Exodus 33:22

²⁰ But He added, “You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.”

²¹ The LORD continued, “There is a place near Me where you are to stand upon a rock,

and when My glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft of the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by.

²³ Then I will take My hand away, and you will see My back; but My face must not be seen.”

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: and when My glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft of the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by.
KJV: 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:
WEB: It will happen, while my glory passes by, that I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and will cover you with my hand until I have passed by;
ASV: and it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a cleft of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand until I have passed by:
DARBY: And it shall come to pass, when my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a cleft of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand, until I have passed by.
BLB: And it shall be, when My glory passes by, that I will put you in the cleft of the rock, and I will cover My palm over you until I pass by.

ÅB: og når min herlighet går forbi, da vil jeg la deg stå i fjellkløften, og jeg vil dekke med min hånd over deg til jeg er gått forbi;
OTB: Når min herlighet går forbi, vil jeg sette deg i en kløft i klippen og dekke deg med min hånd til jeg har gått forbi.
B1930: og når min herlighet går forbi, da vil jeg la dig stå i fjellkløften, og jeg vil dekke med min hånd over dig til jeg er gått forbi;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 91:1
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
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Isaiah 2:21
They will flee to caverns in the rocks and crevices in the cliffs, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.
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Psalms 91:4
He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.
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1 Corinthians 10:4
and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.
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Psalms 18:2
The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
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Isaiah 32:2
Each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land.
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2 Corinthians 5:19
that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
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Song of Solomon 2:3
Like an apricot tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
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