Exodus 33:17

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“So 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.””

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BSBPD

“So 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.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And 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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And 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.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 33:17 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 6:8Noah, however, found favor in the eyes of the LORD.
  2. Genesis 18:32Finally, Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak once more. Suppose ten are found there?” And He answered, “On account of the ten, I will not destroy it.”
  3. Genesis 19:19Your servant has indeed found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness by sparing my life. But I cannot run to the mountains; the disaster will overtake me, and I will die.
  4. Genesis 19:21“Very well,” he answered, “I will grant this request as well, and will not demolish the town you indicate.
  5. Exodus 33:12Then Moses said to the LORD, “Look, You have been telling me, ‘Lead this people up,’ but You have not let me know whom You will send with me. Yet You have said, ‘I know you by name, and you have found favor in My sight.’
  6. Deuteronomy 9:19For I was afraid of the anger and wrath that the LORD had directed against you, enough to destroy you. But the LORD listened to me this time as well.
  7. Isaiah 65:24Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
  8. John 16:23In that day you will no longer ask Me anything. Truly, truly, I tell you, whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
  9. James 5:16Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
  10. 1 John 5:14And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

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