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Exodus 33:17-23

17And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,I will doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֑ה'e.'e.SehH6213this thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697also that thou hast spokenדִּבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696:for thou hast foundמָצָ֤אתָma.Tza.taH4672graceחֵן֙chenH2580in my sightבְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.NaiH5869,and I knowוָאֵדָעֲךָ֖va.'e.da.'a.KhaH3045thee by nameבְּשֵֽׁם׃be.ShemH8034.

18And he saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,I beseech theeנָ֖אna'H4994,shewהַרְאֵ֥נִיhar.'E.niH7200me thy gloryכְּבֹדֶֽךָ׃ke.vo.De.khaH3519.

19And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I will make all my goodnessטוּבִי֙tu.ViH2898passאַעֲבִ֤יר'a.'a.VirH5674before thee, and I will proclaimוְקָרָ֧אתִֽיve.ka.Ra.tiH7121the nameבְשֵׁ֛םve.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068beforeH6440thee; and will be graciousוְחַנֹּתִי֙ve.cha.no.TiH2603to whom I will be graciousאָחֹ֔ן'a.ChonH2603,and will shew mercyוְרִחַמְתִּ֖יve.ri.cham.TiH7355on whom I will shew mercyאֲרַחֵֽם׃'a.ra.ChemH7355.

20And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Thou canstתוּכַ֖לtu.KhalH3201not seeלִרְאֹ֣תlir.'OtH7200my faceפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440:for there shall no manהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120seeיִרְאַ֥נִיyir.'A.niH7200me, and liveH2425.

21And the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Behold, there isa placeמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725by me, and thou shalt standוְנִצַּבְתָּ֖ve.ni.tzav.TaH5324upon a rockהַצּֽוּר׃ha.TzurH6697:

22And it shall come to pass, while my gloryכְּבֹדִ֔יke.vo.DiH3519passeth byבַּעֲבֹ֣רba.'a.VorH5674,that I will putוְשַׂמְתִּ֖יךָve.sam.Ti.khaH7760thee in a cliftבְּנִקְרַ֣תbe.nik.RatH5366of the rockהַצּ֑וּרha.TzurH6697,and will coverוְשַׂכֹּתִ֥יve.sa.ko.TiH5526thee with my handכַפִּ֛יkha.PiH3709whileעַד־'ad-H5704I pass byעָבְרִֽי׃'a.ve.RiH5674:

23And I will takeוַהֲסִרֹתִי֙va.ha.si.ro.TiH5493away mine handכַּפִּ֔יka.PiH3709,and thou shalt seeוְרָאִ֖יתָve.ra.'I.taH7200my back partsאֲחֹרָ֑י'a.cho.RaiH268:but my faceוּפָנַ֖יu.fa.NaiH6440shall not be seenיֵרָאֽוּ׃ סye.ra.'UH7200.

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