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href="/bsb/exodus/33.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/exodus/33.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/33.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/33.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/33.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/33.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/33.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/33.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/33.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/33.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/33.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/33.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and while My glory is passing by, I will put you in a cleft of the rock and <i>protectively</i> cover you with My hand until I have passed by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/33.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/33.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/33.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/33.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/33.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/33.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/33.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/33.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/33.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/33.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/33.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/33.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/33.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/33.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/33.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/33.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And it was in the passing by of my glory, and I put thee in a cavern of the rock; and I hedged in with my hand upon thee till I passed by.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/33.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/33.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when my glory will cross over, I will set you in a cleft of the rock, and I will protect you with my right hand, until I pass by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/33.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/33.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />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;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/33.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass when my glory passes by that I will put you in a cave of the rock and will rest my hand upon you till I pass by;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/33.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And LORD JEHOVAH said to Moshe, “Behold the place before me; stand on the flint.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/33.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/33.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/33-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=8782" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/33.htm">The Glory of the LORD</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">21</span>The LORD continued, “There is a place near Me where you are to stand upon a rock, <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">and when</a> <a href="/hebrew/3519.htm" title="3519: kə·ḇō·ḏî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Rarely kabod; from kabad; properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness.">My glory</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: ba·‘ă·ḇōr (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">passes by,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: wə·śam·tî·ḵā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs:: 2ms) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">I will put you</a> <a href="/hebrew/5366.htm" title="5366: bə·niq·raṯ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- A hole, crevice. From naqar, a fissure.">in a cleft</a> <a href="/hebrew/6697.htm" title="6697: haṣ·ṣūr (Art:: N-ms) -- Rock, cliff. Or tsur; from tsuwr; properly, a cliff; generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge.">of the rock</a> <a href="/hebrew/5526.htm" title="5526: wə·śak·kō·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- Or sakak; a primitive root; properly, to entwine as a screen; by implication, to fence in, cover over, protect.">and cover you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3709.htm" title="3709: ḵap·pî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan. From kaphaph; the hollow hand or palm; figuratively, power.">with My hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: ‘ā·ḇə·rî (V-Qal-Inf:: 1cs) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">I have passed by.</a> </span><span class="reftext">23</span>Then I will take My hand away, and you will see My back; but My face must not be seen.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-2.htm">Isaiah 49:2</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/91-1.htm">Psalm 91:1-4</a></span><br />He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. / I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” / Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-11.htm">1 Kings 19:11-13</a></span><br />Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake. / After the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a still, small voice. / When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/27-5.htm">Psalm 27:5</a></span><br />For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will set me high upon a rock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/31-20.htm">Psalm 31:20</a></span><br />You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-16.htm">Isaiah 51:16</a></span><br />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.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/14-13.htm">Job 14:13</a></span><br />If only You would hide me in Sheol and conceal me until Your anger has passed! If only You would appoint a time for me and then remember me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/61-2.htm">Psalm 61:2-4</a></span><br />From the ends of the earth I call out to You whenever my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. / For You have been my refuge, a tower of strength against the enemy. / Let me dwell in Your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/121-5.htm">Psalm 121:5</a></span><br />The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is the shade on your right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-2.htm">Psalm 18:2</a></span><br />The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-28.htm">John 10:28-29</a></span><br />I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand. / My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/17-12.htm">John 17:12</a></span><br />While I was with them, I protected and preserved them by Your name, the name You gave Me. Not one of them has been lost, except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-3.htm">Colossians 3:3</a></span><br />For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a></span><br />The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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:</p><p class="hdg">in a clift</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/18-2.htm">Psalm 18:2</a></b></br> The LORD <i>is</i> 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, <i>and</i> my high tower.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/2-3.htm">Song of Solomon 2:3</a></b></br> As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so <i>is</i> my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit <i>was</i> sweet to my taste.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/2-21.htm">Isaiah 2:21</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="hdg">cover thee</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/33-12.htm">Deuteronomy 33:12</a></b></br> <i>And</i> of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; <i>and the LORD</i> shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/91-1.htm">Psalm 91:1,4</a></b></br> He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/22-3.htm">Cleft</a> <a href="/exodus/31-7.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/exodus/29-22.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/exodus/33-18.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/exodus/28-35.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/exodus/32-15.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/exodus/32-19.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/exodus/28-32.htm">Hole</a> <a href="/exodus/33-18.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/exodus/14-20.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/exodus/30-14.htm">Passes</a> <a href="/exodus/30-14.htm">Passeth</a> <a href="/genesis/23-16.htm">Passing</a> <a href="/exodus/21-36.htm">Past</a> <a href="/exodus/33-21.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/exodus/29-2.htm">Spread</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/11-3.htm">Cleft</a> <a href="/exodus/35-11.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/exodus/35-11.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/exodus/40-34.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-20.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/exodus/33-23.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/exodus/33-23.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/exodus/39-23.htm">Hole</a> <a href="/exodus/34-14.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-30.htm">Passes</a> <a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Passeth</a> <a href="/numbers/32-7.htm">Passing</a> <a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Past</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-5.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/exodus/37-9.htm">Spread</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 33</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/33-1.htm">The Lord refuses to go as he had promised with the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/33-4.htm">The people mourn there</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/33-7.htm">The tabernacle is removed out of the camp</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/33-9.htm">The Lord talks familiarly with Moses</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/33-12.htm">Moses prevails with God, and desires to see his glory</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/33.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/33.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>and when My glory passes by</b><br>This phrase refers to a theophany, a visible manifestation of God to humans. In the context of Exodus, God's glory is His divine presence, often associated with light and majesty. The concept of God's glory passing by is significant, as it indicates a moment of divine revelation and intimacy. In biblical history, God's glory is often linked to the tabernacle and later the temple, where His presence dwelt among His people (<a href="/exodus/40-34.htm">Exodus 40:34-35</a>, <a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">1 Kings 8:10-11</a>). The idea of God passing by also echoes other biblical instances where God reveals Himself, such as to Elijah on Mount Horeb (<a href="/1_kings/19-11.htm">1 Kings 19:11-13</a>).<p><b>I will put you in a cleft of the rock</b><br>The cleft of the rock symbolizes a place of safety and protection. In the harsh and rugged terrain of the Sinai Peninsula, a cleft would provide shelter from the elements. Spiritually, this imagery conveys God's protection over Moses, shielding him from the full intensity of His glory, which no human can withstand (<a href="/exodus/33-20.htm">Exodus 33:20</a>). The rock is often seen as a type of Christ, who is our spiritual refuge and strength (<a href="/1_corinthians/10-4.htm">1 Corinthians 10:4</a>, <a href="/psalms/18-2.htm">Psalm 18:2</a>).<p><b>and cover you with My hand</b><br>This phrase illustrates God's personal care and protection. The anthropomorphic language of God's hand suggests His power and authority, as well as His intimate involvement in the lives of His people. The covering of Moses signifies God's grace and mercy, shielding him from the overwhelming holiness of God's presence. This act of covering can be seen as a precursor to the atoning work of Christ, who covers our sins and allows us to stand in the presence of God (<a href="/romans/4-7.htm">Romans 4:7</a>).<p><b>until I have passed by</b><br>The passing by of God indicates a temporary yet profound encounter. It underscores the transient nature of divine revelation in the Old Testament, where God's presence was often momentary and specific. This phrase also highlights the anticipation of a more permanent indwelling of God's presence, fulfilled in the New Testament through the Holy Spirit (<a href="/john/14-16.htm">John 14:16-17</a>). The passing by can be seen as a foreshadowing of the ultimate revelation of God in Jesus Christ, who is the image of the invisible God (<a href="/colossians/1-15.htm">Colossians 1:15</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to lead His people out of Egypt. In this passage, Moses is seeking a deeper understanding and experience of God's presence.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The one true God, revealing His glory to Moses in a unique and protective manner.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/cleft_of_the_rock.htm">Cleft of the Rock</a></b><br>A specific place where God places Moses to protect him from the full intensity of His glory. This symbolizes God's protection and provision.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The location where Moses meets with God and receives the Law. It is a place of divine revelation and covenant.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_glory_of_god.htm">The Glory of God</a></b><br>Represents God's presence, holiness, and majesty. It is so powerful that it requires divine protection for Moses to experience it.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_glory_and_holiness.htm">God's Glory and Holiness</a></b><br>God's glory is overwhelming and holy. We must approach Him with reverence and awe, recognizing our need for His protection and grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_protection.htm">Divine Protection</a></b><br>Just as God protected Moses, He provides protection for us. We can trust Him to shield us from what we cannot bear on our own.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_god's_presence.htm">Seeking God's Presence</a></b><br>Like Moses, we should earnestly seek to know God more deeply. This involves spending time in prayer, worship, and the study of His Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/transformation_through_encounter.htm">Transformation through Encounter</a></b><br>Encounters with God's presence lead to transformation. As we behold His glory, we are changed into His likeness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ_as_the_fulfillment.htm">Christ as the Fulfillment</a></b><br>Jesus is the ultimate revelation of God's glory. In Him, we see the fullness of God and experience His grace and truth.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_33.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 33</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_exodus_33_22-23_depict_god_physically.htm">How do we explain the anthropomorphic language in Exodus 33:22–23 where God shows Moses only His back, suggesting that God has a physical form? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_exodus_24_align_with_god's_nature.htm">How does the account in Exodus 24 align or conflict with other passages describing God's nature and appearance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_moses_veil_his_face.htm">Why did Moses cover his face with a veil?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_exodus_33_11_align_with_33_20.htm">If Exodus 33:11 says Moses spoke with God “face to face,” how do we reconcile this with Exodus 33:20 where God says no one can see His face and live? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/33.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) <span class= "bld">And will cover thee with my hand.--</span>Kalisch observes with justice that the mysteriousness of this obscure section "attains its highest climax in the three last verses" (<a href="/context/exodus/33-21.htm" title="And the LORD said, Behold, there is a place by me, and you shall stand on a rock:">Exodus 33:21-23</a>). 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.<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/33.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 22.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I will put thee in a clift</span> <span class="cmt_word">of the rock,</span> The "clift" has been identified with the "cave of Elijah" (<a href="/1_kings/19-9.htm">1 Kings 19:9</a>); 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. <span class="cmt_word">Cover thee with my hand</span> - <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, "at once conceal thee and protect thee." Without these precautions, it is implied, the nearness of the Divine Presence might have had injurious effects. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/33-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">and when</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָיָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My glory</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּבֹדִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ḇō·ḏî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3519.htm">Strong's 3519: </a> </span><span class="str2">Weight, splendor, copiousness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">passes by,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּעֲבֹ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(ba·‘ă·ḇōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will put you</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשַׂמְתִּ֖יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·śam·tî·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> </span><span class="str2">Put -- to put, place, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in a cleft</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנִקְרַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(bə·niq·raṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5366.htm">Strong's 5366: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hole, crevice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the rock</span><br /><span class="heb">הַצּ֑וּר</span> <span class="translit">(haṣ·ṣūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6697.htm">Strong's 6697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cliff, a rock, boulder, a refuge, an edge</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and cover you</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשַׂכֹּתִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·śak·kō·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5526.htm">Strong's 5526: </a> </span><span class="str2">To entwine as a, screen, to fence in, cover over, protect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with My hand</span><br /><span class="heb">כַפִּ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(ḵap·pî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3709.htm">Strong's 3709: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">until</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have passed by.</span><br /><span class="heb">עָבְרִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·ḇə·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/33-22.htm">Exodus 33:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/33-22.htm">Exodus 33:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/33-22.htm">Exodus 33:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/33-22.htm">Exodus 33:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/33-22.htm">Exodus 33:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/33-22.htm">Exodus 33:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/33-22.htm">Exodus 33:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/33-22.htm">Exodus 33:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/33-22.htm">Exodus 33:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/33-22.htm">Exodus 33:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/33-22.htm">OT Law: Exodus 33:22 It will happen while my glory passes (Exo. 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