There’s a dispute between the Titans of Jewish philosophy about the extent of the clarity provided truth prophecy.  I’ve posted the two sources from Rambam and Ramban here:.

The comparison between Rambam and Ramban reveals a divide between the philosophical and mystical schools of Jewish thought in understanding how to empathize with Hashem. Moshe Rabbeinu is seeking to connect through a cognitive and emotional approach to Hashem, and that’s what our masters explore in their commentary. Rambam, writing in Shmoneh Perakim (Eight Chapters), treats the narrative as an epistemological quest for intellectual perfection. For him, Moshe’s request to “behold G-d’s glory” was the pinnacle of a man who had already perfected his moral character and removed all mental “partitions”, the mechitzos Rambam discussed. Moshe Rabbeinu sought to comprehend Hashem’s true essence; what he calls “beholding the face”; which represents a knowledge so unique that the subject cannot be confused with any other being. However, Rambam concludes that this is physically impossible; as long as the human intellect is housed in a material body, it remains a transparent obstruction that limits one to seeing G-d’s “back,” or His actions in the natural world.

In contrast, Ramban approaches the text through the lens of Providence and the “secrets of the Torah.” Rather than focusing on Moshe Rabbeinu’s personal intellectual capacity, Ramban examines the specific level of Divine manifestation that would lead the Jewish people. He enters into a rigorous debate with Rashi and Ibn Ezra over whether Hashem would lead the people through an angel or His own “Presence.” To Ramban, this dialogue is a high-stakes negotiation where Moshe refuses to move the nation unless Hashem, manifest in His Own Name, accompanies them intimately. While Rambam sees a scientist or a philosopher hitting the ceiling of human comprehension, Ramban sees a spiritual leader securing a specific “Attribute of Mercy” to override the “Attribute of Justice.”

These two also diverge in their interpretation........

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