New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 33:2-13

2I will sendוְשָׁלַחְתִּ֥יve.sha.lach.TiH7971an angelמַלְאָ֑ךְmal.'AkhH4397beforeלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you andI will driveוְגֵֽרַשְׁתִּ֗יve.ge.rash.TiH1644out the Canaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,the Amoriteהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567,the Hittiteוְהַֽחִתִּי֙ve.ha.chi.TiH2850,the Perizziteוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522,the Hiviteהַחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340and the Jebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ve.hay.vu.SiH2983.

3Go upto a landאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבָ֑שׁu.de.VashH1706;for I will not goאֶֽעֱלֶ֜ה'e.'e.LehH5927up in your midstבְּקִרְבְּךָ֗be.kir.be.ChaH7130,becauseH3588you arean obstinateקְשֵׁה־ עֹ֙רֶף֙ke.sheh- 'o.refH7186 H6203peopleעַם־'am-H5971, andI mightפֶּן־pen-H6435destroyאֲכֶלְךָ֖'a.khel.KhaH3615you on the wayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870.”

4When the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088sadהָרָ֛עha.Ra'H7451wordהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697,they wentH56into mourningוַיִּתְאַבָּ֑לוּvai.yit.'a.Ba.luH56,and noneוְלֹא־ אִ֥ישׁve.lo'- 'ishH3808 H376of them putשָׁ֛תוּSha.tuH7896on his ornamentsעֶדְי֖וֹed.YoH5716.

5For the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068had saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, “Sayאֱמֹ֤ר'e.MorH559to the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘You arean obstinateקְשֵׁה־ עֹ֔רֶףke.sheh- 'O.refH7186 H6203peopleעַם־'am-H5971;should I goאֶֽעֱלֶ֥ה'e.'e.LehH5927up in your midstבְקִרְבְּךָ֖ve.kir.be.ChaH7130for oneאֶחָ֛ד'e.ChadH259momentרֶ֧גַעRe.ga'H7281,I would destroyוְכִלִּיתִ֑יךָve.khi.li.Ti.khaH3615you. Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, putH3381offH3381your ornamentsעֶדְיְךָ֙'ed.ye.KhaH5716from you, that I may knowוְאֵדְעָ֖הve.'e.de.'AhH3045whatמָ֥הmahH4100I shall doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213with you.’”

6So the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478strippedוַיִּֽתְנַצְּל֧וּvai.yit.na.tze.LuH5337themselves of their ornamentsעֶדְיָ֖ם'ed.YamH5716,from Mountמֵהַ֥רme.HarH2022Horebחוֹרֵֽב׃cho.RevH2722onward.

7Now Mosesוּמֹשֶׁה֩u.mo.ShehH4872used to takeיִקַּ֨חyi.KachH3947the tentהָאֹ֜הֶלha.'O.helH168and pitchוְנָֽטָה־ve.na.tah-H5186it outsideמִח֣וּץmi.ChutzH4480 H2351the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗הla.ma.cha.NehH4264,a goodH7368distanceהַרְחֵק֙har.ChekH7368from the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,and he calledוְקָ֥רָאve.Ka.ra'H7121it the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150. Andeveryoneכָּל־kol-H3605who soughtמְבַקֵּ֣שׁme.va.KeshH1245the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068would goיֵצֵא֙ye.Tze'H3318out to the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834was outsideמִח֥וּץmi.ChutzH4480 H2351the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃La.ma.cha.NehH4264.

8And it cameוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961about, whenever Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872wentכְּצֵ֤אתke.TzetH3318out to the tentהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168,that allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971would ariseיָק֙וּמוּ֙ya.Ku.muH6965and standוְנִ֨צְּב֔וּve.Ni.tze.VuH5324,eachאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376at the entranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of his tentאָהֳל֑וֹ'o.ho.LoH168,and gazeוְהִבִּ֙יטוּ֙ve.hi.Bi.tuH5027afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872untilעַד־'ad-H5704he enteredבֹּא֖וֹbo.'OH935the tentהָאֹֽהֱלָה׃ha.'O.he.lahH168.

9Whenever Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872enteredכְּבֹ֤אke.Vo'H935the tentהָאֹ֔הֱלָהha.'O.he.lahH168,the pillarעַמּ֣וּד'a.MudH5982of cloudהֶֽעָנָ֔ןhe.'a.NanH6051would descendיֵרֵד֙ye.RedH3381and standוְעָמַ֖דve.'a.MadH5975at the entranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the tentהָאֹ֑הֶלha.'O.helH168; and the Lordwould speakוְדִבֶּ֖רve.di.BerH1696with Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

10When allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971sawוְרָאָ֤הve.ra.'AhH7200the pillarעַמּ֣וּד'a.MudH5982of cloudהֶֽעָנָ֔ןhe.'a.NanH6051standingעֹמֵ֖ד'o.MedH5975at the entranceפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the tentהָאֹ֑הֶלha.'O.helH168,allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971would ariseוְקָ֤םve.KamH6965and worshipוְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֔וּve.hish.ta.cha.VuH7812,eachאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376at the entranceפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607of his tentאָהֳלֽוֹ׃'o.ho.LoH168.

11Thusthe Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068used to speakוְדִבֶּ֨רve.di.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872faceפָּנִ֣יםpa.NimH6440to faceפָּנִ֔יםpa.NimH6440,justH3512as a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376speaksיְדַבֵּ֥רye.da.BerH1696to his friendרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453. WhenMoses returnedוְשָׁב֙ve.ShavH7725to the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,his servantוּמְשָׁ֨רְת֜וֹu.me.Sha.re.ToH8334Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,the sonבִּן־bin-H1121of Nunנוּן֙nunH5126,a youngנַ֔עַרNa.'arH5288manH5288,would not departיָמִ֖ישׁya.MishH4185from the tentהָאֹֽהֶל׃ סha.'O.helH168.

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.”

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