New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 33:12-23

12Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, “Seeרְ֠אֵהRe.'ehH7200,You sayאֹמֵ֤ר'o.MerH559to me, ‘Bringהַ֚עַלHa.'alH5927up thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971!’But You YourselfH859have not let me knowהֽוֹדַעְתַּ֔נִיho.da'.Ta.niH3045whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834You will sendתִּשְׁלַ֖חtish.LachH7971with me.Moreover, You have saidאָמַ֙רְתָּ֙'a.Mar.taH559, ‘I have knownיְדַעְתִּ֣יךָֽye.da'.Ti.khaH3045you by nameבְשֵׁ֔םve.ShemH8034,and you have alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571foundמָצָ֥אתָma.Tza.taH4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580in My sightבְּעֵינָֽי׃be.'ei.NaiH5869.’

13Nowוְעַתָּ֡הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, I prayH4994You, ifאִם־'im-H518I have foundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵ֜ןchenH2580in Your sightבְּעֵינֶ֗יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,let me knowהוֹדִעֵ֤נִיho.di.'E.niH3045Your waysדְּרָכֶ֔ךָde.ra.Khe.khaH1870that I may knowוְאֵדָ֣עֲךָ֔ve.'e.Da.'a.khaH3045You, soלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616that I may findאֶמְצָא־'em.tza'-H4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580in Your sightבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.Considerוּרְאֵ֕הu.re.'EhH7200too, that thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088nationהַגּ֥וֹיha.GoyH1471is Your peopleעַמְּךָ֖'a.me.KhaH5971.”

14And He saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “My presenceפָּנַ֥יpa.NaiH6440shall goיֵלֵ֖כוּye.Le.khuH1980with you, andI will giveוַהֲנִחֹ֥תִיva.ha.ni.Cho.tiH5117you restH5117.”

15Then he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Him, “Ifאִם־'im-H518Your presenceפָּנֶ֙יךָ֙pa.Nei.khaH6440does not goהֹלְכִ֔יםho.le.KhimH1980with us,do not leadתַּעֲלֵ֖נוּta.'a.Le.nuH5927us up from hereמִזֶּֽה׃mi.ZehH2088.

16For howוּבַמֶּ֣ה׀u.va.MehH4100thenאֵפ֗וֹא'e.Fo'H645can it be knownיִוָּדַ֣עyi.va.Da'H3045that I have foundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵ֤ןchenH2580in Your sightבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,I and Your peopleוְעַמֶּ֔ךָve.'a.Me.khaH5971?Is it not by Your goingבְּלֶכְתְּךָ֣be.lekh.te.KhaH1980with us, so thatwe, I and Your peopleוְעַמְּךָ֔ve.'a.me.KhaH5971,may be distinguishedוְנִפְלֵ֙ינוּ֙ve.nif.Lei.nuH6395from allמִכָּ֨ל־mi.kolH3605the otherpeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834are upon the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of theearthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ פha.'a.da.MahH127?”

17The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “I will alsoגַּ֣םgamH1571doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֑ה'e.'e.SehH6213thisהַזֶּ֛הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697of whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have spokenדִּבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696;for you have foundמָצָ֤אתָma.Tza.taH4672favorחֵן֙chenH2580in My sightבְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.NaiH5869and I have knownוָאֵדָעֲךָ֖va.'e.da.'a.KhaH3045you by nameבְּשֵֽׁם׃be.ShemH8034.”

18ThenMoses saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “I prayנָ֖אna'H4994You, showהַרְאֵ֥נִיhar.'E.niH7200me Your gloryכְּבֹדֶֽךָ׃ke.vo.De.khaH3519!”

19And He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I Myselfאֲנִ֨י'a.NiH589will make allכָּל־kol-H3605My goodnessטוּבִי֙tu.ViH2898passאַעֲבִ֤יר'a.'a.VirH5674beforeעַל־ פָּנֶ֔יךָ'al- pa.Nei.khaH5921 H6440you, and will proclaimוְקָרָ֧אתִֽיve.ka.Ra.tiH7121the nameבְשֵׁ֛םve.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you; andI will be graciousוְחַנֹּתִי֙ve.cha.no.TiH2603to whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I will be graciousאָחֹ֔ן'a.ChonH2603,and will showH7355compassionוְרִחַמְתִּ֖יve.ri.cham.TiH7355on whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I will showH7355compassionאֲרַחֵֽם׃'a.ra.ChemH7355.”

20But He saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You cannotלֹ֥א תוּכַ֖לlo' tu.KhalH3201 H3808seeלִרְאֹ֣תlir.'OtH7200My faceפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440,for noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808manהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120can seeיִרְאַ֥נִיyir.'A.niH7200Me and liveוָחָֽי׃va.ChaiH2421!”

21Then the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,there is a placeמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725by Me, andyou shall standוְנִצַּבְתָּ֖ve.ni.tzav.TaH5324thereon the rockהַצּֽוּר׃ha.TzurH6697;

22and it will comeוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961about, while My gloryכְּבֹדִ֔יke.vo.DiH3519is passingבַּעֲבֹ֣רba.'a.VorH5674by, that I will putוְשַׂמְתִּ֖יךָve.sam.Ti.khaH7760you in the cleftבְּנִקְרַ֣תbe.nik.RatH5366of the rockהַצּ֑וּרha.TzurH6697andcoverH7917you with My handכַפִּ֛יkha.PiH3709untilעַד־'ad-H5704I have passedעָבְרִֽי׃'a.ve.RiH5674by.

23Then I will takeH5493My handכַּפִּ֔יka.PiH3709awayH5493and you shall seeוְרָאִ֖יתָve.ra.'I.taH7200My backאֲחֹרָ֑י'a.cho.RaiH268, butMy faceוּפָנַ֖יu.fa.NaiH6440shall not be seenיֵרָאֽוּ׃ סye.ra.'UH7200.”

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