Berean Standard Bible

Exodus 33:17-23

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.”

19“Iאֲנִ֨י'a.NiH589will cause allכָּל־kol-H3605My goodnessטוּבִי֙tu.ViH2898to passאַעֲבִ֤יר'a.'a.VirH5674beforeעַל־'al-H5921youפָּנֶ֔יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440,” the LORDrepliedוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “and I will proclaimוְקָרָ֧אתִֽיve.ka.Ra.tiH7121Mynameבְשֵׁ֛םve.ShemH8034—the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068—in your presenceלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440.I will have mercyוְחַנֹּתִי֙ve.cha.no.TiH2603אֶת־'et-H853on whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have mercyאָחֹ֔ן'a.ChonH2603,and I will have compassionוְרִחַמְתִּ֖יve.ri.cham.TiH7355אֶת־'et-H853on whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have compassionאֲרַחֵֽם׃'a.ra.ChemH7355.”

20But He addedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You cannotלֹ֥א תוּכַ֖לlo' tu.KhalH3808 H3201seeלִרְאֹ֣תlir.'OtH7200אֶת־'et-H853My faceפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440,forכִּ֛יkiH3588noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808oneהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120can seeיִרְאַ֥נִיyir.'A.niH7200Meand liveוָחָֽי׃va.ChaiH2421.”

21The LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068continuedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Thereהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009is a placeמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725near Meאִתִּ֑י'i.TiH854where you are to standוְנִצַּבְתָּ֖ve.ni.tzav.TaH5324uponעַל־'al-H5921a rockהַצּֽוּר׃ha.TzurH6697,

22and whenוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961My gloryכְּבֹדִ֔יke.vo.DiH3519passes byבַּעֲבֹ֣רba.'a.VorH5674,I will put youוְשַׂמְתִּ֖יךָve.sam.Ti.khaH7760in a cleftבְּנִקְרַ֣תbe.nik.RatH5366of the rockהַצּ֑וּרha.TzurH6697and cover youוְשַׂכֹּתִ֥יve.sa.ko.TiH5526with My handכַפִּ֛י עָלֶ֖יךָkha.Pi 'a.Lei.khaH3709 H5921untilעַד־'ad-H5704I have passed byעָבְרִֽי׃'a.ve.RiH5674.

23Then I will take My handכַּפִּ֔יka.PiH3709awayוַהֲסִרֹתִי֙va.ha.si.ro.TiH5493אֶת־'et-H853,and you will seeוְרָאִ֖יתָve.ra.'I.taH7200אֶת־'et-H853My backאֲחֹרָ֑י'a.cho.RaiH268;but My faceוּפָנַ֖יu.fa.NaiH6440must notלֹ֥אlo'H3808be seenיֵרָאֽוּ׃ סye.ra.'UH7200.”

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