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Exodus 33:18-20 NWT
18 At this he (Moses) said: "Cause me to see, please, your glory." 19 But he said: "I myself shall cause all my goodness to pass before your face, and I will declare the name of Jehovah before you; and I will favor the one whom I may favor, and I will show mercy to the one to whom I may show mercy." 20 And he added: "You are not able to see my face, because no man may see me and yet live."

Exodus 33:18-20 Darby
(18) And he said, Let me, I pray thee, see thy glory. (19) And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thy face, and I will proclaim the name of Jehovah before thee; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy. (20) And he said, Thou canst not see my face; for Man shall not see me, and live.

Exodus 33:18-20 ASV
(18) And he said, Show me, I pray thee, thy glory. (19) And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and will proclaim the name of Jehovah before thee; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy. (20) And he said, Thou canst not see my face; for man shall not see me and live.

Exodus 33:18-20 GNB
(18) Then Moses requested, "Please, let me see the dazzling light of your presence." (19) The LORD (Jehovah) answered, "I will make all my splendor pass before you and in your presence I will pronounce my sacred name. I am the LORD (Jehovah), and I show compassion and pity on those I choose. (20) I will not let you see my face, because no one can see me and stay alive,

Exodus 33:18-20 BBE
(18) And Moses said, O Lord, let me see your glory. (19) And he said, I will make all the light of my being come before you, and will make clear to you what I am; (The other translations here say God will make his name known. All the translators thus understand the original text to indicate God's personal name is synanamous with who He is.) I will be kind to those to whom I will be kind, and have mercy on those on whom I will have mercy. (20) But it is not possible for you to see my face, for no man may see me and still go on living.

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The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

YLT - Young's Literal Translation