Exodus 33:20

“And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.”
King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations of Exodus 33:20

And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see mee, and liue.
- King James Version (1611) - Compare to scan of original Exodus chapter 33

But He said, "You cannot see My face, for no man can see Me and live!"
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And he said, Thou canst not see my face; for man shall not see me and live.
- American Standard Version (1901)

But it is not possible for you to see my face, for no man may see me and still go on living.
- Basic English Bible

And he said, Thou canst not see my face; for Man shall not see me, and live.
- Darby Bible

And again he said: Thou canst not see my face: for man shall not see me and live.
- Douay Rheims Bible

And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.
- Webster's Bible

He said, "You cannot see my face, for man may not see me and live."
- World English Bible

He saith also, `Thou art unable to see My face, for man doth not see Me, and live;'
- Youngs Literal Bible

And He said: 'Thou canst not see My face, for man shall not see Me and live.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Chris's comment on 2021-01-27 16:51:54:

You're correct, that "no man can see God's Face & live". And so here in Exodus 24, I don't believe the people saw God's Face, only that which God chose to reveal to them. You can have a look at Ezekiel 1;26-28 to read of Ezekiel's vision of God, that he too was limited to what he saw 'of God' but certainly, what was shown to him was so glorious & powerful, that he could only "fall upon his face" (in awe & in dread of being instantly consumed) - such was his sight. And so too, was Moses spared, when God, in Mercy, covered Moses' face as God's Glory passed by him.

dianne's comment on 2021-01-27 15:51:35:

Gods word says no man has ever seen God for God is spirit that being stated biblically there are places in Gods word where there are manifestations of His Glory and power, children of Israel pillar smoke by day fire by night, moses seeing bush not burning the greatest example of course being Jesus Christ being example of almighty Gods love and grace and power on display. This is what I gather.

Judy Jerde's comment on 2021-01-27 06:46:19:

If no man can see God's face and live, then please explain Ex 24:9-11 to me that says Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and 70 elders saw the God of Israel. Was this a special circumstance as it says He did not lay His hand on them? Yet Moses was instructed to go to the cleft of the rock and just see God's back.

Rodion Ponomariev's comment on 2015-08-07 12:32:40:

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

freezebreeze's comment on 2011-05-06 21:22:25:

This is one of those scriptures that shows Jesus and Jehovah are two separate and distinct entities. If Jesus were God, there would be a lot of dead people!

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