Exodus 33:20

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לֹ֥א תוּכַ֖ל לִרְאֹ֣ת אֶת־פָּנָ֑י כִּ֛י לֹֽא־יִרְאַ֥נִי הָאָדָ֖ם וָחָֽי׃

Transliteration

wa-yōʾmer, not tûkal to-lirʾōt ʾet-pānāy, for not-yirʾanî the-ʾādām wā-ḥāy.

Grammar Details

*wa-yōʾmer*: conjunction + verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
*tûkal*: verb, Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you are able
*lirʾōt*: preposition + verb, Qal infinitive construct - to see
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*pānāy*: noun, masculine plural + 1st singular suffix - my face
*yirʾanî*: verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - he will see me
*ʾādām*: noun, masculine singular - man/mankind
*wā-ḥāy*: conjunction + verb, Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and live

Word Meanings

*tûkal*: you are able/you can/you have ability
*lirʾōt*: to see/to look at/to behold
*pānāy*: my face/my presence
*yirʾanî*: will see me/can see me
*ʾādām*: man/mankind/human
*wā-ḥāy*: and live/and survive/and remain alive

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Referenced Verses

Isa 6:5 : 5 Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
Gen 32:30 : 30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.
Exod 24:10 : 10 And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.
John 1:18 : 18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
1 Tim 6:16 : 16 Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
Deut 5:24 : 24 And ye said, Behold, the LORD our God hath shewed us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth talk with man, and he liveth.
Judg 6:22 : 22 And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord GOD! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face.
Judg 13:22 : 22 And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.
Heb 1:13 : 13 But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?
Rev 1:16-17 : 16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength. 17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:

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