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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:

KJV

Et iterum : Ecce, inquit, est locus apud me, et stabis supra petram.

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπεν Κύριος Ἰδοὺ τόπος παρ’ ἐμοί, στήσῃ ἐπὶ τῆς πέτρας·

LXX

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

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֔ה הִנֵּ֥ה מָק֖וֹם אִתִּ֑/י וְ/נִצַּבְתָּ֖ עַל הַ/צּֽוּר

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶת
't
preposition · 883×
הִנֵּ֥ה
hnh
pronoun · 838×
וֹ
v
noun · 398×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
נִצָּ֥ב
ntsb
verb · 74×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
צ֥וּר
tsvr
noun · 75×

Theophany

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§2583After Elijah had learned mercy during his retreat at the Wadi Cherith, he teaches the widow of Zarephath to believe in the Word of God and confirms her faith by his urgent prayer: God brings the widow's child back to life.33 The sacrifice on Mount Carmel is a decisive test for the faith of the People of God. In response to Elijah's plea, "Answer me, O LORD, answer me," the Lord…

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 19:9 — And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?
  • 1Kgs 19:11 — And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the
  • Deut 5:31 — But 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 giv
  • Zech 3:7 — Thus 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 amo