Revised Version 1895

Exodus 33

1And theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872,DepartH5927,goH5927upH5927hence, thou and thepeopleוְהָעָ֔םve.ha.'AmH5971whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou hastbroughtH5927upH5927outH413of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, unto thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776ofwhichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I sware untoAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֨םle.'av.ra.HamH85, toIsaacלְיִצְחָ֤קle.yitz.ChakH3327, and toJacobוּֽלְיַעֲקֹב֙u.le.ya.'a.KoH3290,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Unto thyseedלְזַרְעֲךָ֖le.zar.'a.KhaH2233will Igiveאֶתְּנֶֽנָּה׃'et.te.Ne.nahH5414it:

2and I willsendוְשָׁלַחְתִּ֥יve.sha.lach.TiH7971anangelמַלְאָ֑ךְmal.'AkhH4397beforeלְפָנֶ֖יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee; and I willdriveוְגֵֽרַשְׁתִּ֗יve.ge.rash.TiH1644outH7971theCanaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, theAmoriteהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567, and theHittiteוְהַֽחִתִּי֙ve.ha.chi.TiH2850, and thePerizziteוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יve.hap.pe.ri.ZiH6522, theHiviteהַחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340, and theJebusiteוְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ve.hay.vu.SiH2983:

3unto alandאֶ֛רֶץ'E.retzH776flowingזָבַ֥תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבָ֑שׁu.de.VashH1706: for I willnotלֹ֨אlo'H3808goאֶֽעֱלֶ֜ה'e.'e.LehH5927upH5927in themidstבְּקִרְבְּךָ֗be.kir.be.ChaH7130of thee; for thou art a stiffneckedpeopleעַם־'am-H5971:lestפֶּן־pen-H6435Iconsumeאֲכֶלְךָ֖'a.khel.KhaH3615thee in thewayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870.

4And when thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085theseהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088evilהָרָ֛עha.Ra'H7451tidings, theymournedוַיִּתְאַבָּ֑לוּvai.yit.'a.Ba.luH56: andnoH3808manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376didH3808putשָׁ֛תוּSha.tuH7896on him hisornamentsעֶדְי֖וֹed.YoH5716.

5And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Sayאֱמֹ֤ר'e.MorH559unto thechildrenH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, Ye are a stiffneckedpeopleעַם־'am-H5971:ifH1121Igoאֶֽעֱלֶ֥ה'e.'e.LehH5927upH5927intoH413themidstבְקִרְבְּךָ֖ve.kir.be.ChaH7130of thee for onemomentרֶ֧גַעRe.ga'H7281, I shallconsumeוְכִלִּיתִ֑יךָve.khi.li.Ti.khaH3615thee: thereforenowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258putהוֹרֵ֤דho.RedH3381offמֵֽעָלֶ֔יךָme.'a.Lei.khaH5921thyornamentsעֶדְיְךָ֙'ed.ye.KhaH5716from thee, that I mayknowוְאֵדְעָ֖הve.'e.de.'AhH3045whatמָ֥הmahH4100todoאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213unto thee.

6And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478strippedוַיִּֽתְנַצְּל֧וּvai.yit.na.tze.LuH5337themselves of theirornamentsעֶדְיָ֖ם'ed.YamH5716frommountמֵהַ֥רme.HarH2022Horebחוֹרֵֽב׃cho.RevH2722onward.

7NowH1961Mosesוּמֹשֶׁה֩u.mo.ShehH4872usedH1961totakeיִקַּ֨חyi.KachH3947thetentהָאֹ֜הֶלha.'O.helH168and topitchוְנָֽטָה־ve.na.tah-H5186itwithoutH4480thecampלַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗הla.ma.cha.NehH4264, afaroffH4480from thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264; and hecalledוְקָ֥רָאve.Ka.ra'H7121it, Thetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150. And itcameH1961topassH1961, thateveryכָּל־kol-H3605onewhichH834soughtמְבַקֵּ֣שׁme.va.KeshH1245theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068wentH3318outH3318unto thetentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,whichH834waswithoutH4480thecampלַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃La.ma.cha.NehH4264.

8And itcameH935topassH935, whenMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872wentH3318outH3318unto theTentהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168, thatallH3605thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971roseH6965upH6965, andstoodוְנִ֨צְּב֔וּve.Ni.tze.VuH5324,everyH3605manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376at histentאָהֳל֑וֹ'o.ho.LoH168doorפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607, andlookedוְהִבִּ֙יטוּ֙ve.hi.Bi.tuH5027afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,untilעַד־'ad-H5704he wasgoneH3318intoאֶל־'el-H413theTentהָאֹֽהֱלָה׃ha.'O.he.lahH168.

9And itcameH935topassH935, whenMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872enteredH935intoH935theTentהָאֹ֔הֱלָהha.'O.he.lahH168, thepillarעַמּ֣וּד'a.MudH5982ofcloudהֶֽעָנָ֔ןhe.'a.NanH6051descendedיֵרֵד֙ye.RedH3381, andstoodוְעָמַ֖דve.'a.MadH5975at thedoorפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of theTentהָאֹ֑הֶלha.'O.helH168: and the LORD spake withMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

10AndallH3605thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971sawוְרָאָ֤הve.ra.'AhH7200thepillarעַמּ֣וּד'a.MudH5982ofcloudהֶֽעָנָ֔ןhe.'a.NanH6051standעֹמֵ֖ד'o.MedH5975at thedoorפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of theTentהָאֹ֑הֶלha.'O.helH168: andallH3605thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971roseH6965upH6965and worshipped,everyH3605manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376at histentאָהֳלֽוֹ׃'o.ho.LoH168doorפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607.

11And theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872faceפָּנִ֣יםpa.NimH6440tofaceפָּנִ֔יםpa.NimH6440, as amanH376speaketh unto hisfriendרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453. And heturnedH7725againH7725intoH413thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264: but hisministerוּמְשָׁ֨רְת֜וֹu.me.Sha.re.ToH8334Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, thesonבִּן־bin-H1121ofNunנוּן֙nunH5126, ayoungנַ֔עַרNa.'arH5288manH376,departedיָמִ֖ישׁya.MishH4185notלֹ֥אlo'H3808outH6440of theTentהָאֹֽהֶל׃ סha.'O.helH168.

12AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872saidH559unto theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Seeרְ֠אֵהRe.'ehH7200, thou sayest untomeH413,Bringהַ֚עַלHa.'alH5927upH5927thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971: and thou hastnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808letH7971meH413knowהֽוֹדַעְתַּ֔נִיho.da'.Ta.niH3045whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou wiltsendתִּשְׁלַ֖חtish.LachH7971withmeH413. Yet thou hastsaidH559, Iknowיְדַעְתִּ֣יךָֽye.da'.Ti.khaH3045thee bynameבְשֵׁ֔םve.ShemH8034, and thou hast alsofoundמָצָ֥אתָma.Tza.taH4672graceחֵ֖ןchenH2580in mysightבְּעֵינָֽי׃be.'ei.NaiH5869.

13NowH6258therefore, Iprayנָא֩na'H4994thee,ifאִם־'im-H518I havefoundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672graceחֵ֜ןchenH2580in thysightבְּעֵינֶ֗יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, shewmeנָא֙na'H4994nowH6258thywaysדְּרָכֶ֔ךָde.ra.Khe.khaH1870, that I mayknowH3045thee, to the end that I mayfindאֶמְצָא־'em.tza'-H4672graceחֵ֖ןchenH2580in thysightבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869: andconsiderוּרְאֵ֕הu.re.'EhH7200that thisnationהַגּ֥וֹיha.GoyH1471is thypeopleעַמְּךָ֖'a.me.KhaH5971.

14And hesaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, Mypresenceפָּנַ֥יpa.NaiH6440shall go with thee, and I willgiveוַהֲנִחֹ֥תִיva.ha.ni.Cho.tiH5117theerestH5117.

15And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Ifאִם־'im-H518thypresenceפָּנֶ֙יךָ֙pa.Nei.khaH6440goהֹלְכִ֔יםho.le.KhimH1980notH369withmeH413,carryH5927usH413notH369upH5927hence.

16Forwhereinאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834nowH3588shall it beknownיִוָּדַ֣עyi.va.Da'H3045that I havefoundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672graceחֵ֤ןchenH2580in thysightבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, I and thypeopleוְעַמֶּ֔ךָve.'a.Me.khaH5971? is itnotH3808in that thou goest withusH5921,soH3808thatweH3588be separated, I and thypeopleוְעַמְּךָ֔ve.'a.me.KhaH5971, fromallמִכָּ֨ל־mi.kolH3605thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971that areuponH5921thefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of theearthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ פha.'a.da.MahH127?

17And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, I willdoאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֑ה'e.'e.SehH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697also that thou hastspokenדִּבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696: for thou hastfoundמָצָ֤אתָma.Tza.taH4672graceחֵן֙chenH2580in mysightבְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.NaiH5869, and Iknowוָאֵדָעֲךָ֖va.'e.da.'a.KhaH3045thee bynameבְּשֵֽׁם׃be.ShemH8034.

18And hesaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, ShewmeH4994, IprayH4994thee, thygloryכְּבֹדֶֽךָ׃ke.vo.De.khaH3519.

19And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I willmakeH7121allכָּל־kol-H3605mygoodnessטוּבִי֙tu.ViH2898passאַעֲבִ֤יר'a.'a.VirH5674beforeפָּנֶ֔יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440thee, and willproclaimוְקָרָ֧אתִֽיve.ka.Ra.tiH7121thenameבְשֵׁ֛םve.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee; and I will be gracious towhomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I will be gracious, and will shewmercyוְרִחַמְתִּ֖יve.ri.cham.TiH7355onwhomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I will shewmercyאֲרַחֵֽם׃'a.ra.ChemH7355.

20And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thou canstnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808seeלִרְאֹ֣תlir.'OtH7200myfaceפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440: formanהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808seeיִרְאַ֥נִיyir.'A.niH7200meH6440and live.

21And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, there is aplaceמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725bymeH5921, and thou shaltstandוְנִצַּבְתָּ֖ve.ni.tzav.TaH5324uponH5921therockהַצּֽוּר׃ha.TzurH6697:

22and it shallcomeוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961topassבַּעֲבֹ֣רba.'a.VorH5674,whileH5704mygloryכְּבֹדִ֔יke.vo.DiH3519passeth by, that I willputוְשַׂמְתִּ֖יךָve.sam.Ti.khaH7760thee in acleftבְּנִקְרַ֣תbe.nik.RatH5366of therockהַצּ֑וּרha.TzurH6697, and will cover thee with myhandכַפִּ֛יkha.PiH3709untilH5704I havepassedעָבְרִֽי׃'a.ve.RiH5674by:

23and I willtakeH5493awayH5493minehandכַּפִּ֔יka.PiH3709, and thou shaltseeוְרָאִ֖יתָve.ra.'I.taH7200mybackאֲחֹרָ֑י'a.cho.RaiH268: but myfaceוּפָנַ֖יu.fa.NaiH6440shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808beseenיֵרָאֽוּ׃ סye.ra.'UH7200.

Commentaries on Exodus 33

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