Exodus 33:17 (DBY)

Passage

And Jehovah said to Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast said; for thou hast found grace in mine eyes, and I know thee by name.

Nearby Context

Exodus 33:15 And he said to him, If thy presence do not go, bring us not up hence.

Exodus 33:16 And how shall it be known then that I have found grace in thine eyes I and thy people? [Is it] not by thy going with us? so shall we be distinguished, I and thy people, from every people that is on the face of the earth.

Exodus 33:17 And Jehovah said to Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast said; for thou hast found grace in mine eyes, and I know thee by name.

Exodus 33:18 And he said, Let me, I pray thee, see thy glory.

Exodus 33:19 And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thy face, and I will proclaim the name of Jehovah before thee; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "jehovah", "said", "moses", "thou", and "hast". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "grace" and "jehovah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "And how shall it be known then..." into verse 18's "And he said Let me I pray...", so "grace" and "jehovah" belong inside that flow. In Exodus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "grace" and "jehovah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.