Before The LORD לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה

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We are in chapter sixteen of Exodus with our word for today which is actually a phrase. לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה before the LORD, in the presence of the LORD, to the face of the LORD. It is used 229 times in Old Testament. Our word is used a lot in the sense of God speaking or being spoken to. A lot of times it is not translated because the translators think it is just repetitive. But it does add to the meaning when you think about not just saying something but saying it before the LORD or literally to his face or in his presence. For example, Exodus 6:12 But Moses said לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה to the Lord…