Exodus 33 · Verse 15

Exodus 33:15

And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence.
Exodus 33:15, King James Version

Exodus 33:15 in other translations

BSB“If Your Presence does not go with us,” Moses replied, “do not lead us up from here.
WEBMoses said to him, “If your presence doesn’t go with me, don’t carry us up from here.
ASVAnd he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence.
YLTAnd he saith unto Him, ‘If Thy presence is not going--take us not up from this place;
DARBYAnd he said to him, If thy presence do not go, bring us not up hence.
BBEAnd Moses said, If you yourself are not going with us, do not send us on from here.
WebsterAnd he said to him, If thy presence shall not attend me, conduct us not hence.

What does Exodus 33:15 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 If thy presence go not - אם אין פניך הלכים im ein paneycha holechim, if thy faces do not go - if we have not manifestations of thy peculiar providence and grace, carry us not up hence. Without supernatural assistance, and a most particular providence, he knew that it would be impossible either to govern such a people, or support them in the desert; and therefore he wishes to be well assured on this head, that he may lead them up with confidence, and be able to give them the most explicit assurances of support and protection. But by what means should these manifestations take place? This question seems to be answered by the Prophet Isaiah, Isa 63:9 : In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the Angel of his presence (פניו panaiv, of his faces) saved them. So we find that the goodness and mercy of God were to be manifested by the Angel of the Covenant, the Lord Jesus, the Messiah; and this is the interpretation which the Jews themselves give of this place. Can any person lead men to the typical Canaan, who is not himself influenced and directed by the Lord? And of what use are all the means of grace, if not crowned with the presence and blessing of the God of Israel? It is on this ground that Jesus Christ hath said, Where two or three are gathered together in my name, I am in the midst of them, Mat 18:20; without which, what would preachings, prayers, and even Sacraments avail?

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 33:12-23

Moses is very earnest with God. Thus, by the intercession of Christ, we are not only saved from ruin, but become entitled to everlasting happiness. Observe here how he pleads. We find grace in God's sight, if we find grace in our hearts to guide and quicken us in the way of our duty. Moses speaks as one who dreaded the thought of going forward without the Lord's presence. God's gracious promises, and mercy towards…

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Exodus 33:15 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֵלָ֑יו'e.Lavto himH413
אִם\־'im-ifH518
אֵ֤ין'einnotH369
פָּנֶ֙יךָ֙pa.Nei.khapresence yourH6440
הֹלְכִ֔יםho.le.Khim[is] goingH1980
אַֽל\־'al-may notH408
תַּעֲלֵ֖נוּta.'a.Le.nuyou bring up usH5927
מִזֶּֽה\׃mi.Zehfrom hereH2088

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Exodus 33:15

  • Exodus 34:9

    And he said, If now I have found grace in thy sight, O Lord, let my Lord, I pray thee, go among us; for it is a stiffnecked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thine inheritance.

  • Psalms 4:6

    There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.

  • Exodus 33:3

    Unto a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the midst of thee; for thou art a stiffnecked people: lest I consume thee in the way.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
3; 34:9; Ps 4:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Exodus 33:14

    And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.

  • Exodus 33:15

    And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence.

  • Exodus 33:16

    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.

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Exodus 33:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y él respondió: Si tu rostro no ha de ir conmigo, no nos saques de aquí.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Moïse lui dit: Si ta face ne vient pas, ne nous fais pas monter d’ici;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er sprach zu ihm: Wenn dein Angesicht nicht mitgeht, so führe uns nicht hinauf von hinnen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et ait Moyses: Si non tu ipse præcedas, ne educas nos de loco isto.