Exodus 33:21

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Jehovah said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon the rock:

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Deut 5:31 : 31 But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I will speak unto thee all the commandment, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess it.
Josh 20:4 : 4 And he shall flee unto one of those cities, and shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city, and declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city; and they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.
Isa 56:5 : 5 Unto them will I give in my house and within my walls a memorial and a name better than of sons and of daughters; I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.
Zech 3:7 : 7 Thus says Jehovah of hosts: If you will walk in my ways, and if you will keep my charge, then you also shall judge my house, and shall also keep my courts, and I will give you a place of access among these that stand by.
Luke 15:1 : 1 Now all the publicans and sinners were drawing near unto him to hear him.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Exod 33:22-23
2 verses
87%
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.
Exod 33:20
78%
20And he said, Thou canst not see my face; for man shall not see me and live.
Exod 17:6
77%
6Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
Exod 3:4-6
3 verses
75%
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.
Acts 7:31-33
3 verses
75%
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.
33And the Lord said unto him, Loose the shoes from thy feet: for the place whereon {G3739} thou standest is holy ground.
Exod 34:2-3
2 verses
74%
2And be ready by the morning, and come up in the morning unto mount Sinai, and present thyself there to me on the top of the mount.
3And no man shall come up with thee; neither let any man be seen throughout all the mount; neither let the flocks nor herds feed before that mount.
Exod 34:5
74%
5And Jehovah descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of Jehovah.
1 Kgs 19:11
73%
11And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before Jehovah. And, behold, Jehovah passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before Jehovah; but Jehovah was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but Jehovah was not in the earthquake:
Ps 27:5
73%
5For in the day of trouble he will keep me secretly in his pavilion: In the covert of his tabernacle will he hide me; He will lift me up upon a rock.
Num 20:7
73%
7And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
2 Sam 22:2
72%
2and he said, Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;
Exod 33:17-18
2 verses
71%
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.
18And he said, Show me, I pray thee, thy glory.
Deut 5:5
71%
5(I stood between Jehovah and you at that time, to show you the word of Jehovah: for ye were afraid because of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying,
Ps 31:2-3
2 verses
71%
2Bow down thine ear unto me; Deliver me speedily: Be thou to me a strong rock, A house of defence to save me.
3For thou art my rock and my fortress; Therefore for thy name's sake lead me and guide me.
Ps 71:3
71%
3Be thou to me a rock of habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: Thou hast given commandment to save me; For thou art my rock and my fortress.
Isa 2:21
71%
21to go into the caverns of the rocks, and into the clefts of the ragged rocks, from before the terror of Jehovah, and from the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake mightily the earth.
Exod 19:3
71%
3And Moses went up unto God, and Jehovah called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel:
Ps 92:15
71%
15To show that Jehovah is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
Exod 24:12
71%
12And Jehovah said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee the tables of stone, and the law and the commandment, which I have written, that thou mayest teach them.
Ps 24:3
71%
3Who shall ascend into the hill of Jehovah? And who shall stand in his holy place?
Exod 19:17
71%
17And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to meet God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.
2 Sam 22:32
71%
32For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, save our God?
Ps 30:7
70%
7Thou, Jehovah, of thy favor hadst made my mountain to stand strong. Thou didst hide thy face; I was troubled.
Deut 5:31
70%
31But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I will speak unto thee all the commandment, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess it.
Exod 3:12
70%
12And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be the token unto thee, that I have sent thee: when thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.
Exod 20:24
70%
24An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt-offerings, and thy peace-offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in every place where I record my name I will come unto thee and I will bless thee.
Isa 33:16
70%
16He shall dwell on high; his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks; his bread shall be given [him]; his waters shall be sure.
Exod 20:21-22
2 verses
70%
21And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto the thick darkness where God was.
22And Jehovah said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye yourselves have seen that I have talked with you from heaven.
Ps 18:2
70%
2Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; My God, my rock, in whom I will take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
Gen 28:13
70%
13And, behold, Jehovah stood above it, and said, I am Jehovah, the God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;
Isa 22:16
70%
16What doest thou here? and whom has thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out here a sepulchre? hewing him out a sepulchre on high, graving a habitation for himself in the rock!
Job 28:9
70%
9He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock; He overturneth the mountains by the roots.
Num 9:8
70%
8And Moses said unto them, Stay ye, that I may hear what Jehovah will command concerning you.
Num 24:21
70%
21And he looked on the Kenite, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwelling-place, And thy nest is set in the rock.
Isa 51:1
70%
1Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek Jehovah: look unto the rock whence ye were hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye were digged.
Deut 31:15
70%
15And Jehovah appeared in the Tent in a pillar of cloud: and the pillar of cloud stood over the door of the Tent.
Num 33:50
70%
50And Jehovah spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,
Exod 33:14
70%
14And he said, My presence shall go [with thee], and I will give thee rest.
Exod 19:20
70%
20And Jehovah came down upon mount Sinai, to the top of the mount: and Jehovah called Moses to the top of the mount; and Moses went up.
2 Sam 22:47
70%
47Jehovah liveth; And blessed be my rock; And exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,
Exod 25:22
70%
22And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy-seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.