Exodus 33:17-23

New International Version

¹⁷ And the Lord said to Moses, “I will do the very thing you have asked,^(A) because I am pleased with you and I know you by name.”^(B)

¹⁸ Then Moses said, “Now show me your glory.”^(C)

¹⁹ And the Lord said, “I will cause all my goodness to pass^(D) in front of you, and I will proclaim my name,^(E) 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.^{(F) 20} But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for no one may see^(G) 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^(H) and cover you with my hand^(I) 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.”