And I will take away my hand — Speaking after the manner of men. And thou shalt see my back — parts — The face in man is the seat of majesty, and men are known by their faces, in them we take a full view of men; that sight of God Moses might not have, but such a sight as we have of a man who is gone past us, so that we only see his back. Now Moses was allowed to see this only, but when he was a witness to Christ's transfiguration, he saw his face shine as the sun.
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Exodus 33:23
23 And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.