Then the LORD spoke to Moses, “Depart, go up from here, you and the people whom you have brought up from the land of Egypt, to the land of which ^aI swore to Abraham, ^bIsaac, and ^cJacob, saying, ‘^dTo your ¹descendants I will give it.’ 2 And I will send ^aan angel before you and ^bI will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite. 3 Go up to a land ^aflowing with milk and honey; for I will not go up in your midst, because you are ^1ban obstinate people, and ^cI might destroy you on the way.”

4 When the people heard this ¹sad word, ^athey went into mourning, and none of them put on his jewelry. 5 For the LORD had said to Moses, “Say to the sons of Israel, ‘You are ^1aan obstinate people; if I ²were to go up in your midst for just one moment, I would destroy you. So now, take off your ³jewelry that I may know what I shall do to you.’” 6 So the sons of Israel stripped themselves of their jewelry, from Mount Horeb onward.

7 Now Moses used to take ^athe tent and pitch it outside the camp, a good distance from the camp, and he called it the tent of meeting. And ^beveryone who sought the LORD would go out to the tent of meeting which was outside the camp. 8 And it came about, whenever Moses went out to the tent, that all the people would arise and stand, each at the entrance of his tent, and gaze after Moses until he entered the tent. 9 Whenever Moses entered the tent, ^athe pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the entrance of the tent; ^band ¹the LORD would speak with Moses. 10 When all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, all the people would stand and worship, each at the entrance of his tent. 11 So ^athe LORD used to speak to Moses face to face, just as a man speaks to his friend. When ¹Moses returned to the camp, ^bhis servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, would not depart from the tent.

12 Then Moses said to the LORD, “See, You say to me, ‘^aBring up this people!’ But You Yourself have not let me know ^bwhom You will send with me. ^cMoreover, You have said, ‘I have known you by name, and you have also found favor in My sight.’ 13 Now then, if I have found favor in Your sight in any way, please ^alet me know Your ways so that I may know You, in order that I may find favor in Your sight. ^bConsider too, that this nation is Your people.” 14 And He said, “^aMy presence shall go with you, and ^bI will give you rest.” 15 Then he said to Him, “^aIf Your presence does not go with us, do not lead us up from here. 16 For how then can it be known that I have found favor in Your sight, I and Your people? Is it not by Your going with us, so that ^awe, I and Your people, may be distinguished from all the other people who are on the face of the ¹earth?”

17 The LORD said to Moses, “I will also do this thing of which you have spoken; ^afor you have found favor in My sight and I have known you by name.” 18 ^aThen Moses said, “Please, show me Your glory!” 19 And He said, “^aI Myself will make all My goodness pass before you, and will proclaim the name of the LORD before you; and ^bI will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show compassion to whom I will show compassion.” 20 He further said, “You cannot see My face, ^afor mankind shall not see Me and live!” 21 Then the LORD said, “Behold, there is a place ¹by Me, and ^ayou shall stand there on the rock; 22 and it will come about, while My glory is passing by, that I will put you in the cleft of the rock and ^acover you with My hand until I have passed by. 23 Then I will take My hand away and you shall see My back, but ^aMy face shall not be seen.”

Then the LORD spoke to Moses, “Depart, go up from here, you and the people whom you have brought up from the land of Egypt, to the land of which ^aI swore to Abraham, ^bIsaac, and ^cJacob, saying, ‘^dTo your ¹descendants I will give it.’ 2 I will send ^aan angel before you and ^bI will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Hivite and the Jebusite. 3 Go up to a land ^aflowing with milk and honey; for I will not go up in your midst, because you are ^1ban obstinate people, and ^cI might destroy you on the way.”

4 When the people heard this ¹sad word, ^athey went into mourning, and none of them put on his ornaments. 5 For the LORD had said to Moses, “Say to the sons of Israel, ‘You are ^1aan obstinate people; should I go up in your midst for one moment, I would destroy you. Now therefore, put off your ornaments from you, that I may know what I shall do with you.’” 6 So the sons of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments, from Mount Horeb onward.

7 Now Moses used to take ^athe tent and pitch it outside the camp, a good distance from the camp, and he called it the tent of meeting. And ^beveryone who sought the LORD would go out to the tent of meeting which was outside the camp. 8 And it came about, whenever Moses went out to the tent, that all the people would arise and stand, each at the entrance of his tent, and gaze after Moses until he entered the tent. 9 Whenever Moses entered the tent, ^athe pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the entrance of the tent; ^band ¹the LORD would speak with Moses. 10 When all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, all the people would arise and worship, each at the entrance of his tent. 11 Thus ^athe LORD used to speak to Moses face to face, just as a man speaks to his friend. When ¹Moses returned to the camp, ^bhis servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, would not depart from the tent.

12 Then Moses said to the LORD, “See, You say to me, ‘^aBring up this people!’ But You Yourself have not let me know ^bwhom You will send with me. ^cMoreover, You have said, ‘I have known you by name, and you have also found favor in My sight.’ 13 Now therefore, I pray You, if I have found favor in Your sight, ^alet me know Your ways that I may know You, so that I may find favor in Your sight. ^bConsider too, that this nation is Your people.” 14 And He said, “^aMy presence shall go with you, and ^bI will give you rest.” 15 Then he said to Him, “^aIf Your presence does not go with us, do not lead us up from here. 16 For how then can it be known that I have found favor in Your sight, I and Your people? Is it not by Your going with us, so that ^awe, I and Your people, may be distinguished from all the other people who are upon the face of the ¹earth?”

17 The LORD said to Moses, “I will also do this thing of which you have spoken; ^afor you have found favor in My sight and I have known you by name.” 18 ^aThen ¹Moses said, “I pray You, show me Your glory!” 19 And He said, “^aI Myself will make all My goodness pass before you, and will proclaim the name of the LORD before you; and ^bI will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show compassion on whom I will show compassion.” 20 But He said, “You cannot see My face, ^afor no man can see Me and live!” 21 Then the LORD said, “Behold, there is a place ¹by Me, and ^ayou shall stand there on the rock; 22 and it will come about, while My glory is passing by, that I will put you in the cleft of the rock and ^acover you with My hand until I have passed by. 23 Then I will take My hand away and you shall see My back, but ^aMy face shall not be seen.”

The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Depart, go up from here, you and the people whom you have brought from the land of Egypt, to the land which ^aI swore to Abraham, ^bIsaac, and ^cJacob (Israel) , saying, ‘^dTo your descendants I will give it.’ 2 I will send ^aan Angel before you and ^bI will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite. Ex 23:23; 34:11 3 Go up to a land of abundance ^1aflowing with milk and honey; for I will not go up in your midst, because you are a ^bstiff-necked (stubborn, rebellious) people, and ^cI might destroy you on the way.”

4 When the people heard this sad word, ^athey mourned, and none of them put on his ornaments. 5 For the LORD had said to Moses, “Say to the sons of Israel, ‘You are ^aa stiff-necked (stubborn, rebellious) people! If I should come among you for one moment, I would destroy you. Now therefore, penitently take off your ornaments, so that I may know what to do with you.’” 6 So the Israelites left off all their ornaments in repentance, from Mount Horeb (Sinai) onward.

7 Now Moses used to take his own ^atent and pitch it outside the camp, far away from the camp, and he called it the tent of meeting of God with His own people. And ^beveryone who sought the LORD would go out to the temporary tent of meeting which was outside the camp. 8 Whenever Moses went out to the tent, all the people would rise and stand, each at his tent door, and look at Moses until he entered the tent. 9 Whenever Moses entered the tent, ^athe pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the doorway of the tent; ^band the LORD would speak with Moses. 10 When all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the tent door, all the people would rise and worship, each at his tent door. 11 And so ^athe LORD used to speak to Moses face to face, just as a man speaks to his friend. When Moses returned to the camp, ^bhis attendant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, would not depart from the tent.

12 Moses said to the LORD, “See, You say to me, ‘^aBring up this people,’ but You have not let me know ^bwhom You will send with me. ^cYet You have said, ‘I know you by name, and you have also found favor in My sight.’ 13 Now therefore, I pray you, if I have found favor in Your sight, ^alet me know Your ways so that I may know You becoming more deeply and intimately acquainted with You, recognizing and understanding Your ways more clearly and that I may find grace and favor in Your sight. ^bAnd consider also, that this nation is Your people.” 14 And the LORD said, “^aMy presence shall go with you, and ^bI will give you rest by bringing you and the people into the promised land.” Deut 3:20 15 And Moses said to Him, “^aIf Your presence does not go with me, do not lead us up from here. 16 For how then can it be known that Your people and I have found favor in Your sight? Is it not by Your going with us, so that ^awe are distinguished, Your people and I, from all the other people on the face of the earth?”

17 The LORD said to Moses, “I will also do this thing that you have asked; ^afor you have found favor (lovingkindness, mercy) in My sight and I have known you personally by name.” Rev 2:17 18 ^aThen Moses said, “Please, show me Your glory!” 19 And God said, “^aI will make all My goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim the Name of the LORD before you; for ^bI will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show compassion (lovingkindness) on whom I will show compassion.” Rom 9:15, 16 20 But He said, “You cannot see My face, ^afor no man shall see Me and live!” 21 Then the LORD said, “Behold, there is a place beside Me, and ^ayou shall stand there on the rock; 22 and while My glory is passing by, I will put you in a cleft of the rock and protectively ^acover you with My hand until I have passed by. 23 Then I will take away My hand and you shall see My back; but ^aMy face shall not be seen.”