Exodus 33:16 (YLT)

Passage

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.'

Nearby Context

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.'

Exodus 33:18 And he saith, `Shew me, I pray Thee, Thine honour;'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "known", "found", "thine", "eyes--i", "people--is", "going", and "been". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "grace" and "known", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "And he saith unto Him If Thy..." into verse 17's "And Jehovah saith unto Moses Even this...", so "grace" and "known" 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 "known" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.