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


In Context

17 Yahweh said to Moses, |I will do this thing also that you have spoken; for you have found favor in my sight, and I know you by name.|

18 He said, |Please show me your glory.|

19 He said, |I will make all my goodness pass before you, and will proclaim the name of Yahweh before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.|

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

21 Yahweh also said, |Behold, there is a place by me, and you shall stand on the rock.

22 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;

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

33:20But," he said, "you cannot see my face, for no one may 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 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.