(KJV) Exodus 33¹

⥃The Command to Leave Sinai ^{[ Deuteronomy 1:1–8 ]}

[1] And the Lord said unto Moses, Depart², [and] go up hence, thou and the people which thou hast³ brought up out of the land⁴ of Egypt, unto⁵ the land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed will I give it: [2] And I will send an angel⁶ before thee; and I will drive out the Canaanite⁷, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite: [3] Unto a land⁸ flowing with milk and honey: for I⁹ will not go up in the midst of thee; for thou [art] a stiffnecked¹⁰ people: lest I¹¹ consume thee in the way.

[4] [¶]And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned¹²: and no¹³ man did put on him his ornaments. [5] For the Lord had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye [are¹⁴] a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment¹⁵, and consume thee: therefore now put off¹⁶ thy ornaments from thee, that I may¹⁷ know what to do unto thee. [6] And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by the mount Horeb.¹⁸

⥃The Tent of Meeting

[7] And Moses took the tabernacle¹⁹, and pitched it without the camp, afar off²⁰ from the camp, and called it the Tabernacle of²¹ the congregation. And it came to pass, [that] every one which sought²² the Lord went out²³ unto the tabernacle of the congregation, which [was] without the camp. [8] And it came to pass, when Moses went out unto the tabernacle, [that] all the people rose up, and stood²⁴ every man [at] his tent door, and looked after Moses, until he was gone into the tabernacle. [9] And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy²⁵ pillar descended, and stood [at] the door of the tabernacle, and [the Lord] talked²⁶ with Moses. [10] And all the people saw the cloudy pillar stand [at] the tabernacle door: and all the people rose up and worshipped²⁷, every man [in] his tent door. [11] And the Lord spake²⁸ unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend²⁹. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant³⁰ Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.

⥃The Promise of God’s Presence

[12] And Moses said unto the Lord, See³¹, 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 know³² thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight. [13] Now therefore, I pray thee, if³³ I have found grace in thy sight, shew³⁴ me now thy way, that I³⁵ may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider³⁶ that this nation [is] thy people. [14] And he said, My presence³⁷ shall go [with thee], and I will give thee rest³⁸. [15] And he said unto him, If thy presence go not [with me], carry us not up hence.³⁹ [16] For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? [is it] not in that⁴⁰ thou goest with us? so shall we be separated⁴¹, I and thy people, from all the people that [are] upon the face of the earth. [17] And the Lord said unto Moses, I will do⁴² this thing also that thou hast⁴³ spoken: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name. [18] And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.⁴⁴ [19] And he said, I will make all my goodness⁴⁵ pass before thee, and I will proclaim⁴⁶ the name of the Lord before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be⁴⁷ gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy. [20] And he said, Thou canst not⁴⁸ see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live. [21] And the Lord said, Behold, [there is] a place by⁴⁹ me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock: [22] And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift⁵⁰ of the rock, and will cover thee⁵¹ with my hand while I pass by: [23] And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt⁵² see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.