Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 33:12-23

12And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Seeרְ֠אֵהRe.'ehH7200,thou sayestאֹמֵ֤ר'o.MerH559unto me, Bring upהַ֚עַלHa.'alH5927this peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971:and thou hast not let me knowהֽוֹדַעְתַּ֔נִיho.da'.Ta.niH3045whom thou wilt sendתִּשְׁלַ֖חtish.LachH7971with me. Yet thou hast saidאָמַ֙רְתָּ֙'a.Mar.taH559,I knowיְדַעְתִּ֣יךָֽye.da'.Ti.khaH3045thee by nameבְשֵׁ֔םve.ShemH8034,and thou hast also foundמָצָ֥אתָma.Tza.taH4672graceחֵ֖ןchenH2580in my sightבְּעֵינָֽי׃be.'ei.NaiH5869.

13Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have foundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672graceחֵ֜ןchenH2580in thy sightבְּעֵינֶ֗יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,shewהוֹדִעֵ֤נִיho.di.'E.niH3045me now thy wayדְּרָכֶ֔ךָde.ra.Khe.khaH1870,that I may knowוְאֵדָ֣עֲךָ֔ve.'e.Da.'a.khaH3045thee, that I may findאֶמְצָא־'em.tza'-H4672graceחֵ֖ןchenH2580in thy sightבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869:and considerוּרְאֵ֕הu.re.'EhH7200that this nationהַגּ֥וֹיha.GoyH1471isthy peopleעַמְּךָ֖'a.me.KhaH5971.

14And he saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,My presenceפָּנַ֥יpa.NaiH6440shall goH3212with thee,and I will give thee restוַהֲנִחֹ֥תִיva.ha.ni.Cho.tiH5117.

15And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, If thy presenceפָּנֶ֙יךָ֙pa.Nei.khaH6440goהֹלְכִ֔יםho.le.KhimH1980not with me,carry us not upתַּעֲלֵ֖נוּta.'a.Le.nuH5927hence.

16For wherein shall it be knownיִוָּדַ֣עyi.va.Da'H3045hereאֵפ֗וֹא'e.Fo'H645that I and thy peopleוְעַמֶּ֔ךָve.'a.Me.khaH5971have foundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672graceחֵ֤ןchenH2580in thy sightבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869? is itnot in that thou goestH3212with us? so shall we be separatedוְנִפְלֵ֙ינוּ֙ve.nif.Lei.nuH6395,I and thy peopleוְעַמְּךָ֔ve.'a.me.KhaH5971,from all the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971that areupon the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ פha.'a.da.MahH127.

17And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.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 Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.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 Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.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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