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Exodus 33
New American Standard Bible
Exodus 33
New American Standard Bible
The Journey Resumed
33 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 (A)I swore to Abraham, (B)Isaac, and (C)Jacob, saying, ‘(D)To your [a]descendants I will give it.’ 2 And I will send (E)an angel before you and (F)I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite. 3 Go up to a land (G)flowing with milk and honey; for I will not go up in your midst, because you are [b](H)an obstinate people, and (I)I might destroy you on the way.”
4 When the people heard this [c]sad word, (J)they 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 [d](K)an obstinate people; if I [e]were to go up in your midst for just one moment, I would destroy you. So now, take off your [f]jewelry 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 (L)the tent and pitch it outside the camp, a good distance from the camp, and he called it the tent of meeting. And (M)everyone 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, (N)the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the entrance of the tent; (O)and [g]the 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 (P)the Lord used to speak to Moses face to face, just as a man speaks to his friend. When [h]Moses returned to the camp, (Q)his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, would not depart from the tent.
Moses Intercedes
12 Then Moses said to the Lord, “See, You say to me, ‘(R)Bring up this people!’ But You Yourself have not let me know (S)whom You will send with me. (T)Moreover, 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 (U)let me know Your ways so that I may know You, in order that I may find favor in Your sight. (V)Consider too, that this nation is Your people.” 14 And He said, “(W)My presence shall go with you, and (X)I will give you rest.” 15 Then he said to Him, “(Y)If 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 (Z)we, I and Your people, may be distinguished from all the other people who are on the face of the [i]earth?”
17 The Lord said to Moses, “I will also do this thing of which you have spoken; (AA)for you have found favor in My sight and I have known you by name.” 18 (AB)Then Moses said, “Please, show me Your glory!” 19 And He said, “(AC)I Myself will make all My goodness pass before you, and will proclaim the name of the Lord before you; and (AD)I 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, (AE)for mankind shall not see Me and live!” 21 Then the Lord said, “Behold, there is a place [j]by Me, and (AF)you 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 (AG)cover you with My hand until I have passed by. 23 Then I will take My hand away and you shall see My back, but (AH)My face shall not be seen.”
Footnotes
- Exodus 33:1 Lit seed
- Exodus 33:3 Or a stiff-necked
- Exodus 33:4 Lit evil
- Exodus 33:5 Or a stiff-necked
- Exodus 33:5 Or go up...I will destroy
- Exodus 33:5 Lit jewelry from you, that
- Exodus 33:9 Lit He
- Exodus 33:11 Lit he
- Exodus 33:16 Lit ground
- Exodus 33:21 Lit with
Exodus 33
New International Version
Exodus 33
New International Version
33 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Leave this place, you and the people you brought up out of Egypt, and go up to the land I promised on oath(A) to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, saying, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’(B) 2 I will send an angel(C) before you and drive out the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.(D) 3 Go up to the land flowing with milk and honey.(E) But I will not go with you, because you are a stiff-necked(F) people and I might destroy(G) you on the way.”
4 When the people heard these distressing words, they began to mourn(H) and no one put on any ornaments. 5 For the Lord had said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites, ‘You are a stiff-necked people.(I) If I were to go with you even for a moment, I might destroy(J) you. Now take off your ornaments and I will decide what to do with you.’” 6 So the Israelites stripped off their ornaments at Mount Horeb.(K)
The Tent of Meeting
7 Now Moses used to take a tent and pitch it outside the camp some distance away, calling it the “tent of meeting.”(L) Anyone inquiring(M) of the Lord would go to the tent of meeting outside the camp. 8 And whenever Moses went out to the tent, all the people rose and stood at the entrances to their tents,(N) watching Moses until he entered the tent. 9 As Moses went into the tent, the pillar of cloud(O) would come down and stay at the entrance, while the Lord spoke(P) with Moses. 10 Whenever the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance to the tent, they all stood and worshiped, each at the entrance to their tent.(Q) 11 The Lord would speak to Moses face to face,(R) as one speaks to a friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young aide Joshua(S) son of Nun did not leave the tent.
Moses and the Glory of the Lord
12 Moses said to the Lord, “You have been telling me, ‘Lead these people,’(T) but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. You have said, ‘I know you by name(U) and you have found favor(V) with me.’ 13 If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways(W) so I may know you and continue to find favor with you. Remember that this nation is your people.”(X)
14 The Lord replied, “My Presence(Y) will go with you, and I will give you rest.”(Z)
15 Then Moses said to him, “If your Presence(AA) does not go with us, do not send us up from here. 16 How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us?(AB) What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?”(AC)
17 And the Lord said to Moses, “I will do the very thing you have asked,(AD) because I am pleased with you and I know you by name.”(AE)
18 Then Moses said, “Now show me your glory.”(AF)
19 And the Lord said, “I will cause all my goodness to pass(AG) in front of you, and I will proclaim my name,(AH) the Lord, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.(AI) 20 But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for no one may see(AJ) me and live.”
21 Then the Lord said, “There is a place near me where you may stand on a rock. 22 When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock(AK) and cover you with my hand(AL) until I have passed by. 23 Then I will remove my hand and you will see my back; but my face must not be seen.”
Éxodo 33
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Éxodo 33
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33 El Señor le dijo a Moisés: «Anda, vete de este lugar, junto con el pueblo que sacaste de Egipto, y dirígete a la tierra que bajo juramento prometí a Abraham, Isaac y Jacob que les daría a sus descendientes. 2 Enviaré un ángel delante de ti, y desalojaré a cananeos, amorreos, hititas, ferezeos, heveos y jebuseos. 3 Ve a la tierra donde abundan la leche y la miel. Yo no os acompañaré, porque vosotros sois un pueblo terco, y podría yo destruiros en el camino».
4 Cuando los israelitas oyeron estas palabras tan demoledoras, comenzaron a llorar y nadie volvió a ponerse sus adornos, 5 pues el Señor le había dicho a Moisés: «Diles a los israelitas que son un pueblo terco. Si aun por un momento tuviera que acompañarlos, podría destruirlos. Diles que se quiten esas joyas, que ya decidiré qué hacer con ellos». 6 Por eso, a partir del monte Horeb los israelitas no volvieron a ponerse joyas.
La Tienda de reunión
7 Moisés tomó una tienda de campaña y la armó a cierta distancia fuera del campamento. La llamó «la Tienda de reunión con el Señor». Cuando alguien quería consultar al Señor, tenía que salir del campamento e ir a esa Tienda. 8 Siempre que Moisés se dirigía a ella, todo el pueblo se quedaba de pie a la entrada de su tienda y seguía a Moisés con la mirada, hasta que este entraba en la Tienda de reunión. 9 En cuanto Moisés entraba en ella, la columna de nube descendía y tapaba la entrada, mientras el Señor hablaba con Moisés. 10 Cuando los israelitas veían que la columna de nube se detenía a la entrada de la Tienda de reunión, todos ellos se inclinaban a la entrada de su tienda y adoraban al Señor. 11 Y hablaba el Señor con Moisés cara a cara, como quien habla con un amigo. Después de eso, Moisés regresaba al campamento; pero Josué, su joven asistente, nunca se apartaba de la Tienda de reunión.
La gloria del Señor
12 Moisés le dijo al Señor:
―Tú insistes en que yo debo guiar a este pueblo, pero no me has dicho a quién enviarás conmigo. También me has dicho que soy tu amigo[a] y que cuento con tu favor. 13 Pues si realmente es así, dime qué quieres que haga. Así sabré que en verdad cuento con tu favor. Ten presente que los israelitas son tu pueblo.
14 ―Yo mismo iré contigo y te daré descanso —respondió el Señor.
15 ―O vas con todos nosotros —replicó Moisés—, o mejor no nos hagas salir de aquí. 16 Si no vienes con nosotros, ¿cómo vamos a saber, tu pueblo y yo, que contamos con tu favor? ¿En qué seríamos diferentes de los demás pueblos de la tierra?
17 ―Está bien, haré lo que me pides —le dijo el Señor a Moisés—, pues cuentas con mi favor y te considero mi amigo.[b]
18 ―Déjame verte en todo tu esplendor —insistió Moisés.
19 Y el Señor le respondió:
―Voy a darte pruebas de mi bondad, y te daré a conocer mi nombre. Y verás que tengo clemencia de quien quiero tenerla, y soy compasivo con quien quiero serlo. 20 Pero debo aclararte que no podrás ver mi rostro, porque nadie puede verme y seguir con vida.
21 »Cerca de mí hay un lugar sobre una roca —añadió el Señor—. Puedes quedarte allí. 22 Cuando yo pase en todo mi esplendor, te pondré en una hendidura de la roca y te cubriré con mi mano, hasta que haya pasado. 23 Luego, retiraré la mano y podrás verme la espalda. Pero mi rostro no lo verás».
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