The Meaning of Exodus 33:15 Explained

Exodus 33:15

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

YLT: And he saith unto Him, 'If Thy presence is not going -- take us not up from this place;

Darby: And he said to him, If thy presence do not go, bring us not up hence.

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Exodus 33:15 Mean?

Context Summary

Exodus 33:12-23 - God's Presence Promised And His Glory Shown
When Moses found himself alone with God he made two outstanding requests:
(1) For God's presence. "If thou dost not go with me, I cannot go; angels are not enough. They are fair, and sweet, and strong, but I want thee. Wilt thou leave me-a lonely man-to thread these desert wastes with this people? Thou hast put the burden on me, and thou canst not leave me to carry it alone!" It is good when a man gets to close grips with God, and it was to him according to his faith. See Exodus 33:14.
(2) For a vision of God's glory. Again the answer came as he asked-"I will put thee in a cleft of the rock." The sides of the mountains are rent and scarred; but who can tell the anguish of Him who was "marred" for us? Yet, in the cleft wound of His side there is room for us to hide. "Rock of Ages, cleft for me!" On Calvary, a niche was hollowed out in which a world of sinners may find shelter. [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 33

1  The Lord refuses to go as he had promised with the people
4  The people mourn there
7  The tabernacle is removed out of the camp
9  The Lord talks familiarly with Moses
12  Moses prevails with God, and desires to see his glory

What do the individual words in Exodus 33:15 mean?

And he said to Him if not Your Presence does go [with us] not do bring us up from this [place]
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אֵלָ֑יו אִם־ אֵ֤ין פָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ הֹלְכִ֔ים אַֽל־ תַּעֲלֵ֖נוּ מִזֶּֽה

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר  And  he  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֵלָ֑יו  to  Him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
פָּנֶ֙יךָ֙  Your  Presence 
Parse: Noun, common plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
הֹלְכִ֔ים  does  go  [with  us] 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
תַּעֲלֵ֖נוּ  do  bring  us  up 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, second person masculine singular, first person common plural
Root: סָלַק 
Sense: to go up, ascend, climb.
מִזֶּֽה  from  this  [place] 
Parse: Preposition-m, Pronoun, masculine singular
Root: זֶה  
Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.

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