Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by. New Living Translation As my glorious presence passes by, I will hide you in the crevice of the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by. English Standard Version and while my glory passes by I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and I will cover you with my hand until I have passed by. Berean Standard Bible and when My glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft of the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by. King James Bible 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: New King James Version So it shall be, while My glory passes by, that I will put you in the cleft of the rock, and will cover you with My hand while I pass by. New American Standard Bible and it will come about, while My glory is passing by, that I will put you in the cleft of the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by. NASB 1995 and it will come about, while My glory is passing by, that I will put you in the cleft of the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by. NASB 1977 and it will come about, while My glory is passing by, that I will put you in the cleft of the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by. Legacy Standard Bible and it will come about, while My glory is passing by, that I will put you in the cleft of the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by. Amplified Bible and while My glory is passing by, I will put you in a cleft of the rock and protectively cover you with My hand until I have passed by. Christian Standard Bible and when my glory passes by, I will put you in the crevice of the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by. Holman Christian Standard Bible and when My glory passes by, I will put you in the crevice of the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by. American Standard Version 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: Aramaic Bible in Plain English And LORD JEHOVAH said to Moshe, “Behold the place before me; stand on the flint. Brenton Septuagint Translation and when my glory shall pass by, then I will put thee into a hole of the rock; and I will cover thee over with my hand, until I shall have passed by. Contemporary English Version and before I pass by in all of my shining glory, I will put you in a large crack in the rock. I will cover your eyes with my hand until I have passed by. Douay-Rheims Bible And when my glory shall pass, I will set thee in a hole of the rock, and protect thee with my right hand, till I pass: English Revised Version 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: GOD'S WORD® Translation When my glory passes by, I will put you in a crevice in the cliff and cover you with my hand until I have passed by. Good News Translation When the dazzling light of my presence passes by, I will put you in an opening in the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by. International Standard Version and as my glory passes by, I'll put you in a crevice in the rock, and cover you with my hand until I've passed by. JPS Tanakh 1917 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. Literal Standard Version and it has come to pass, in the passing by of My glory, that I have set you in a cleft of the rock, and spread out My hands over you until My passing by, Majority Standard Bible and when My glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft of the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by. New American Bible When my glory passes I will set you in the cleft of the rock and will cover you with my hand until I have passed by. NET Bible When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and will cover you with my hand while I pass by. New Revised Standard Version and while my glory passes by I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and I will cover you with my hand until I have passed by; New Heart English Bible It will happen, while my glory passes by, that I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and will cover you with my hand until I have passed by; Webster's Bible Translation 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 while I pass by: World English Bible It will happen, while my glory passes by, that I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and will cover you with my hand until I have passed by; Young's Literal Translation 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, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Glory of the LORD…21The LORD continued, “There is a place near Me where you are to stand upon a rock, 22and when My glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft of the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by. 23Then I will take My hand away, and you will see My back; but My face must not be seen.”… Cross References 1 Kings 19:9 There Elijah entered a cave and spent the night. And the word of the LORD came to him, saying, "What are you doing here, Elijah?" Psalm 91:1 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. Psalm 91:4 He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart. Isaiah 49:2 He made My mouth like a sharp sword; He hid Me in the shadow of His hand. He made Me like a polished arrow; He hid Me in His quiver. Isaiah 51:16 I have put My words in your mouth, and covered you with the shadow of My hand, to establish the heavens, to found the earth, and to say to Zion, 'You are My people.'" Treasury of Scripture And it shall come to pass, while my glory passes by, that I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and will cover you with my hand while I pass by: in a clift Psalm 18:2 The 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. 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. Isaiah 2:21 To 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. cover thee Deuteronomy 33:12 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. Psalm 91:1,4 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty… Jump to Previous Cleft Cover Covering Glory Goes Hand Hands Hole Honour Passed Passes Passeth Passing Past Rock SpreadJump to Next Cleft Cover Covering Glory Goes Hand Hands Hole Honour Passed Passes Passeth Passing Past Rock SpreadExodus 33 1. The Lord refuses to go as he had promised with the people4. The people mourn there 7. The tabernacle is removed out of the camp 9. The Lord talks familiarly with Moses 12. Moses prevails with God, and desires to see his glory (22) And will cover thee with my hand.--Kalisch observes with justice that the mysteriousness of this obscure section "attains its highest climax in the three last verses" (Exodus 33:21-23). Human language is, by its very nature, unfit for the expression of sublime spiritual truths, and necessarily clothes them in a materialistic garment which is alien to their ethereal nature. All that we can legitimately gather from this verse and the next is that Moses was directed to a certain retired position, where God miraculously both protected him and shrouded him, while a manifestation of His glory passed by of a transcendent character, and that Moses was allowed to see, not the full manifestation, but the sort of after-glow which it left behind, which was as much as human nature could endure. Verse 22. - I will put thee in a clift of the rock, The "clift" has been identified with the "cave of Elijah" (1 Kings 19:9); but the words used are different; and even were they the same, no identity could be established. It is rather in the broader lines of their missions and characters that resemblance is to be sought between Moses and Elijah than in the minuter details of their careers. Cover thee with my hand - i.e., "at once conceal thee and protect thee." Without these precautions, it is implied, the nearness of the Divine Presence might have had injurious effects. |
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