15. And he said unto him, If thy presence {Heb. faces} is not to go before us, do not bring us out of here.
16. For in what shall it be known here that I have found grace in thy sight, I and thy people, but in that thou goest with us, and I and thy people will be separated from all the peoples 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 because thou hast found grace in my sight, and I have known thee by name.
18. Then he said, I beseech thee, show me thy glory.
19. And he replied, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name that I AM before thee; and I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy and will show clemency on whom I will show clemency.
20. He further said, Thou canst not see my face; for no man shall see me and live.
21. And the Lord continued saying, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon the rock;
22. and it shall come to pass while my glory passes by, that I will put thee in a cleft of the rock and will cover thee with my hand until I have passed by.
23. Then I will take away my hand, and thou shalt see my back parts, but my face {Heb. faces} shall not be seen.