"You said,'Behold,the LORDour Godhas shownus His gloryand His greatness,and we have heardHis voicefrom the midstof the fire;we have seentodaythat Godspeakswith man,yet he lives.
So Jacobnamedthe placePeniel,for [he said], "I have seenGodfaceto face,yet my lifehas been preserved."
Now the sunroseupon him justas he crossedoverPenuel,and he was limpingon his thigh.
When the soundof the trumpetgrewlouderand louder,Mosesspokeand Godansweredhim with thunder.
Then the LORDsaidto Moses,"Thusyou shall sayto the sonsof Israel,'You yourselveshave seenthat I have spokento you from heaven.
But He said,"You cannotseeMy face,for nomancan seeMe and live!"
and they will tell[it] to the inhabitantsof thisland.They have heardthat You, O LORD,are in the midstof thispeople,for You, O LORD,are seeneyeto eye,while Your cloudstandsoverthem; and You gobeforethem in a pillarof cloudby dayand in a pillarof fireby night.
"For I proclaimthe nameof the LORD;Ascribegreatnessto our God!
"Has [any] peopleheardthe voiceof Godspeakingfrom the midstof the fire,as you have heard[it], and survived?
"And when you heardthe voicefrom the midstof the darkness,while the mountainwas burningwith fire,you camenearto me, allthe headsof your tribesand your elders.
Nowthen whyshould we die?For thisgreatfirewill consumeus; ifwe hearthe voiceof the LORDour Godanylonger,then we will die.
So Manoahsaidto his wife,"We will surelydie,for we have seenGod."
