Exodus 33:23

And I will take away my hand, and thou shalt see me from behind; but my face shall not be seen.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.

In Context

22And it shall come to pass, when my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a cleft of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand, until I have passed by.

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Cross References

Job 11:7Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty to perfection?

John 1:18No one has seen God at any time; the only-begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, *he* hath declared [him].

1 Timothy 6:16who only has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light; whom no man has seen, nor is able to see; to whom [be] honour and eternal might. Amen.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 33:13-23

Moses Petitions to See God's Glory. ( b. c. 1491.) 12 And Moses said unto the Lord , See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight. 13 Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, show me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people. 14 And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and… Read the whole commentary →

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