KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Exodus 33:20–23
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Exodus 33:20
20And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.
20And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see mee, and liue.
Exodus 33:21
21And the Lord said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock:
21And the LORD said, Beholde, there is a place by mee, and thou shalt stand vpon a rocke.
Exodus 33:22
22And 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:
22And it shall come to passe, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rocke, and will couer thee with my hand, while I passe by.
Exodus 33:23
23And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.
23And I wil take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my backe parts: but my face shall not be seene.
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DEFINED WORDS
Exodus 33:20
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
To perceive with the eyes; to behold, observe, understand, consider, experience, or take heed, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Having life; having respiration and other organic functions in operation, or in a capacity to operate; not dead; Having vegetable life; to continue in constantly or habitually.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
DEFINED WORDS
Exodus 33:21
LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
To look upon or see; as an interjection, look or take notice.
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A location, position, room, occasion, office, or passage, according to context.
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To be upright, remain, endure, take a position, or present oneself.
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Exodus 33:22
To go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.
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Splendour, honour, praise, majesty, or a ground of rejoicing or boasting.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Passes: goes by, through, over, or beyond; happens, ceases, or is transferred, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
The part of the body at the end of the arm; figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.
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Exodus 33:23
To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of, with the exact sense determined by context.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893
The part of the body at the end of the arm; figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To perceive with the eyes; to behold, observe, understand, consider, experience, or take heed, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
The rear part; a position or direction behind; or a return to a former place or condition, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
Portions or divisions of a whole; also divides, separates, departs, or assigns shares.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
But; marking a contrast or qualification in the sentence.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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From verse 20
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Open the full verse study30And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
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Open the full verse study18No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
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Open the full verse study16Who 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.
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Open the full verse study5¶ Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.
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Open the full verse study22And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.
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Open the full verse study22And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the Lord, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord God! for because I have seen an angel of the Lord face to face.
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Open the full verse study24And ye said, Behold, the Lord our God hath shewed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he liveth.
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Open the full verse study10And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.
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Open the full verse study16And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
17And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
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Open the full verse study13But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?
From verse 21
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Open the full verse study31But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I will speak unto thee all the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess it.
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Open the full verse study7Thus saith the Lord of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by.
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Open the full verse study5Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.
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Open the full verse study4And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the entering of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.
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Open the full verse study1THEN drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.
From verse 22
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Open the full verse study1HE that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
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Open the full verse study21To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
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Open the full verse study4He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
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Open the full verse study4And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
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Open the full verse study2The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
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Open the full verse study2And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
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Open the full verse study19To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
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Open the full verse study3As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
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Open the full verse study12¶ And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by him; and the Lord shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.
From verse 23
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Open the full verse study20And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.
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Open the full verse study18No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
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Open the full verse study16Who 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.
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Open the full verse study7Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?
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Open the full verse study12For 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.
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Open the full verse study14Lo, 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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