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Exodus 33:23
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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 33:23
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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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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