Exodus 33:23
Then I will take away my hand, and you will see my back, but my face will not be seen.”
Unlocked Literal Bible
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
Cross References
Job 11:7Can you understand God by searching for him? 1 Can you comprehend the Almighty perfectly? 1
John 1:18No one has seen God at any time. The one and only God, who is at the side of the Father, he has made him known.
1 Timothy 6:16Only he has immortality and dwells in inapproachable light. No man sees him or is able to view him. To him be honor and eternal power. 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 →