^9 (A)Then the Lord said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and behold, they are ^[a](B)an obstinate people.

⁵ For the Lord had said to Moses, “Say to the sons of Israel, ‘You are ^[a](A)an obstinate people; if I ^[b]were to go up in your midst for just one moment, I would destroy you. So now, take off your ^[c]jewelry that I may know what I shall do to you.’”