King James Version
Exodus 33:21 in the King James Version says “And the LORD said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock:” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 33 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the LORD said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock:”
Exodus 33:21 · KJV
And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.
And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.
And the LORD said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock:
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:
And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“Behold there is a place”
H4725properly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“by me and thou shalt stand”
H5324to station, in various applications (literally or figuratively)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“upon a rock”
H6697properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
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