Exodus 33:23 - And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see

Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And I will take away my hand, and you shall see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.

American King James Version (AKJV)

And I will take away my hand, and you shall see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Basic English Translation (BBE)

Then I will take away my hand, and you will see my back: but my face is not to be seen.

Webster's Revision

And I will take away my hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.

World English Bible

then I will take away my hand, and you will see my back; but my face shall not be seen."

English Revised Version (ERV)

and I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back: but my face shall not be seen.

Wesley's Exodus 33:23 Bible Commentary

33:23 And I will take away my hand - Speaking after the manner of men.And thou shalt see my back - parts - The face in man is the seat of majesty, and men are known by their faces, in them we take a full view of men; that sight of God Moses might not have, but such a sight as we have of a man who is gone past us, so that we only see his back. Now Moses was allowed to see this only, but when he was a witness to Christ's transfiguration, he saw his face shine as the sun.