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18 Moses said, "I pray thee, show me thy glory."
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Then Moses said, “Now show me your glory.”
19 And he said, "I will make all my goodness pass before you, and will proclaim before you my name 'The LORD'; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.
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And the LORD said, “I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the LORD, in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
20 But," he said, "you cannot see my face; for man shall not see me and live."
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But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live.”
21 And the LORD said, "Behold, there is a place by me where you shall stand upon the rock;
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Then the LORD said, “There is a place near me where you may stand on a rock.
22 and while my glory passes by I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and I will cover you with my hand until I have passed by;
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When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by.
23 then I will take away my hand, and you shall see my back; but my face shall not be seen."
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Then I will remove my hand and you will see my back; but my face must not be seen.”
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