18. Then Moses said, “Please let me see your glory!”
19. The Lord answered: I will make all my goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim my name, “Lord,” before you; I who show favor to whom I will, I who grant mercy to whom I will.
20. But you cannot see my face, for no one can see me and live.
21. Here, continued the Lord, is a place near me where you shall station yourself on the rock.
22. When my glory passes I will set you in the cleft of the rock and will cover you with my hand until I have passed by.
23. Then I will remove my hand, so that you may see my back; but my face may not be seen.