Chapter 33

And the LORD said¹⁷ unto Moses, Depart,³ [and] go up³ hence, thou and the people which thou hast brought up⁵² out of the land of Egypt, unto the land which I sware⁸ unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying,² Unto thy seed will I give⁴ it:

And I will send¹ an angel before thee; and I will drive out¹⁴ the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite:

Unto a land flowing⁶ with milk and honey: for I will not go up⁴ in the midst of thee; for thou [art] a stiffnecked ⁶²⁰³ people: lest I consume¹⁷ thee in the way.

And when the people heard⁴ these evil tidings, they mourned:¹⁰¹ and no man did put¹ on him his ornaments.

For the LORD had said⁴ unto Moses, Say³ unto the children of Israel, Ye [are] a stiffnecked ⁶²⁰³ people: I will come up⁴ into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume¹⁴ thee: therefore now put off⁵⁴ thy ornaments from thee, that I may know⁴ what to do⁴ unto thee.

And the children of Israel stripped¹⁰¹ themselves of their ornaments by the mount Horeb.

And Moses took⁴ the tabernacle, and pitched¹ it without the camp, afar off⁵³ from the camp, and called¹ it the Tabernacle of the congregation. And it came to pass, [that] every one which sought¹⁸ the LORD went out⁴ unto the tabernacle of the congregation, which [was] without the camp.

And it came to pass, when Moses went out² unto the tabernacle, [that] all the people rose up,⁴ and stood⁸ every man [at] his tent door, and looked⁵² after Moses, until he was gone² into the tabernacle.

And it came to pass, as Moses entered² into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended,⁴ and stood¹ [at] the door of the tabernacle, and [the LORD] talked¹⁴ with Moses.

And all the people saw¹ the cloudy pillar stand⁶ [at] the tabernacle door: and all the people rose up¹ and worshipped,⁹⁸ every man [in] his tent door.

And the LORD spake¹⁴ unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh¹⁷ unto his friend. And he turned¹ again into the camp: but his servant¹⁸ Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed⁵⁵ not out of the tabernacle.

And Moses said⁴ unto the LORD, See,³ thou sayest⁶ unto me, Bring up⁵⁴ this people: and thou hast not let me know⁵² whom thou wilt send⁴ with me. Yet thou hast said,¹ I know¹ thee by name, and thou hast also found¹ grace in my sight.

Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found¹ grace in thy sight, shew⁵⁴ me now thy way, that I may know⁴ thee, that I may find⁴ grace in thy sight: and consider³ that this nation [is] thy people.

And he said,⁴ My presence shall go⁴ [with thee], and I will give thee rest.⁵²

And he said⁴ unto him, If thy presence go⁶ not [with me], carry us not up⁵⁵ hence.

For wherein shall it be known¹¹ here that I and thy people have found¹ grace in thy sight? [is it] not in that thou goest² with us? so shall we be separated,⁸ I and thy people, from all the people that [are] upon the face of the earth.

And the LORD said⁴ unto Moses, I will do⁴ this thing also that thou hast spoken:¹⁴ for thou hast found¹ grace in my sight, and I know⁴ thee by name.

And he said,⁴ I beseech thee, shew⁵⁴ me thy glory.

And he said,⁴ I will make all my goodness pass⁵⁵ before thee, and I will proclaim¹ the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious¹ to whom I will be gracious,⁴ and will shew mercy¹⁴ on whom I will shew mercy.¹⁷

And he said,⁴ Thou canst⁴ not see² my face: for there shall no man see⁴ me, and live.¹

And the LORD said,⁴ Behold, [there is] a place by me, and thou shalt stand⁸ upon a rock:

And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by,² that I will put¹ thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover¹ thee with my hand while I pass by:²

And I will take away⁵² mine hand, and thou shalt see¹ my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.¹¹