Exodus 33:15 (YLT)

Passage

And he saith unto Him, `If Thy presence is not going--take us not up from this <FI>place<Fi> ;

Nearby Context

Exodus 33:13 `And now, if, I pray Thee, I have found grace in Thine eyes, cause me to know, I pray Thee, Thy way, and I know Thee, so that I find grace in Thine eyes, and consider that this nation <FI>is<Fi> Thy people;'

Exodus 33:14 and He saith, `My presence doth go, and I have given rest to thee.'

Exodus 33:15 And he saith unto Him, `If Thy presence is not going--take us not up from this <FI>place<Fi> ;

Exodus 33:16 and in what is it known now, that I have found grace in Thine eyes--I and Thy people--is it not in Thy going with us? and we have been distinguished--I and Thy people--from all the people who <FI>are<Fi> on the face of the ground.'

Exodus 33:17 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.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saith", "presence", "going--take", and "place". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saith" and "presence", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "and He saith My presence doth go..." into verse 16's "and in what is it known now...", so "saith" 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 "saith" and "presence" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.