17. The Lord answered Moses, “I will do this very thing you have asked, for you have found favor in My sight, and I know you by name.”
18. Then Moses said, “Please, let me see Your glory.”
19. He said, “I will cause all My goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim the name Yahweh before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.”
20. But He answered, “You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.”
21. The Lord said, “Here is a place near Me. You are to stand on the rock,
22. and when My glory passes by, I will put you in the crevice of the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by.
23. Then I will take My hand away, and you will see My back, but My face will not be seen.”