Exodus 33:20

In 11 translations

BSB

But He added, “You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.”

KJV

And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.

WEB

He said, “You cannot see my face, for man may not see me and live.”

ASV

And he said, Thou canst not see my face; for man shall not see me and live.

LSV

He also says, “You are unable to see My face, for man does not see Me and live”;

YLT

He saith also, 'Thou art unable to see My face, for man doth not see Me, and live;'

DBY

And he said, Thou canst not see my face; for Man shall not see me, and live.

DRC

And again he said: Thou canst not see my face: for man shall not see me and live.

GNV

Furthermore he sayde, Thou canst not see my face, for there shall no man see me, and liue.

JPS

And He said: 'Thou canst not see My face, for man shall not see Me and live.'

LXXE

And God said, Thou shalt not be able to see my face; for no man shall see my face, and live.

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WLC

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לֹ֥א תוּכַ֖ל לִרְאֹ֣ת אֶת־פָּנָ֑י כִּ֛י לֹֽא־יִרְאַ֥נִי הָאָדָ֖ם וָחָֽי׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ εἶπε, οὐ δυνήσῃ ἰδεῖν τὸ πρόσωπόν μου· οὐ γὰρ μὴ ἴδῃ ἄνθρωπος τὸ πρόσωπόν μου, καὶ ζήσεται.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Genesis 32:30So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”
• John 1:18No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.
• 1 Timothy 6:16He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.
• Isaiah 6:5Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.”
• Judges 13:22“We are going to die,” he said to his wife, “for we have seen God!”
• Deuteronomy 5:24and you said, “Behold, the LORD our God has shown us His glory and greatness, and we have heard His voice out of the fire. Today we have seen that a man can live even if God speaks with him.
• Judges 6:22When Gideon realized that it was the angel of the LORD, he said, “Oh no, Lord GOD! I have seen the angel of the LORD face to face!”
• Revelation 1:16–17He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest. When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right…
• Exodus 24:10and they saw the God of Israel. Under His feet was a work like a pavement made of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself.
• Hebrews 1:13Yet to which of the angels did God ever say: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet”?

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