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Exodus 33:23

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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וַהֲסִרֹתִי֙vahasirotiand turnסוּרconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and turn”, a completed action in a sequenceH5493to turn off (literal or figurative)be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), [idiom] grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, [idiom] be sour, take (away, off), turn…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).כַּפִּ֔יkapihand , -dle,כַּףnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “hand , -dle,”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3709the 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-tree); figuratively, powerbranch, [phrase] foot, hand((-ful), -dle, (-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon.וְרָאִ֖יתָveraitaand seeרָאָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and see”, a completed action in a sequenceH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).אֲחֹרָ֑יachorayafterאָחוֹרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “after”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH268the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the Westafter(-ward), back (part, -side, -ward), hereafter, (be-) hind(-er part), time to come, without.וּפָנַ֖יufanayand a- foreפָּנִיםconjunction, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…לֹ֥אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יֵרָאֽוּyeravseeרָאָהverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “see”, an unfinished actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀφελῶ τὴν χεῖρα, καὶ τότε ὄψει τὰ ὀπίσω μου· τὸ δὲ πρόσωπόν μου οὐκ ὀφθήσεταί σοι.