20But," he said, "you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live."


In Context

17 And the Lord said to Moses, "I will do the very thing you have asked, because I am pleased with you and I know you by name."

18 Then Moses said, "Now show me your glory."

19 And the Lord said, "I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the Lord , in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

20 But," he said, "you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live."

21 Then the Lord said, "There is a place near me where you may stand on a rock.

22 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.

Exodus 33:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

33:20And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

33:20And again he said: Thou canst not see my face: for man shall not see me and live.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

33:20And he said, Thou canst not see my face; for man shall not see me and live.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

33:20And he said, Thou canst not see my face; for Man shall not see me, and live.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

33:20And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for man shall not see me and live.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

33:20And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

33:20He said, |You cannot see my face, for man may not see me and live.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

33:20He saith also, 'Thou art unable to see My face, for man doth not see Me, and live;'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

33:20And he said, You can not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.