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Exodus 33:19

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17 So the LORD said to Moses, “I will do this very thing you have asked, for you have found favor in My sight, and I know you by name.”

18 Then Moses said, “Please show me Your glory.”

“I will cause all My goodness to pass before you,” the LORD replied, “and I will proclaim My name—the LORD—in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”

20 But He added, “You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.”

21 The LORD continued, “There is a place near Me where you are to stand upon a rock,

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BSB
“I will cause all My goodness to pass before you,” the LORD replied, “and I will proclaim My name—the LORD—in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
KJV
And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.
WEB
He said, “I will make all my goodness pass before you, and will proclaim the LORD’s name before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.”
ASV
And 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.
DARBY
And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thy face, and I will proclaim the name of Jehovah before thee; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.
BLB
And He said, “I will cause all My goodness to pass before your face, and I will proclaim in the name of YHWH before your face, and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.”
ÅB
Og han sa: Jeg vil la all min godhet gå forbi ditt åsyn, og jeg vil rope ut Herrens navn for ditt åsyn; for jeg vil være nådig mot den som jeg er nådig imot, og miskunne meg over den som jeg miskunner meg over.
OTB
Og Herren sa: «Jeg vil la all min godhet gå forbi deg, og jeg vil forkynne Herrens navn for deg. Jeg vil være nådig mot den jeg vil være nådig, og vise medfølelse mot den jeg vil vise medfølelse.»
B1930
Og han sa: Jeg vil la all min godhet gå forbi ditt åsyn, og jeg vil rope ut Herrens navn for ditt åsyn; for jeg vil være nådig mot den som jeg er nådig imot, og miskunne mig over den som jeg miskunner mig over.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Romans 9:15–18

    For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”

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  • Ephesians 1:6–8

    to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.

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  • Jeremiah 31:14

    I will fill the souls of the priests abundantly, and will fill My people with My goodness,” declares the LORD.

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  • Jeremiah 31:12

    They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD— the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and herds. Their life will be like a well-watered garden, and never again will they languish.

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  • Isaiah 7:14

    Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.

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  • Exodus 34:5–7

    And the LORD descended in a cloud, stood with him there, and proclaimed His name, the LORD.

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  • Exodus 3:13–15

    Then Moses asked God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is His name?’ What should I tell them?”

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  • Nehemiah 9:25

    They captured fortified cities and fertile land and took houses full of all goods, wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled; they grew fat and delighted in Your great goodness.

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