Anakalypsis / Unveiling the Word

Exodus 33:19

And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.

KJV

Respondit : Ego ostendam omne bonum tibi, et vocabo in nomine Domini coram te : et miserebor cui voluero, et clemens ero in quem mihi placuerit.

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπεν Ἐγὼ παρελεύσομαι πρότερός σου τῇ δόξῃ μου, καὶ λαλήσω ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματί μου Κύριος ἐναντίον σου· καὶ ἐλεήσω ὃν ἂν ἐλεῶ, καὶ οἰκτειρήσω ὃν ἂν οἰκτείρω.

LXX

And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and will proclaim the name of Jehovah before thee; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר אֲנִ֨י אַעֲבִ֤יר כָּל טוּבִ/י֙ עַל פָּנֶ֔י/ךָ וְ/קָרָ֧אתִֽי בְ/שֵׁ֛ם יְהוָ֖ה לְ/פָנֶ֑י/ךָ וְ/חַנֹּתִי֙ אֶת אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָחֹ֔ן וְ/רִחַמְתִּ֖י אֶת אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲרַחֵֽם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲנִ֥י
'ny
pronoun · 862×
אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
וֹ
v
noun · 848×
ט֣וּב
tvb
noun · 32×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יִּקְרָ֥א
yqr'
verb · 737×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
ם
m
verb · 45×
נִי
ny
verb · 79×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
עֹבֵ֣ר
'br
verb · 561×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×

Intertextual echoes

Quoted or echoed by 1 later passage.

  • Rom 9:15 · paraphrase
    "For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion."
    Exodus: I will have mercy on whom I will — Paul paraphrases on election

Themes

Theophany

Historic Christian voices

6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§210After Israel's sin, when the people had turned away from God to worship the golden calf, God hears Moses' prayer of intercession and agrees to walk in the midst of an unfaithful people, thus demonstrating his love.18 When Moses asks to see his glory, God responds "I will make all my goodness pass before you, and will proclaim before you my name "the LORD" [YHWH]."19 Then the LO…
§2583After Elijah had learned mercy during his retreat at the Wadi Cherith, he teaches the widow of Zarephath to believe in the Word of God and confirms her faith by his urgent prayer: God brings the widow's child back to life.33 The sacrifice on Mount Carmel is a decisive test for the faith of the People of God. In response to Elijah's plea, "Answer me, O LORD, answer me," the Lord…
Source. Translated by J. Walker, J. Sheppard and H. Browne, and revised by George B. Stevens. From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series, Vol. 11. Edited by Philip Schaff. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1889.) Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight. <https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/210216.htm>. Contact information. The editor of New Adven…
I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ for my brethren. Calvin shows Paul's anguish over Israel's rejection, but insists that God's word has not failed. Not all who descend from Israel are Israel. God's purpose according to election stands: Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated. The potter has power over the clay to make one vessel unto honour and another unto d…

Cross-references

  • Deut 32:3 — Because I will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye greatness unto our God.
  • Eph 1:6 — To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
  • Eph 2:4 — But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
  • Exod 3:13 — And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall
  • Exod 34:5 — And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.
  • Exod 34:5 — And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.
  • Exod 34:14 — For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:
  • Gen 32:30 — And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
  • Isa 7:14 — Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
  • Isa 9:6 — For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prin
  • Isa 12:4 — And in that day shall ye say, Praise the LORD, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.
  • Isa 12:4 — And in that day shall ye say, Praise the LORD, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.
  • Isa 52:6 — Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak: behold, it is I.
  • Jer 31:12 — Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and
  • Jer 31:14 — And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the LORD.
  • Job 33:24 — Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.
  • Matt 20:15 — Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
  • Neh 9:25 — And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became
  • Num 6:25 — The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
  • Ps 65:4 — Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
  • Rom 2:4 — Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
  • Rom 9:15 — For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
  • Rom 9:15 — For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
  • Zech 9:17 — For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.