Exodus 33:23

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

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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 passes by, that I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and will cover you with my hand while I pass by:

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Cross References

Job 11:7Can you by searching find out God? can you find out the Almighty unto perfection?

John 1:18No man has seen God at any time, the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him.

1 Timothy 6:16Who only has immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man has seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. 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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