Exodus 33:13

Exodus 33:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now therefore, if I have found favor in your sight, please show me now your ways, that I may know you in order to find favor in your sight. Consider too that this nation is your people."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now therefore, I pray, if I have found grace in Your sight, show me now Your way, that I may know You and that I may find grace in Your sight. And consider that this nation is Your people.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)If it is true that you look favorably on me, let me know your ways so I may understand you more fully and continue to enjoy your favor. And remember that this nation is your very own people.”

Context of Exodus 33:13

11The Lord would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young aide Joshua son of Nun did not leave the tent. 12Moses said to the Lord, “You have been telling me, ‘Lead these people,’ but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. You have said, ‘I know you by name and you have found favor with me.’ If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways so I may know you and continue to find favor with you. Remember that this nation is your people.” 14The Lord replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” 15Then Moses said to him, “If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here.

Exodus 33:13 word by word

וְעַתָּ֡ה אִם־נָא֩ מָצָ֨אתִי חֵ֜ן בְּעֵינֶ֗יךָ הוֹדִעֵ֤נִי נָא֙ אֶת־דְּרָכֶ֔ךָ וְאֵדָ֣עֲךָ֔ לְמַ֥עַן אֶמְצָא־חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָ וּרְאֵ֕ה כִּ֥י עַמְּךָ֖ הַגּ֥וֹי הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• graceחֵןchên · favorH2580
• in thy sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: seeingH5869
• shewיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• me now thy wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• and considerרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: examineH7200
• that this nationגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• thy peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971

Cross-references for Exodus 33:13

• Exodus 33:17And the Lord said to Moses, “I will do the very thing you have asked, because I am pleased with you and I know you by name.”
• Exodus 34:9“Lord,” he said, “if I have found favor in your eyes, then let the Lord go with us. Although this is a stiff-necked people, forgive our wickedness and our sin, and take us as your inheritance.”
• Psalms 25:4Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths.
• Psalms 27:11Teach me your way, Lord; lead me in a straight path because of my oppressors.
• Psalms 86:11Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.
• Psalms 119:33Teach me, Lord, the way of your decrees, that I may follow it to the end.
• Isaiah 30:21Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”
• Exodus 33:18Then Moses said, “Now show me your glory.”
• John 17:3Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.
• Ephesians 1:17I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.
• Colossians 1:10so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
• 2 Peter 3:18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.
• Exodus 32:7Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go down, because your people, whom you brought up out of Egypt, have become corrupt.
• Deuteronomy 9:26I prayed to the Lord and said, “Sovereign Lord, do not destroy your people, your own inheritance that you redeemed by your great power and brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand.
• Isaiah 63:17Why, Lord, do you make us wander from your ways and harden our hearts so we do not revere you? Return for the sake of your servants, the tribes that are your inheritance.
• Joel 2:17Let the priests, who minister before the Lord, weep between the portico and the altar. Let them say, “Spare your people, Lord. Do not make your inheritance an object of scorn, a byword among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’ ”

Commentaries on Exodus 33:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Show me now thy way - Let me know the manner in which thou wouldst have this people led up and governed, because this nation is thy people, and should be governed and guided in thy own way.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Thy way - He desires not to be left in uncertainty, but to be assured, by Yahweh‘s mode of proceeding, of the reality of the promises that had been made to him.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-23Verses 12-23 Moses is very earnest with God. Thus, by the intercession of Christ, we are not only saved from ruin, but become entitled to everlasting happiness. Observe here how he pleads. We find grace in God's sight, if we find grace in our hearts to guide and quicken us in the way of our duty. Moses speaks as one who dreaded the thought of going forward without the Lord's presence. God's gracious promises, and mercy towards us, should not only…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13please let me know Your ways: Moses did not just want God's blessings. He wanted to understand God's nature and character. He also wanted to know why and how God acted. God's goal of revealing himself was starting to happen, at least with Moses. Moses wanted God to accompany them because they were the Lord's own people.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-231. the Lord said--rather "had" said unto Moses. The conference detailed in this chapter must be considered as having occurred prior to the pathetic intercession of Moses, recorded at the close of the preceding chapter; and the historian, having mentioned the fact of his earnest and painful anxiety, under the overwhelming pressure of which he poured forth that intercessory prayer for his apostate countrymen, now enters on a detailed account of the…Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

• Proclaim
• Angel
• Covenant, Book of the
• Exodus, the Book of
• Mediation; Mediator
• Moses
• Pentateuch
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Commentaries on Exodus 33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings