Exodus 33:23
And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.
Exodus 33:23 in other translations
| BSB | Then I will take My hand away, and you will see My back; but My face must not be seen.” |
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| WEB | then I will take away my hand, and you will see my back; but my face shall not be seen.” |
| ASV | and I will take away my hand, and thou shalt see my back; but my face shall not be seen. |
| YLT | and I have turned aside My hands, and thou hast seen My back parts, and My face is not seen.' |
| DARBY | And I will take away my hand, and thou shalt see me from behind; but my face shall not be seen. |
| BBE | Then I will take away my hand, and you will see my back: but my face is not to be seen. |
| Webster | And I will take away my hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen. |
What does Exodus 33:23 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 33:18-23
18-23. I beseech thee, show me thy glory--This is one of the most mysterious scenes described in the Bible: he had, for his comfort and encouragement, a splendid and full display of the divine majesty, not in its unveiled effulgence, but as far as the weakness of humanity would admit. The face, hand, back parts, are to be understood figuratively.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 33:12-23
Moses is very earnest with God. Thus, by the intercession of Christ, we are not only saved from ruin, but become entitled to everlasting happiness. Observe here how he pleads. We find grace in God's sight, if we find grace in our hearts to guide and quicken us in the way of our duty. Moses speaks as one who dreaded the thought of going forward without the Lord's presence. God's gracious promises, and mercy towards…
Exodus 33:23 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Exodus 33:23
- John 1:18
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
- Exodus 33:20
And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.
- 1 Corinthians 13:12
For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
- 1 Timothy 6:16
Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
- Job 11:7
Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
- Job 26:14
Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?
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Context
- Exodus 33:22
And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by:
- Exodus 33:23
And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.
Exodus 33:23 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Después apartaré mi mano, y verás mis espaldas; mas no se verá mi rostro. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | puis je retirerai ma main, et tu me verras par-derrière; mais ma face ne se verra pas. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und ich werde meine Hand hinwegtun, und du wirst mich von hinten sehen; aber mein Angesicht soll nicht gesehen werden. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | tollamque manum meam, et videbis posteriora mea: faciem autem meam videre non poteris. |