King James Version
Exodus 33:22 in the King James Version says “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 w...” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 33 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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:”
Exodus 33:22 · KJV
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.
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to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“I pass by”
H5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in
“And it shall come to pass while my glory”
H3519properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
“that I will put”
H7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
“of the rock”
H6697properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
“and will cover”
H5526properly, to entwine as a screen; by implication, to fence in, cover over, (figuratively) protect
“thee with my hand”
H3709the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“while”
H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
“I pass by”
H5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in
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