New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 33:20-23

20But He saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You cannotלֹ֥א תוּכַ֖לlo' tu.KhalH3201 H3808seeלִרְאֹ֣תlir.'OtH7200My faceפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440,for noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808manהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120can seeיִרְאַ֥נִיyir.'A.niH7200Me and liveוָחָֽי׃va.ChaiH2421!”

21Then the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,there is a placeמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725by Me, andyou shall standוְנִצַּבְתָּ֖ve.ni.tzav.TaH5324thereon the rockהַצּֽוּר׃ha.TzurH6697;

22and it will comeוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961about, while My gloryכְּבֹדִ֔יke.vo.DiH3519is passingבַּעֲבֹ֣רba.'a.VorH5674by, that I will putוְשַׂמְתִּ֖יךָve.sam.Ti.khaH7760you in the cleftבְּנִקְרַ֣תbe.nik.RatH5366of the rockהַצּ֑וּרha.TzurH6697andcoverH7917you with My handכַפִּ֛יkha.PiH3709untilעַד־'ad-H5704I have passedעָבְרִֽי׃'a.ve.RiH5674by.

23Then I will takeH5493My handכַּפִּ֔יka.PiH3709awayH5493and you shall seeוְרָאִ֖יתָve.ra.'I.taH7200My backאֲחֹרָ֑י'a.cho.RaiH268, butMy faceוּפָנַ֖יu.fa.NaiH6440shall not be seenיֵרָאֽוּ׃ סye.ra.'UH7200.”

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