{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/kjv/exodus/33","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-29T17:48:43.368Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"Exodus","bookSlug":"exodus","chapter":33,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":32,"nextChapter":34,"totalChapters":40,"totalVerses":23},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"And the LORD said unto Moses, Depart, <i>and</i> go up hence, thou and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed will I give it:"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite:"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Unto a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the midst of thee; for thou <i>art</i> a stiffnecked people: lest I consume thee in the way."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no man did put on him his ornaments."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye <i>are</i> a stiffnecked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by the mount Horeb."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it without the camp, afar off from the camp, and called it the Tabernacle of the congregation. And it came to pass, <i>that</i> every one which sought the LORD went out unto the tabernacle of the congregation, which <i>was</i> without the camp."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And it came to pass, when Moses went out unto the tabernacle, <i>that</i> all the people rose up, and stood every man <i>at</i> his tent door, and looked after Moses, until he was gone into the tabernacle."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended, and stood <i>at</i> the door of the tabernacle, and <i>the LORD</i> talked with Moses."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And all the people saw the cloudy pillar stand <i>at</i> the tabernacle door: and all the people rose up and worshipped, every man <i>in</i> his tent door."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And Moses said unto the LORD, See, 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 know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation <i>is</i> thy people."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"And he said, My presence shall go <i>with thee</i>, and I will give thee rest."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"And he said unto him, If thy presence go not <i>with me</i>, carry us not up hence."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? <i>is it</i> not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that <i>are</i> upon the face of the earth."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"And the LORD said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"And the LORD said, Behold, <i>there is</i> a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock:"},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by:"},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen."}],"citation":{"inline":"Exodus 33 (KJV)","markdown":"[Exodus 33](https://primebible.com/kjv/exodus/33)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/exodus/33 (accessed 2026-05-29)."}}