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Exodus 33
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1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, Depart, go up hence, thou and the people that thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land of which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed will I give it:
1The LORD said to Moses, "Leave this place, you and the people you brought out of Egypt. Go to the land I promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, when I said, 'I will give this land to your descendants.'
2and I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite:
2I will send an angel ahead of you, and I will drive out the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
3unto a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the midst of thee, for thou art a stiffnecked people, lest I consume thee in the way.
3Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go with you myself, because you are a stubborn people, and I might destroy you on the way."
4And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no man did put on him his ornaments.
4When the people heard this bad news, they began to mourn, and no one wore any jewelry.
5And Jehovah said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiffnecked people; if I go up into the midst of thee for one moment, I shall consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee.
5The LORD had said to Moses, "Tell the Israelites: You are a stubborn people. If I were to travel with you for even a single moment, I might destroy you. Now take off your jewelry while I decide what to do with you."
6And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments from mount Horeb onward.
6So the Israelites stripped off their jewelry and did not wear it from Mount Horeb onward.
7Now Moses used to take the tent and to pitch it without the camp, afar off from the camp; and he called it, The tent of meeting. And it came to pass, that every one that sought Jehovah went out unto the tent of meeting, which was without the camp.
7Now Moses used to take his tent and set it up far outside the camp. He called it the Tent of Meeting. Anyone who wanted to ask the LORD for advice would go to the Tent of Meeting outside the camp.
8And it came to pass, when Moses went out unto the Tent, that all the people rose up, and stood, every man at his tent door, and looked after Moses, until he was gone into the Tent.
8Whenever Moses went out to the Tent, all the people would get up and stand at the entrances of their own tents. They would watch Moses until he entered the Tent.
9And it came to pass, when Moses entered into the Tent, the pillar of cloud descended, and stood at the door of the Tent: and Jehovah spake with Moses.
9As Moses went into the Tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and stay at the entrance, while the LORD spoke with Moses.
10And all the people saw the pillar of cloud stand at the door of the Tent: and all the people rose up and worshipped, every man at his tent door.
10When all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance of the Tent, they would all stand and worship, each at the entrance of his own tent.
11And Jehovah spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his minister Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the Tent.
11The LORD would speak to Moses face to face, just as a man speaks to his friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young assistant Joshua, son of Nun, stayed in the Tent.
12And Moses said unto Jehovah, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found favor in my sight.
12Moses said to the LORD, "Look, you have been telling me, 'Lead these people,' but you haven't told me whom you will send with me. You have said, 'I know you by name and I am pleased with you.'
13Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found favor in thy sight, show me now thy ways, that I may know thee, to the end that I may find favor in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people.
13If you are truly pleased with me, teach me your ways so I may know you and continue to please you. Remember that this nation is your people."
14And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.
14The LORD replied, "I will go with you myself, and I will give you peace."
15And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence.
15Then Moses said to him, "If you don't go with us yourself, do not make us leave this place.
16For wherein now shall it be known that I have found favor in thy sight, I and thy people? is it not in that thou goest with us, so that we are separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth?
16How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and your people unless you go with us? Your presence is what sets me and your people apart from all the other people on the earth."
17And Jehovah said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken; for thou hast found favor in my sight, and I know thee by name.
17The LORD said to Moses, "I will do exactly what you have asked, because I am pleased with you and I know you by name."
19And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and will proclaim the name of Jehovah before thee; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.
19The LORD answered, "I will make all my goodness pass in front of you, and I will announce my name, the LORD, in your presence. I will be kind to whom I want to be kind, and I will show mercy to whom I want to show mercy."
20And he said, Thou canst not see my face; for man shall not see me and live.
20But he added, "You cannot see my face, because no one can see me and stay alive."
21And Jehovah said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon the rock:
21Then the LORD said, "Look, there is a place near me where you may stand on a rock.