Exodus 33:23

In 11 translations

BSB

Then I will take My hand away, and you will see My back; but My face must not be seen.”

KJV

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

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.

LSV

and I have turned aside My hands, and you have seen My back parts, and My face is not seen.”

YLT

and I have turned aside My hands, and thou hast seen My back parts, and My face is not seen.'

DBY

And I will take away my hand, and thou shalt see me from behind; but my face shall not be seen.

DRC

And I will take away my hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face thou canst not see.

GNV

After I will take away mine hande, and thou shalt see my backe parts: but my face shall not be seene.

JPS

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

LXXE

And I will remove my hand, and then shalt thou see my back parts; but my face shall not appear to thee.

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WLC

וַהֲסִרֹתִי֙ אֶת־כַּפִּ֔י וְרָאִ֖יתָ אֶת־אֲחֹרָ֑י וּפָנַ֖י לֹ֥א יֵרָאֽוּ׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ ἀφελῶ τὴν χεῖρα, καὶ τότε ὄψει τὰ ὀπίσω μου· τὸ δὲ πρόσωπόν μου οὐκ ὀφθήσεταί σοι.

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• 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.
• Exodus 33:20But He added, “You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.”
• 1 Corinthians 13:12Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully 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.
• Job 11:7Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?
• Job 26:14Indeed, these are but the fringes of His ways; how faint is the whisper we hear of Him! Who then can understand the thunder of His power?”

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