KJV King James Version
And the LORD said, Behold, [there is] a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock:
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Exodus 33:21
And the LORD said, Behold, [there is] a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The LORD continued, “There is a place near Me where you are to stand upon a rock,
WEB World English Bible
Yahweh also said, “Behold, there is a place by me, and you shall stand on the rock.
ASV American Standard Version
and Jehovah said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon the rock:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Jehovah also saith, ‘Lo, a place is by Me, and thou hast stood on the rock,
Surrounding context — Exodus 33
18 And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.
19 And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.
20 And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.
21 And the LORD said, Behold, [there is] a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock:
22 And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by:
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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Zechariah 3:7Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by.Deuteronomy 5:31But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I will speak unto thee all the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do [them] in the land which I give them to possess it.Joshua 20:4And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the entering of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.Isaiah 56:5Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.Luke 15:1Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners for to hear him.
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