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Exodus 33:20

World English Bible

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

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Exodus 33:20 in other translations

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

Exodus 33:20 · American Standard Version

Exodus 33:20 in context

  1. 18Moses said, “Please show me your glory.”
  2. 19He said, “I will make all my goodness pass before you, and will proclaim Yahweh’s name before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.”
  3. 20He said, “You cannot see my face, for man may not see me and live.”
  4. 21Yahweh also said, “Behold, there is a place by me, and you shall stand on the rock.
  5. 22It 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;