Exodus 33:19 (YLT)

Passage

and He saith, `I cause all My goodness to pass before thy face, and have called concerning the Name of Jehovah before thee, and favoured him whom I favour, and loved him whom I love.'

Nearby Context

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;'

Exodus 33:19 and He saith, `I cause all My goodness to pass before thy face, and have called concerning the Name of Jehovah before thee, and favoured him whom I favour, and loved him whom I love.'

Exodus 33:20 He saith also, `Thou art unable to see My face, for man doth not see Me, and live;'

Exodus 33:21 Jehovah also saith, `Lo, a place <FI>is<Fi> by Me, and thou hast stood on the rock,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "saith", "cause", "goodness", "pass", "before", "face", and "concerning". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "saith", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "And he saith Shew me I pray..." into verse 20's "He saith also Thou art unable to...", so "called" and "saith" 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 "called" and "saith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.