Exodus 33:22

What does Exodus 33:22 mean?

A plain-English look at Exodus 33:22 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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:

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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:

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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:

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And when my glory goes by, I will put you in a hole in the rock, covering you with my hand till I have gone past:

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and it hath come to pass, in the passing by of Mine honour, that I have set thee in a cleft of the rock, and spread out My hands over thee, until My passing by,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And when my glory shall pass, I will set thee in a hole of the rock, and protect thee with my righthand till I pass:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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.

Context

v.21And Jehovah said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon the rock:

v.22This passage

v.23and I will take away my hand, and thou shalt see my back; but my face shall not be seen.

Cross references

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

  • Song of Solomon 2:3

    As 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.

  • 2 Corinthians 5:19

    to wit, that God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself, not reckoning unto them their trespasses, and having committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

  • Isaiah 2:21

    to go into the caverns of the rocks, and into the clefts of the ragged rocks, from before the terror of Jehovah, and from the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake mightily the earth.

  • Deuteronomy 33:12

    Of Benjamin he said, The beloved of Jehovah shall dwell in safety by him; He covereth him all the day long, And he dwelleth between his shoulders.

  • Isaiah 32:2

    And a man shall be as a hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a great rock in a weary land.

  • 1 Corinthians 10:4

    and did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of a spiritual rock that followed them: and the rock was Christ.

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