Exodus 33:14 (GNV)

Passage

And he answered, My presence shall go with thee, and I will giue thee rest.

Nearby Context

Exodus 33:12 Then Moses sayde vnto the Lord, See, thou sayest vnto me, Leade this people forth, and thou hast not shewed me whom thou wilt sende with mee: thou hast sayde moreouer, I knowe thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight.

Exodus 33:13 Nowe therefore, I pray thee, if I haue founde fauour in thy sight, shewe mee nowe thy way, that I may knowe thee, and that I may finde grace in thy sight: consider also that this nation is thy people.

Exodus 33:14 And he answered, My presence shall go with thee, and I will giue thee rest.

Exodus 33:15 Then he sayd vnto him, If thy presence go not with vs, cary vs not hence.

Exodus 33:16 And wherein nowe shall it be knowen, that I and thy people haue found fauour in thy sight? shall it not be when thou goest with vs? so I, and thy people shall haue preeminence before all the people that are vpon the earth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "answered", "presence", "shall", "thee", "giue", and "rest". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "answered" and "presence", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "Nowe therefore I pray thee if I..." into verse 15's "Then he sayd vnto him If thy...", so "answered" and "presence" 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 "answered" and "presence" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.