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for you have found grace in My sight, and I know you by name.” <a href="/nasb_/exodus/33.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> The LORD said to Moses, “I will also do this thing of which you have spoken; for you have found favor in My sight and I have known you by name.” <a href="/nasb/exodus/33.htm">NASB 1995</a> The LORD said to Moses, &#8220I will also do this thing of which you have spoken; for you have found favor in My sight and I have known you by name.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/exodus/33.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And the LORD said to Moses, “I will also do this thing of which you have spoken; for you have found favor in My sight, and I have known you by name.” <a href="/lsb/exodus/33.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then Yahweh said to Moses, “I will also do this thing of which you have spoken; for you have found favor in My sight, and I have known you by name.” <a href="/amp/exodus/33.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The LORD said to Moses, “I will also do this thing that you have asked; for you have found favor (lovingkindness, mercy) in My sight and I have known you [personally] by name.” <a href="/csb/exodus/33.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The LORD answered Moses, “I will do this very thing you have asked, for you have found favor with me, and I know you by name.” <a href="/hcsb/exodus/33.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The LORD answered Moses, &#8220I will do this very thing you have asked, for you have found favor in My sight, and I know you by name.&#8221 <a href="/asv/exodus/33.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/exodus/33.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> So the LORD told him, "I will do what you have asked, because I am your friend and I am pleased with you." <a href="/erv/exodus/33.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/exodus/33.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The LORD answered Moses, "I will do what you have asked, because I am pleased with you, and I know you by name." <a href="/gnt/exodus/33.htm">Good News Translation</a> The LORD said to Moses, "I will do just as you have asked, because I know you very well and I am pleased with you." <a href="/isv/exodus/33.htm">International Standard Version</a> The LORD told Moses, "I'll do the very thing that you have said, because you have found favor in my sight and I know you by name." <a href="/msb/exodus/33.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> So the LORD said to Moses, ?I will do this very thing you have asked, for you have found favor in My sight, and I know you by name.? <a href="/net/exodus/33.htm">NET Bible</a> The LORD said to Moses, "I will do this thing also that you have requested, for you have found favor in my sight, and I know you by name." <a href="/nheb/exodus/33.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The LORD 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." <a href="/wbt/exodus/33.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the LORD said to 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. <a href="/web/exodus/33.htm">World English Bible</a> 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.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/exodus/33.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And YHWH says to Moses, “Even this thing which you have spoken I do; for you have found grace in My eyes, and I know you by name.” <a href="/ylt/exodus/33.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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.' <a href="/slt/exodus/33.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Jehovah will say to Moses, Also this word which thou spakest, I will do: for thou didst find grace in mine eyes and I shall know thee by name.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/exodus/33.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the Lord said to Moses: This word also, which thou hast spoken, will I do: for thou hast found grace before me, and thee I have known by name. <a href="/cpdv/exodus/33.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then the Lord said to Moses: “This word also, which you have spoken, I will do. For you have found grace before me, and I have known you by name.” <a href="/nabre/exodus/33.htm">New American Bible</a> The LORD said to Moses: This request, too, which you have made, I will carry out, because you have found favor with me and you are my intimate friend. <a href="/nrsvce/exodus/33.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The LORD said to Moses, “I will do the very thing that you have asked; for you have found favor in my sight, and I know you by name.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/exodus/33.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the LORD said to Moses, I will do this thing also that you have spoken; for you have found grace in my sight, and I know you by your name. <a href="/hpbt/exodus/33.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And in what will it be known here that I have found love in your eyes, I and your people, but when you have gone with us and we are distinguished, I and your people, from all of the nations that are on the face of the earth?”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/exodus/33.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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.' <a href="/sep/exodus/33.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the Lord said to Moses, I will also do for thee this thing, which thou hast spoken; for thou hast found grace before me, and I know thee above all. <a href="/parallel/exodus/33-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=8737" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/exodus/33.htm">The Glory of the LORD</a> …16For how then can it be known that Your people and I have found favor in Your sight, unless You go with us? How else will we be distinguished from all the other people on the face of the earth?” 17<a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">So the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Moses,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ’e·‘ĕ·śeh (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">“I will do</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">very</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had·dā·ḇār (Art:: N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">thing</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: dib·bar·tā (V-Piel-Perf-2ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">you have asked,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: mā·ṣā·ṯā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To attain to, find. ">you have found</a> <a href="/hebrew/2580.htm" title="2580: ḥên (N-ms) -- Favor, grace. From chanan; graciousness, i.e. Subjective or objective.">favor</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: bə·‘ê·nay (Prep-b:: N-cdc:: 1cs) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">in My sight,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: wā·’ê·ḏā·‘ă·ḵā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs:: 2ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">and I know</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: bə·šêm (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">you by name.”</a> 18Then Moses said, “Please show me Your glory.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/6-8.htm">Genesis 6:8</a> Noah, however, found favor in the eyes of the LORD. <a href="/genesis/18-3.htm">Genesis 18:3</a> “My lord,” said Abraham, “if I have found favor in your sight, please do not pass your servant by. <a href="/genesis/19-19.htm">Genesis 19:19</a> Your servant has indeed found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness by sparing my life. But I cannot run to the mountains; the disaster will overtake me, and I will die. <a href="/genesis/39-21.htm">Genesis 39:21</a> the LORD was with him and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden. <a href="/numbers/11-11.htm">Numbers 11:11-15</a> So Moses asked the LORD, “Why have You brought this trouble on Your servant? Why have I not found favor in Your sight, that You have laid upon me the burden of all these people? / Did I conceive all these people? Did I give them birth, so that You should tell me, ‘Carry them in your bosom, as a nurse carries an infant,’ to the land that You swore to give their fathers? / Where can I get meat for all these people? For they keep crying out to me, ‘Give us meat to eat!’ ... <a href="/numbers/12-7.htm">Numbers 12:7-8</a> But this is not so with My servant Moses; he is faithful in all My house. / I speak with him face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you unafraid to speak against My servant Moses?” <a href="/deuteronomy/34-10.htm">Deuteronomy 34:10</a> Since that time, no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face— <a href="/1_samuel/2-26.htm">1 Samuel 2:26</a> And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the LORD and with man. <a href="/1_samuel/16-22.htm">1 Samuel 16:22</a> Then Saul sent word to Jesse, saying, “Let David remain in my service, for I am pleased with him.” <a href="/1_kings/3-13.htm">1 Kings 3:13</a> Moreover, I will give you what you did not request—both riches and honor—so that during all your days no man in any kingdom will be your equal. <a href="/psalms/84-11.htm">Psalm 84:11</a> For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity. <a href="/proverbs/3-4.htm">Proverbs 3:4</a> Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man. <a href="/isaiah/66-2.htm">Isaiah 66:2</a> Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word. <a href="/jeremiah/31-2.htm">Jeremiah 31:2</a> This is what the LORD says: “The people who survived the sword found favor in the wilderness when Israel went to find rest.” <a href="/daniel/9-23.htm">Daniel 9:23</a> At the beginning of your petitions, an answer went out, and I have come to tell you, for you are highly precious. So consider the message and understand the vision:</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the LORD said to Moses, I will do this thing also that you have spoken: for you have found grace in my sight, and I know you by name.I will do<a href="/genesis/18-32.htm">Genesis 18:32</a> And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake.<a href="/genesis/19-21.htm">Genesis 19:21</a> And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.<a href="/isaiah/65-24.htm">Isaiah 65:24</a> And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.thou hast<a href="/exodus/33-12.htm">Exodus 33:12</a> 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.<a href="/genesis/6-8.htm">Genesis 6:8</a> But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.<a href="/genesis/19-19.htm">Genesis 19:19,21</a> Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die: … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/33-16.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/exodus/33-16.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/exodus/33-16.htm">Found</a> <a href="/exodus/33-16.htm">Grace</a> <a href="/exodus/33-15.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/33-16.htm">Pleased</a> <a href="/exodus/33-16.htm">Sight</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/exodus/34-9.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/exodus/34-9.htm">Found</a> <a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Grace</a> <a href="/exodus/33-18.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-25.htm">Pleased</a> <a href="/exodus/34-9.htm">Sight</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 33</div>1. <a href="/exodus/33-1.htm">The Lord refuses to go as he had promised with the people</a> 4. <a href="/exodus/33-4.htm">The people mourn there</a> 7. <a href="/exodus/33-7.htm">The tabernacle is removed out of the camp</a> 9. <a href="/exodus/33-9.htm">The Lord talks familiarly with Moses</a> 12. <a href="/exodus/33-12.htm">Moses prevails with God, and desires to see his glory</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/33.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/33.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>So the LORD said to Moses This phrase highlights the direct communication between God and Moses, a unique relationship in the Old Testament. Moses is often seen as a mediator between God and the Israelites, prefiguring Christ as the ultimate mediator (<a href="/1_timothy/2-5.htm">1 Timothy 2:5</a>). The LORD speaking to Moses emphasizes the personal nature of God's relationship with His chosen leaders.I will do this very thing you have asked Moses had requested that God's presence continue with the Israelites as they journeyed to the Promised Land. This assurance from God underscores His faithfulness and willingness to respond to the intercession of His servants. It reflects the biblical principle that God hears and answers prayers according to His will (1 <a href="/john/5-14.htm">John 5:14-15</a>).for you have found favor in My sight Finding favor in God's sight is a recurring theme in Scripture, often associated with righteousness and obedience. This favor is not earned by human merit but is a result of God's grace. It parallels the New Testament concept of grace through faith (<a href="/ephesians/2-8.htm">Ephesians 2:8-9</a>), showing that God's favor is a gift.and I know you by name This phrase signifies an intimate and personal relationship. In ancient Near Eastern culture, knowing someone's name implied a deep understanding and connection. It foreshadows the New Testament promise that believers are known by God (<a href="/john/10-3.htm">John 10:3</a>, <a href="/2_timothy/2-19.htm">2 Timothy 2:19</a>). This personal knowledge is a source of comfort and assurance for God's people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who is speaking directly to Moses. His name, Yahweh, signifies His eternal, self-existent nature. 2. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to lead His people out of Egypt. Moses is in a unique relationship with God, characterized by direct communication and intercession. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_tent_of_meeting.htm">The Tent of Meeting</a> Although not directly mentioned in this verse, the context of <a href="/bsb/exodus/33.htm">Exodus 33</a> involves Moses meeting with God in the Tent of Meeting, a place of divine encounter and revelation. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The people of God, whom Moses is leading through the wilderness toward the Promised Land. Their relationship with God is mediated through Moses. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_favor_of_god.htm">The Favor of God</a> A central theme in this passage, indicating God's grace and approval towards Moses, which is foundational for the unfolding of His plans.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_favor_with_god.htm">The Importance of Favor with God</a> God's favor is not earned but granted by His grace. Like Moses, believers are called to seek a relationship with God where His favor is evident in their lives. <a href="/topical/i/intimacy_with_god.htm">Intimacy with God</a> Knowing God and being known by Him is a profound privilege. This relationship is characterized by communication, obedience, and trust. <a href="/topical/i/intercession_and_leadership.htm">Intercession and Leadership</a> Moses' role as an intercessor for Israel highlights the power of prayer and the responsibility of leaders to seek God’s will for those they lead. <a href="/topical/g/god's_personal_knowledge_of_us.htm">God’s Personal Knowledge of Us</a> God’s knowledge of Moses by name signifies a deep, personal relationship. Believers can take comfort in knowing that God knows them personally and intimately. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_obedience_in_favor.htm">The Role of Obedience in Favor</a> While God’s favor is a gift, Moses’ obedience and faithfulness positioned him to receive and walk in that favor. Believers are encouraged to live lives of obedience to experience God’s favor.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_33.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 33</a> <a href="/q/what_does_god's_favor_mean.htm">What does God's favor mean?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'sufficient_grace'_mean.htm">What does "Sufficient Grace" mean?</a> <a href="/q/can_god_be_seen_(ex._33_20_vs._gen._32_30).htm">Can God be seen? (Exodus 33:20 vs. Genesis 32:30)</a> <a href="/q/why_does_moses_fear_going_without_god.htm">In Exodus 33:14-15, why does Moses fear going without God's presence if God is said to be omnipresent?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/33.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken.--At length the promise is unambiguously given. Moses is rewarded for his importunity. God's people have found grace in His sight. He will "go up" with them, and so "separate them," or distinguish them, from "all the people that are on the face of the earth." Now at last Moses is satisfied.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/33.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 17. - I will do this thing also. "I will extend my favour to thy people also, and distinguish them, as well as thee, by going up with them. I will do this for thy sake, because thou hast found grace in my sight." Moses' petition is at last fully granted - the threat of withdrawal cancelled - the promise of Divine guidance and protection renewed I know thee by name. It is a supreme favour for God to know us by name. It marks "a specifically personal relation to God" (Keil). The expression is perhaps taken from the phraseology of Oriental Courts, where not one in a hundred of the courtiers is known to the monarch by name. CHAPTER 33:18-23 <a href="/commentaries/exodus/33-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And the LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel said וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to Moses, מֹשֶׁ֔ה (mō·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver “I will do אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֑ה (’e·‘ĕ·śeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make this הַזֶּ֛ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that very גַּ֣ם (gam) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and thing הַדָּבָ֥ר (had·dā·ḇār) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause you have asked, דִּבַּ֖רְתָּ (dib·bar·tā) Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> To arrange, to speak, to subdue for כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction you have found מָצָ֤אתָ (mā·ṣā·ṯā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present favor חֵן֙ (ḥên) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2580.htm">Strong's 2580: </a> Graciousness, subjective, objective in My sight, בְּעֵינַ֔י (bə·‘ê·nay) Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain and I know וָאֵדָעֲךָ֖ (wā·’ê·ḏā·‘ă·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> To know you by name.” בְּשֵֽׁם׃ (bə·šêm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> A name <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/33-17.htm">Exodus 33:17 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/exodus/33-17.htm">Exodus 33:17 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/exodus/33-17.htm">Exodus 33:17 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/exodus/33-17.htm">Exodus 33:17 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/exodus/33-17.htm">Exodus 33:17 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/33-17.htm">Exodus 33:17 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/33-17.htm">Exodus 33:17 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/33-17.htm">Exodus 33:17 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/33-17.htm">Exodus 33:17 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/exodus/33-17.htm">Exodus 33:17 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/exodus/33-17.htm">OT Law: Exodus 33:17 Yahweh said to Moses I will do (Exo. 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