For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth.
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Gill's Exposition
For wherein shall it be known here,.... At Sinai, among the mountains in the wilderness:
that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight: were acceptable to him, highly esteemed by him, and had…
Barnes' Notes
Thou goest with us - It was this which alone distinguished (rather than “separated”) them from other nations, and which alone would render the land of promise a home to be desired. Compare 2Sa 7:23.
Adam Clarke
So shall we be separated - By having this Divine protection we shall be saved from idolatry, and be preserved in thy truth and in the true worshipping of thee; and thus shall we be separated from all…
Moses, having returned to the door of the tabernacle, becomes a humble and importunate supplicant there for two very great favours, and as a prince he has power with God, and prevails for both: herein…
Cambridge Bible
For how can it be known that they stand in Jehovah's favour except by His personally accompanying them, and thereby shewing that they are distinguished from all other nations of the earth?
separated,…
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