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Exodus 33:21

What does Exodus 33:21 mean?

A plain-English look at Exodus 33:21 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

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WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Jehovah said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon the rock:

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And the Lord said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock:

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Jehovah said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon the rock:

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And the Lord said, See, there is a place near me, and you may take your place on the rock:

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Jehovah also saith, `Lo, a place <FI>is<Fi> by Me, and thou hast stood on the rock,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And again he said: Behold there is a place with me, and thou shalt stand upon the rock.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Jehovah said, Behold, [there is] a place by me: there shalt thou stand on the rock.

Context

v.20And he said, Thou canst not see my face; for man shall not see me and live.

v.21This passage

v.22and 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:

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Joshua 20:4

    And he shall flee unto one of those cities, and shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city, and declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city; and they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.

  • Luke 15:1

    Now all the publicans and sinners were drawing near unto him to hear him.

  • Deuteronomy 5:31

    But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I will speak unto thee all the commandment, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess it.

  • Isaiah 56:5

    Unto them will I give in my house and within my walls a memorial and a name better than of sons and of daughters; I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.

  • Zechariah 3:7

    Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou also shalt judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee a place of access among these that stand by.

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