New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 33:17-23

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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