Exodus 33:23 — King James Version← Study notes

“And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.”

Exodus 33:23 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Exodus 33:239 words

וַהֲסִרֹתִיwahăsirōtîAnd turn

אֶתʾet—

כַּפִּיkapîHollow hand

וְרָאִיתָwərāʾîtāAnd see

אֶתʾet—

אֲחֹרָיʾăḥōrāyHinder

וּפָנַיûp̄ānayAnd face

לֹאlōʾNot

יֵרָאוּyērāʾûSee

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַהֲסִרֹתִיwahăsirōtîAnd turn

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

כַּפִּיkapîHollow hand

וְרָאִיתָwərāʾîtāAnd see

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

אֲחֹרָיʾăḥōrāyHinder

וּפָנַיûp̄ānayAnd face

לֹאlōʾNot

יֵרָאוּyērāʾûSee

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