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Exodus Chapter 33 verse 20 Holy Bible

ASV Exodus 33:20

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

But it is not possible for you to see my face, for no man may see me and still go on living.
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DARBY Exodus 33:20

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

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

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

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

He saith also, `Thou art unable to see My face, for man doth not see Me, and live;'
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 20. - No man can see me and live. The inability proclaimed in these words is not an absolute inability to see God, but an inability to see and survive the sight. Jacob, when he wrestled with the angel, marvelled that he could see God, even in that intermediate way, and live (Genesis 32:30). It may well be that actually to see God, while we are in the flesh, would kill us.

Ellicott's Commentary