# Exodus 33.18 **Book:** [Exodus](/codex/exodus/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 16. For wherein now shall it be known that I have found favor in thy sight, I and thy people? is it not in that thou goest with us, so that we are separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth? 17. And Jehovah said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken; for thou hast found favor in my sight, and I know thee by name. > > **18. And he said, Show me, I pray thee, thy glory.** > > 19. 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. 20. And he said, Thou canst not see my face; for man shall not see me and live. (Exodus 33:16-20, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 16. For how would people know that I have found favor in your sight, I and your people? Isn’t it that you go with us, so that we are separated, I and your people, from all the people who are on the surface of the earth?” 17. Yahweh said to Moses, “I will do this thing also that you have spoken; for you have found favor in my sight, and I know you by name.” > > **18. He said, “Please show me your glory.”** > > 19. He said, “I will make all my goodness pass before you, and will proclaim Yahweh’s name before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.” 20. He said, “You cannot see my face, for man may not see me and live.” (Exodus 33:16-20, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 16. For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, 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 do this thing also that thou hast 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.** > > 19. 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. 20. And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live. (Exodus 33:16-20, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 16. and in what is it known now, that I have found grace in Thine eyes, I and Thy people, is it not in Thy going with us? and we have been distinguished, I and Thy people, from all the people who [are] on the face of the ground.' 17. And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Even this thing which thou hast spoken I do; for thou hast found grace in Mine eyes, and I know thee by name.' > > **18. And he saith, 'Shew me, I pray Thee, Thine honour;'** > > 19. and He saith, 'I cause all My goodness to pass before thy face, and have called concerning the Name of Jehovah before thee, and favoured him whom I favour, and loved him whom I love.' 20. He saith also, 'Thou art unable to see My face, for man doth not see Me, and live;' (Exodus 33:16-20, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** Moses (traditional) - **Audience:** Israelite congregation post-Exodus - **Location:** Egypt → Sinai wilderness - **Time period:** events c. 1446-1445 BC; composed c. 1446-1406 BC ## Theological reading ## Key words - [H3519 - kavod](/codex/h3519-kavod/), *kavod* (Strong's H3519). Also appears in: [Exodus 33.22-23](/codex/exodus-33-22-23/), [Psalms 8.5](/codex/psalms-8-5/), [Psalms 19.1](/codex/psalms-19-1/). ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses. ## Quoted in **Lexicon:** - [H3519 - kavod](/codex/h3519-kavod/) - [H8034 - shem](/codex/h8034-shem/), via [Exodus 33.18-23](/codex/exodus-33-18-23/) **Passages:** - [Exodus 33.22-23](/codex/exodus-33-22-23/) - [Ezekiel 39](/codex/ezekiel-39/) - [Isaiah 21](/codex/isaiah-21/) - [Isaiah 40.3-5](/codex/isaiah-40-3-5/) - [Isaiah 6](/codex/isaiah-6/) - [Isaiah 6.1-8](/codex/isaiah-6-1-8/) - [Isaiah 6.3](/codex/isaiah-6-3/) - [Isaiah 61.1-6](/codex/isaiah-61-1-6/) - [Isaiah 62](/codex/isaiah-62/) - [Malachi 1.6](/codex/malachi-1-6/) - [Proverbs 26.1](/codex/proverbs-26-1/) - [Psalms 24.10](/codex/psalms-24-10/) - [Psalms 24.8](/codex/psalms-24-8/) - [Psalms 29.1-2](/codex/psalms-29-1-2/) - [Psalms 8.5](/codex/psalms-8-5/) - [Zechariah 2.7-11](/codex/zechariah-2-7-11/)