Exodus 33:23

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

Leeser Tanakh

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, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in the cleft of the rock, and I will cover thee with my hand, until I have passed by.

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Cross References

Job 11:7Canst thou find out the experience of God? or canst thou find [the way] unto the utmost limit of the Almighty?

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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