18. Then Moses said, “Please let me see your glory.”
19. The Lord said, “I will let all my goodness pass in front of you, and there I will call out my name ‘the Lord.’ I will be kind to anyone I want to. I will be merciful to anyone I want to.
20. But you can’t see my face, because no one may see me and live.”
21. Then the Lord said, “Look, there’s a place near me. Stand by this rocky cliff.
22. When my glory passes by, I will put you in a crevice in the cliff and cover you with my hand until I have passed by.
23. Then I will take my hand away, and you’ll see my back, but my face must not be seen.”