en_tn_condensed/exo/33/17.md

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General Information:

When Yahweh uses the word "you" in this verse, it is singular and refers to Moses. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you)

you have found favor in my eyes

Here "found favor" is an idiom that means that God is pleased with Moses. Here "eyes" are a metonym for sight, and sight is a metaphor representing his evaluation. See how you translated this in Exodus 33:12. AT: "I am pleased with you" or "I approve of you" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

I know you by name

To know someone by name is to know them well. See how you translated this in Exodus 33:12. AT: "I know you well" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)

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