Exodus 33:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And he said, Show me, I pray thee, thy glory.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Exod 33:20 : 20 And he said, Thou canst not see my face; for man shall not see me and live.
1 Tim 6:16 : 16 who only hath immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom [be] honor and power eternal. Amen.
Rev 21:23 : 23 And the city hath no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine upon it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the lamp thereof [is] the Lamb.
Titus 2:13 : 13 looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
Ps 4:6 : 6 Many there are that say, Who will show us [any] good? Jehovah, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
John 1:18 : 18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].
2 Cor 3:18 : 18 But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord the Spirit.
2 Cor 4:6 : 6 Seeing it is God, that said, Light shall shine out of darkness, who shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Exod 33:12-17
6 verses
83%
12And Moses said unto Jehovah, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found favor in my sight.
13Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found favor in thy sight, show me now thy ways, that I may know thee, to the end that I may find favor in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people.
14And he said, My presence shall go [with thee], and I will give thee rest.
15And he said unto him, If thy presence go not [with me], carry us not up hence.
16For wherein now shall it be known that I have found favor in thy sight, I and thy people? is it not in that thou goest with us, so that we are separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth?
17And Jehovah said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spoken; for thou hast found favor in my sight, and I know thee by name.
Exod 33:19-23
5 verses
80%
19And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and will proclaim the name of Jehovah before thee; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.
20And he said, Thou canst not see my face; for man shall not see me and live.
21And Jehovah said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon the rock:
22and it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a cleft of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand until I have passed by:
23and I will take away my hand, and thou shalt see my back; but my face shall not be seen.
Judg 6:17
77%
17And he said unto him, If now I have found favor in thy sight, then show me a sign that it is thou that talkest with me.
Exod 3:3-6
4 verses
74%
3And Moses said, I will turn aside now, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.
4And when Jehovah saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.
5And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
6Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.
Lev 9:6
74%
6And Moses said, This is the thing which Jehovah commanded that ye should do: and the glory of Jehovah shall appear unto you.
Num 14:17
74%
17And now, I pray thee, let the power of the Lord be great, according as thou hast spoken, saying,
Num 20:6
74%
6And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the tent of meeting, and fell upon their faces: and the glory of Jehovah appeared unto them.
Exod 34:8-9
2 verses
73%
8And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.
9And he said, If now I have found favor in thy sight, O Lord, let the Lord, I pray thee, go in the midst of us; for it is a stiffnecked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for thine inheritance.
Exod 34:5-6
2 verses
73%
5And Jehovah descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of Jehovah.
6And Jehovah passed by before him, and proclaimed, Jehovah, Jehovah, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth;
Exod 32:11
73%
11And Moses besought Jehovah his God, and said, Jehovah, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, that thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?
Ps 63:2
73%
2So have I looked upon thee in the sanctuary, To see thy power and thy glory.
Acts 7:31-32
2 verses
72%
31And when Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold, there came {G4314} {G846} a voice of the Lord,
32I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and {G2316} of Isaac, and {G2316} of Jacob. And Moses trembled, and durst not behold.
Deut 3:25
72%
25Let me go over, I pray thee, and see the good land that is beyond the Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon.
Num 14:13
72%
13And Moses said unto Jehovah, Then the Egyptians will hear it; for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them;
Num 11:15
72%
15And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favor in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.
Gen 18:3
71%
3and said, My lord, if now I have found favor in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
Ps 25:4
71%
4Show me thy ways, O Jehovah; Teach me thy paths.
Num 27:15
71%
15And Moses spake unto Jehovah, saying,
Deut 18:16
71%
16according to all that thou desiredst of Jehovah thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of Jehovah my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not.
Lev 18:1
71%
1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Deut 3:23
71%
23And I besought Jehovah at that time, saying,
Num 6:25
71%
25Jehovah make his face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
Jer 42:3
70%
3that Jehovah thy God may show us the way wherein we should walk, and the thing that we should do.
Exod 32:32
70%
32Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin—; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.
Ps 27:8
70%
8[ When thou saidst], Seek ye my face; My heart said unto thee, Thy face, Jehovah, will I seek.
Num 14:19
70%
19Pardon, I pray thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy lovingkindness, and according as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.
Exod 16:11
70%
11And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Exod 6:2
70%
2And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am Jehovah:
Lev 17:1
70%
1And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Exod 4:13
70%
13And he said, Oh, Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.
Exod 40:34-35
2 verses
69%
34Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of Jehovah filled the tabernacle.
35And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of meeting, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of Jehovah filled the tabernacle.
Exod 3:11
69%
11And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?
Exod 24:16
69%
16And the glory of Jehovah abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.