Exodus 33

Due to Israel's sin, YHWH refuses to accompany them personally but sends an angel; Moses intercedes and YHWH grants his presence based on favor.[1][2] Moses beholds YHWH's glory from a rock cleft, seeing his back but not his face.[1][2]

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And spoke YHWH to Moses Go go up from here you and the people whom you have brought up from the land of Egypt to the land which I swore to Abraham to Isaac and to Jacob saying to your seed I will give it
1 וַ/יְדַבֵּ֨ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤓 vayedaber And spoke HC/Vpw3ms יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR מֹשֶׁה֙ 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses HNp לֵ֣ךְ 𐤋𐤊 lekhe Go HVqv2ms עֲלֵ֣ה 𐤏𐤋𐤄 aleh go up HVqv2ms מִ/זֶּ֔ה 𐤌/𐤆𐤄 mizeh from here HR/Pdxms אַתָּ֣ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you HPp2ms וְ/הָ/עָ֔ם 𐤅/𐤄/𐤏𐤌 vehaam and the people HC/Td/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whom HTr הֶֽעֱלִ֖יתָ 𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤕 heelita you have brought up HVhp2ms מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑 meerets from the land HR/Ncbsc מִצְרָ֑יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim of Egypt HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to HR הָ/אָ֗רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the land HTd/Ncbsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which HTr נִ֠שְׁבַּעְתִּי 𐤍𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤕𐤉 nishebaeti I swore HVNp1cs לְ/אַבְרָהָ֨ם 𐤋/𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤌 leaveraham to Abraham HR/Np לְ/יִצְחָ֤ק 𐤋/𐤉𐤑𐤇𐤒 leyitsechaq to Isaac HR/Np וּֽ/לְ/יַעֲקֹב֙ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 uleyaaqov and to Jacob HC/R/Np לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying HR/Vqc לְ/זַרְעֲ/ךָ֖ 𐤋/𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤊 lezareakha to your seed HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms אֶתְּנֶֽ/נָּה 𐤀𐤕𐤍/𐤍𐤄 etenenah I will give it HVqi1cs/Sp3fs
and said YHWH to Moses say to children of Israel you people stiff necked moment one I will go up in your midst and consume you therefore now put off your ornaments from you that I may know what I will do to you
5 וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR מֹשֶׁ֗ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses HNp אֱמֹ֤ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 emor say HVqv2ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to HR בְּנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) children of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel HNp אַתֶּ֣ם 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem you HPp2mp עַם 𐤏𐤌 am people HNcmsa קְשֵׁה 𐤒𐤔𐤄 qesheh stiff HAamsc עֹ֔רֶף 𐤏𐤓𐤐 oref necked HNcmsa רֶ֧גַע 𐤓𐤂𐤏 rega moment HNcmsa אֶחָ֛ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one HAcmsa אֶֽעֱלֶ֥ה 𐤀𐤏𐤋𐤄 eeleh I will go up HVqi1cs בְ/קִרְבְּ/ךָ֖ 𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁/𐤊 veqirebekha in your midst HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms וְ/כִלִּיתִ֑י/ךָ 𐤅/𐤊𐤋𐤉𐤕𐤉/𐤊 vekhilitikha and consume you HC/Vpq1cs/Sp2ms וְ/עַתָּ֗ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤄 veatah therefore now HC/D הוֹרֵ֤ד 𐤄𐤅𐤓𐤃 hored put off HVhv2ms עֶדְיְ/ךָ֙ 𐤏𐤃𐤉/𐤊 edeyekha your ornaments HNcmsc/Sp2ms מֵֽ/עָלֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤌/𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 mealeykha from you HR/R/Sp2ms וְ/אֵדְעָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤃𐤏𐤄 veedeah that I may know HC/Vqh1cs מָ֥ה 𐤌𐤄 mah what HTi אֶֽעֱשֶׂה 𐤀𐤏𐤔𐤄 eeseh I will do HVqi1cs לָּֽ/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe to you HR/Sp2fs
Now Moses used to take the tent and pitch it outside the camp far from the camp and called it tent of meeting And it was every seeking YHWH would go out to tent of meeting which outside the camp
7 וּ/מֹשֶׁה֩ 𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤄 umosheh Now Moses HC/Np יִקַּ֨ח 𐤉𐤒𐤇 yiqach used to take HVqi3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the HTo הָ/אֹ֜הֶל 𐤄/𐤀𐤄𐤋 haohel tent HTd/Ncmsa וְ/נָֽטָה 𐤅/𐤍𐤈𐤄 venatah and pitch HC/Vqq3ms ל֣/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo it HR/Sp3ms מִ/ח֣וּץ 𐤌/𐤇𐤅𐤑 michuts outside HR/Ncmsa לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֗ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄 lamachaneh the camp HRd/Ncbsa הַרְחֵק֙ 𐤄𐤓𐤇𐤒 harecheq far HVha מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from HR הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֔ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄 hamachaneh the camp HTd/Ncbsa וְ/קָ֥רָא 𐤅/𐤒𐤓𐤀 veqara and called HC/Vqp3ms ל֖/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 it HR/Sp3ms אֹ֣הֶל 𐤀𐤄𐤋 ohel tent HNcmsc מוֹעֵ֑ד 𐤌𐤅𐤏𐤃 moed of meeting HNcmsa וְ/הָיָה֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah And it was HC/Vqq3ms כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal every HNcmsc מְבַקֵּ֣שׁ 𐤌𐤁𐤒𐤔 mevaqesh seeking HVprmsa יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp יֵצֵא֙ 𐤉𐤑𐤀 yetse would go out HVqi3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR אֹ֣הֶל 𐤀𐤄𐤋 ohel-2 tent HNcmsc מוֹעֵ֔ד 𐤌𐤅𐤏𐤃 moed-2 of meeting HNcmsa אֲשֶׁ֖ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which HTr מִ/ח֥וּץ 𐤌/𐤇𐤅𐤑 michuts-2 outside HR/Ncmsa לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶֽה 𐤋/𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄 lamachaneh-2 the camp HRd/Ncbsa
And Moses said Moses to YHWH See you say to me Bring up (direct object marker) this people this Yet you not have let me know (direct object marker) whom you will send with me Yet you have said I know you by name and also you have found favor in my eyes
12 וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And Moses said HC/Vqw3ms מֹשֶׁ֜ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp רְ֠אֵה 𐤓𐤀𐤄 reeh See HVqv2ms אַתָּ֞ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you HPp2ms אֹמֵ֤ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 omer say HVqrmsa אֵלַ/י֙ 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me HR/Sp1cs הַ֚עַל 𐤄𐤏𐤋 haal Bring up HVhv2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) HTo הָ/עָ֣ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam this people HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֔ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this HTd/Pdxms וְ/אַתָּה֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤄 veatah Yet you HC/Pp2ms לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn הֽוֹדַעְתַּ֔/נִי 𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤏𐤕/𐤍𐤉 hodaetani have let me know HVhp2ms/Sp1cs אֵ֥ת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 (direct object marker) HTo אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whom HTr תִּשְׁלַ֖ח 𐤕𐤔𐤋𐤇 tishelach you will send HVqi2ms עִמִּ֑/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 imi with me HR/Sp1cs וְ/אַתָּ֤ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤄 veatah-2 Yet you HC/Pp2ms אָמַ֨רְתָּ֙ 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕 amareta have said HVqp2ms יְדַעְתִּ֣י/ךָֽ 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤉/𐤊 yedaetikha I know you HVqp1cs/Sp2ms בְ/שֵׁ֔ם 𐤁/𐤔𐤌 veshem by name HR/Ncmsa וְ/גַם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also HC/Ta מָצָ֥אתָ 𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤕 matsata you have found HVqp2ms חֵ֖ן 𐤇𐤍 chen favor HNcmsa בְּ/עֵינָֽ/י 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍/𐤉 beeynay in my eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp1cs
For in what shall it be known then that I have found favor in your eyes I and your people Is it not in your going with us so we will be distinguished I and your people from all the people that upon the face of the earth
16 וּ/בַ/מֶּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤁/𐤌𐤄 uvameh For in what HC/R/Ti יִוָּדַ֣ע 𐤉𐤅𐤃𐤏 yivada shall it be known HVNi3ms אֵפ֗וֹא 𐤀𐤐𐤅𐤀 efo then HD כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that HC מָצָ֨אתִי 𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤉 matsati I have found HVqp1cs חֵ֤ן 𐤇𐤍 chen favor HNcmsa בְּ/עֵינֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊 beeyneykha in your eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp2ms אֲנִ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I HPp1cs וְ/עַמֶּ֔/ךָ 𐤅/𐤏𐤌/𐤊 veamekha and your people HC/Ncmsc/Sp2ms הֲ/ל֖וֹא 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤀 halo Is it not HTi/Tn בְּ/לֶכְתְּ/ךָ֣ 𐤁/𐤋𐤊𐤕/𐤊 belekhetekha in your going HR/Vqc/Sp2ms עִמָּ֑/נוּ 𐤏𐤌/𐤍𐤅 imanu with us HR/Sp1cp וְ/נִפְלֵ֨ינוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤍𐤐𐤋𐤉𐤍𐤅 venifeleynu so we will be distinguished HC/VNq1cp אֲנִ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani-2 Ine (Bemba) I HPp1cs וְ/עַמְּ/ךָ֔ 𐤅/𐤏𐤌/𐤊 veamekha-2 and your people HC/Ncmsc/Sp2ms מִ/כָּ֨ל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal from all HR/Ncmsc הָ/עָ֔ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֖ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that HTr עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon HR פְּנֵ֥י 𐤐𐤍𐤉 peney the face HNcbpc הָ/אֲדָמָֽה 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤄 haadamah of the earth HTd/Ncfsa
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