Exodus 33 · Verse 17

Exodus 33:17

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.
Exodus 33:17, King James Version

Exodus 33:17 in other translations

BSBSo 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.”
WEBThe 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.”
ASVAnd 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.
YLTAnd 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.'
DARBYAnd Jehovah said to Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast said; for thou hast found grace in mine eyes, and I know thee by name.
BBEAnd the Lord said to Moses, I will do as you say: for you have grace in my eyes, and I have knowledge of you by your name.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Exodus 33:17 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 17 I will do this thing also - My presence shall go with thee, and I will keep thee separate from all the people of the earth. Both these promises have been remarkably fulfilled. God continued miraculously with them till he brought them into the promised land; and from the day in which he brought them out of Egypt to the present day, he has kept them a distinct, unmixed people! Who can account for this on any principle but that of a continual especial providence, and a constant Divine interference? The Jews have ever been a people fond of money; had they been mingled with the people of the earth among whom they have been scattered, their secular interests would have been greatly promoted by it; and they who have sacrificed every thing besides to their love of money, on this point have been incorruptible! They chose in every part of their dispersions rather to be a poor, despised, persecuted people, and continue separate from all the people of the earth, than to enjoy ease and affluence by becoming mixed with the nations. For what great purposes must God be preserving this people! for it does not appear that any moral principle binds them together - they seem lost to this; and yet in opposition to their interests, for which in other respects they would sacrifice every thing, they are still kept distinct from all the people of the earth: for this an especial providence alone can account.

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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 33:17 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.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶל\־'el-toH413
מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehMosesH4872
גַּ֣םgamalsoH1571
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַדָּבָ֥רha.da.Varthe thingH1697
הַזֶּ֛הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
דִּבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.tayou have spokenH1696
אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֑ה'e.'e.SehI will doH6213
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
מָצָ֤אתָma.Tza.tayou have foundH4672
חֵן֙chenfavorH2580
בְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.Naiin view myH5869
וָאֵדָעֲךָ֖va.'e.da.'a.Khaand I have known youH3045
בְּשֵֽׁם\׃be.Shemby nameH8034

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

Cross references for Exodus 33:17

  • Isaiah 65:24

    And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

  • 1 John 5:14-15

    And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

  • Exodus 33:12

    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.

  • Genesis 19:21

    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.

  • Genesis 6:8

    But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.

  • John 16:23

    And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.

  • James 5:16

    Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

  • Genesis 19:19

    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:

  • Genesis 18:32

    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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I will do.
Ge 18:32; 19:21; Isa 65:24; Joh 16:23; Jas 5:16; 1Jo 5:14,15
thou hast.
12; Ge 6:8; 19:19,21

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Context

  • 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.

  • Exodus 33:17

    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.

  • Exodus 33:18

    And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.

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Exodus 33:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Jehová dijo á Moisés: También haré esto que has dicho, por cuanto has hallado gracia en mis ojos, y te he conocido por tu nombre.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et l’ Éternel dit à Moïse: Je ferai cela aussi dont tu as parlé; car tu as trouvé grâce à mes yeux, et je te connais par nom.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Jehova sprach zu Mose: Auch dieses, was du gesagt hast, werde ich tun; denn du hast Gnade gefunden in meinen Augen, und ich kenne dich mit Namen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dixit autem Dominus ad Moysen: Et verbum istud, quod locutus es, faciam: invenisti enim gratiam coram me, et teipsum novi ex nomine.