to take pthe tent and pitch it outside the camp, a good distance from the camp, and he called it the tent of meeting. And qeveryone who sought the Lord would go out to the tent of meeting which was outside the camp. 8And it came about, whenever Moses went out to the tent, that all the people would arise and stand, each at the entrance of his tent, and gaze after Moses until he entered the tent. 9Whenever Moses entered the tent, rthe pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the entrance of the tent; sand ▼▼ Lit He
the Lord would speak with Moses. 10When all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, all the people would arise and worship, each at the entrance of his tent. 11Thus uthe Lord used to speak to Moses face to face, just as a man speaks to his friend. When ▼▼ Lit he
Moses returned to the camp, whis servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, would not depart from the tent. Moses Intercedes
12Then Moses said to the Lord, “See, You say to me, ‘ xBring up this people!’ But You Yourself have not let me know ywhom You will send with me. zMoreover, You have said, ‘I have known you by name, and you have also found favor in My sight.’ 13“Now therefore, I pray You, if I have found favor in Your sight, aalet me know Your ways that I may know You, so that I may find favor in Your sight. abConsider too, that this nation is Your people.” 14And He said, ac“My presence shall go with you, and adI will give you rest.” 15Then he said to Him, ae“If Your presence does not go with us, do not lead us up from here. 16“For how then can it be known that I have found favor in Your sight, I and Your people? Is it not by Your going with us, so that afwe, I and Your people, may be distinguished from all the other people who are upon the face of the ▼▼ Lit ground
earth?” 17The Lord said to Moses, “I will also do this thing of which you have spoken; ahfor you have found favor in My sight and I have known you by name.” 18 aiThen ▼▼ Lit he
Moses said, “I pray You, show me Your glory!” 19And He said, ak“I Myself will make all My goodness pass before you, and will proclaim the name of the Lord before you; and alI will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show compassion on whom I will show compassion.” 20But He said, “You cannot see My face, amfor no man can see Me and live!” 21Then the Lord said, “Behold, there is a place ▼▼ Lit with
by Me, and aoyou shall stand there on the rock; 22and it will come about, while My glory is passing by, that I will put you in the cleft of the rock and apcover you with My hand until I have passed by. 23“Then I will take My hand away and you shall see My back, but aqMy face shall not be seen.”
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