EXO 33:23 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) Then I’ll take my hand away and you’ll be able to see my back, but you mustn’t try to look at my face.”

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ ἀφελῶ τὴν χεῖρα, καὶ τότε ὄψει τὰ ὀπίσω μου· τὸ δὲ πρόσωπόν μου οὐκ ὀφθήσεταί σοι.
(Kai afelō taʸn ⱪeira, kai tote opsei ta opisō mou; to de prosōpon mou ouk ofthaʸsetai soi. )

BrTr And I will remove my hand, and then shalt thou see my back parts; but my face shall not appear to thee.

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

UST Then I will take my hand away, and you will see my back, but you will not see my face.”

BSB Then I will take My hand away, and you will see My back; but My face must not be seen.”

OEB No OEB EXO book available

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

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Then I will take away my hand, and you will see my back, but my face must not be seen.”

LSV and I have turned aside My hands, and you have seen My back parts, and My face is not seen.”

FBV Then I'll take my hand away and you'll see my back; but you won't see my face.”

T4T Then I will take my hand away, and you will see my back, but you will not see my face.”

LEB And I will remove my hand, and you will see my back, but my face will not be visible.”

BBE Then I will take away my hand, and you will see my back: but my face is not to be seen.

Moff No Moff EXO book available

JPS And I will take away My hand, and thou shalt see My back; but My face shall not be seen.'

ASV and I will take away my hand, and thou shalt see my back; but my face shall not be seen.

DRA And I will take away my hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face thou canst not see.

YLT and I have turned aside My hands, and thou hast seen My back parts, and My face is not seen.'

Drby And I will take away my hand, and thou shalt see me from behind; but my face shall not be seen.

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

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

KJB-1769 And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.
(And I will take away mine hand, and thou/you shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen. )

KJB-1611 And I wil take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my backe parts: but my face shall not be seene.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps And I wyll take away myne hande, and thou shalt see my backe partes: but my face shall not be seene.
(And I will take away mine hand, and thou/you shalt see my back partes: but my face shall not be seen.)

Gnva After I will take away mine hande, and thou shalt see my backe parts: but my face shall not be seene.
(After I will take away mine hand, and thou/you shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen. )

Cvdl And whan I take awaye myne hande from the, thou shalt se my back partes, but my face shal not be sene.
(And when I take away mine hand from them, thou/you shalt see my back partes, but my face shall not be sene.)

Wycl and thou schalt se myn hyndrere partis, forsothe thou mayst not se my face.
(and thou/you shalt see mine hyndrere parts, forsothe thou/you mayest/may not see my face.)

Luth Und wenn ich meine Hand von dir tue, wirst du mir hinten nachsehen; aber mein Angesicht kann man nicht sehen.
(And when I my hand from you/to_you tue, will you to_me hinten nachsehen; but my face kann man not see.)

ClVg tollamque manum meam, et videbis posteriora mea: faciem autem meam videre non poteris.
(tollamque hand mine, and videbis posteriora mea: face however meam videre not/no you_will_be_able_to. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

וַ⁠הֲסִרֹתִי֙ אֶת־כַּפִּ֔⁠י וְ⁠רָאִ֖יתָ אֶת־אֲחֹרָ֑⁠י וּ⁠פָנַ֖⁠י לֹ֥א יֵרָאֽוּ

and,remove DOM hand,my and,see DOM back,my and,face,my not seen

The strong personification image of Yahweh continues throughout this verse and should be retained, if possible. You may have to use similes if this would be misunderstood in your culture. Alternate translation: “Then it will be as if I stop covering you with a hand, and you will see a small part of my glory, like a person’s back, but not my full glory, like a person’s face.”

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

וּ⁠פָנַ֖⁠י

and,face,my

Here, but my face is moved to the front of the clause to emphasize contrast with my back. If your language has a certain way of contrasting elements, be sure to make a strong contrast between Yahweh’s face and back.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וּ⁠פָנַ֖⁠י לֹ֥א יֵרָאֽוּ

and,face,my not seen

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “but you will not see my face”

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