“And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.”
'If this is how you are going to treat me, put me to death at once — if I have found favor in your sight — and do not let me see my wretchedness' — in despair, Moses requests death. The paradox ('if I have found favor') suggests that if God regards Moses favorably, he would grant him release from this unbearable burden. Wretchedness (ra'ah) is the condition Moses cannot endure.
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