Exodus 33:17

“And YHWH said to Moses, “Also this thing that you have spoken I will do, for you have found favor in my eyes, and I know you by name.””

Exodus 33:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 33:17, word by word

YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “yomer” appears
to Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe

Moses

Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).

Where else “moshe” appears
thingדָּבָרdavar

thing

A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.

Where else “davar” appears
you have spokenדִּבַּרְתָּdibarta

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

Where else “dibarta” appears
I will doאֶעֱשֶׂהeese

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “eese” appears
you have foundמָצָאתָmatsata

find favor

To find favor: to be well regarded by someone with power to give.

Where else “matsata” appears
favorחֵןchen

favor

Someone's goodwill toward another: looking on them kindly.

Where else “chen” appears
in my eyesעֵינַena

sight

"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.

Where else “ena” appears
and I know youאֵדָעֲedaa

know a person

To know someone.

Where else “edaa” appears
by nameשֵׁםshem

name

The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.

Where else “shem” appears

The context

16For how then shall it be known that I have found favor in your eyes, I and your people? Is it not in your going with us, so that we are distinguished, I and your people, from all the people that are on the face of the ground?”

17 · This verse (above)

18And he said, “Show me, please, your glory.”

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