And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.
My presence shall go with thee, х paanay (H6440), my face], i:e., personal presence, as the word signifies (Deuteronomy 4:37; 2 Samuel 17:11). Yahweh being now reconciled with the people, through the intercessions of Moses and their own sincere repentance, things are now restored to the state in which they were at the establishment of the covenant, and consequently the presence of the Lord, which is promised here to go with them, is the same as the angel whom He pledged Himself to Moses to "send before him" (Exodus 23:20-21: cf. Isaiah 63:8-9).
And I will give thee rest - i:e., the permanent and happy possession of the promised land (cf. Deuteronomy 3:20). Thus Moses was assured of the complete restoration of the covenant; but in order to make assurance doubly sure, he continued: