Exodus 33:22

“And it will be, when my glory passes by, that I will put you in a cleft of the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by.”

Exodus 33:22 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 33:22, word by word

And it will beהָיָהhaya

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

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when my gloryכְּבֹדִkevodi

glory

God's majesty and presence.

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passes byעֲבֹרavor

pass

To get over a river, or go through a land.

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that I will putשַׂמְתִּיsamti

put

To put something somewhere.

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in a cleftנִקְרַתnikrat

cleft

Cleft, crack in a rock.

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of the rockצּוּרtsur

rock

A large rock.

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and coverשַׂכֹּתִיsakoti

cover

To shelter, as God his own.

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with my handכַפִּchapi

palm

The flat, hollow part of the hand; also what someone does or can do with it.

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The context

21And YHWH said, “Look, there is a place by me, and you shall stand on the rock.

22 · This verse (above)

23Then I will take away my hand, and you will see my back; but my face shall not be seen.”

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