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Exodus 33:12-18

12Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, “Lookרְ֠אֵהRe.'ehH7200,Youאַתָּ֞ה'a.TahH859have been telling meאֹמֵ֤ר אֵלַי֙'o.Mer 'e.LaiH559 H413, ‘Leadהַ֚עַלHa.'alH5927thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088people upהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971אֶת־'et-H853,’but Youוְאַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH859have notלֹ֣אlo'H3808let me knowהֽוֹדַעְתַּ֔נִיho.da'.Ta.niH3045אֵ֥ת'etH853whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834You will sendתִּשְׁלַ֖חtish.LachH7971with meעִמִּ֑י'i.MiH5973.Yet Youוְאַתָּ֤הve.'a.TahH859have saidאָמַ֙רְתָּ֙'a.Mar.taH559, ‘I knowיְדַעְתִּ֣יךָֽye.da'.Ti.khaH3045you by nameבְשֵׁ֔םve.ShemH8034,and you haveוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571foundמָצָ֥אתָma.Tza.taH4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580in My sightבְּעֵינָֽי׃be.'ei.NaiH5869.’

13Nowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258ifאִם־'im-H518indeedנָא֩na'H4994I have foundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵ֜ןchenH2580in Your sightבְּעֵינֶ֗יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,pleaseנָא֙na'H4994let me knowהוֹדִעֵ֤נִיho.di.'E.niH3045אֶת־'et-H853Your waysדְּרָכֶ֔ךָde.ra.Khe.khaH1870,that I may know Youוְאֵדָ֣עֲךָ֔ לְמַ֥עַןve.'e.Da.'a.kha le.Ma.'anH3045 H4616and findאֶמְצָא־'em.tza'-H4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580in Your sightבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.Rememberוּרְאֵ֕הu.re.'EhH7200thatכִּ֥יkiH3588thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088nationהַגּ֥וֹיha.GoyH1471is Your peopleעַמְּךָ֖'a.me.KhaH5971.”

14And the LORD answeredוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “My Presenceפָּנַ֥יpa.NaiH6440will goיֵלֵ֖כוּye.Le.khuH1980with you,and I will give you restוַהֲנִחֹ֥תִיva.ha.ni.Cho.tiH5117.”

15“Ifאִם־'im-H518Your Presenceפָּנֶ֙יךָ֙pa.Nei.khaH6440does notאֵ֤ין'einH369goהֹלְכִ֔יםho.le.KhimH1980with us,”Moses repliedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֵלָ֑יו'e.LavH413, “do notאַֽל־'al-H408lead us upתַּעֲלֵ֖נוּta.'a.Le.nuH5927from hereמִזֶּֽה׃mi.ZehH2088.

16For how thenוּבַמֶּ֣ה׀u.va.MehH4100can it be knownיִוָּדַ֣ע אֵפ֗וֹאyi.va.Da' 'e.Fo'H3045 H645thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Your peopleוְעַמֶּ֔ךָve.'a.Me.khaH5971and Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589have foundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵ֤ןchenH2580in Your sightבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,unlessהֲל֖וֹאha.Lo'H3808You goבְּלֶכְתְּךָ֣be.lekh.te.KhaH1980with usעִמָּ֑נוּ'i.Ma.nuH5973? How else willweאֲנִ֣י וְעַמְּךָ֔'a.Ni ve.'a.me.KhaH589 H5971be distinguishedוְנִפְלֵ֙ינוּ֙ve.nif.Lei.nuH6395from allמִכָּ֨ל־mi.kolH3605the other peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834onעַל־'al-H5921the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ פha.'a.da.MahH127?”

17So the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “I will doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֑ה'e.'e.SehH6213thisהַזֶּ֛הha.ZehH2088אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834veryגַּ֣םgamH1571אֶת־'et-H853thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697you have askedדִּבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588you have foundמָצָ֤אתָma.Tza.taH4672favorחֵן֙chenH2580in My sightבְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.NaiH5869,and I knowוָאֵדָעֲךָ֖va.'e.da.'a.KhaH3045you by nameבְּשֵֽׁם׃be.ShemH8034.”

18Then Moses saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “Pleaseנָ֖אna'H4994אֶת־'et-H853show meהַרְאֵ֥נִיhar.'E.niH7200Your gloryכְּבֹדֶֽךָ׃ke.vo.De.khaH3519.”

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