And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence.
“If Your Presence does not go with us,” Moses replied, “do not lead us up from here.
And he saith unto Him, `If Thy presence is not going--take us not up from this place ;
And he said to him, If thy presence do not go, bring us not up hence.
Exodus — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
1. Depart, and go up hence, thou and the people I have used the pluperfect tense; for the reason is here given, whereby Moses was stirred up to such vehemence in prayer, viz., because, although God had not altogether abandoned the care of the people, still He had renounced His…