Exodus 33:21

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“The LORD continued, “There is a place near Me where you are to stand upon a rock,”

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BSBPD

“The LORD continued, “There is a place near Me where you are to stand upon a rock,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Jehovah also saith, `Lo, a place <FI>is<Fi> by Me, and thou hast stood on the rock,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 33:21 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 5:31But you stand here with Me, that I may speak to you all the commandments and statutes and ordinances you are to teach them to follow in the land that I am giving them to possess.”
  2. Joshua 20:4When someone flees to one of these cities, stands at the entrance of the city gate, and states his case before its elders, they are to bring him into the city and give him a place to live among them.
  3. Isaiah 56:5I will give them, in My house and within My walls, a memorial and a name better than that of sons and daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off.
  4. Zechariah 3:7“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘If you walk in My ways and keep My instructions, then you will govern My house and will also have charge of My courts; and I will give you a place among these who are standing here.
  5. Luke 15:1Now all the tax collectors and sinners were gathering around to listen to Jesus.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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