Know you by name יְדַעְתִּ֣יךָֽ בְשֵׁ֔ם

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Apr 4, 2026 · 3m

We are in chapter thirty-three of Exodus with our word for today which is a phrase used for the first time in the Bible. יְדַעְתִּ֣יךָֽ בְשֵׁ֔ם I know you by name. It is used 2 times in the Old Testament, both in our chapter. Let’s look at both of these uses. Exodus 33:12, Moses said to the Lord, “See, you say to me, ‘Bring up this people,’ but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. Yet you have said, יְדַעְתִּ֣יךָֽ בְשֵׁ֔ם ‘I know you by name, and you have also found favor in my sight … And the Lord said to Moses, “This very thing that you have spoken I will do, for you have…