Exodus 33:21-22

33:21 The Lord said, “Here ¹  is a place by me; you will station yourself ²  on a rock. 33:22 When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and will cover ³  you with my hand ⁴  while I pass by. ⁵ 

[33:21]  ¹ tn The deictic particle is used here simply to call attention to a place of God’s knowing and choosing.

[33:21]  ² tn Heb “and you will,” or interpretively, “where you will.”

[33:22]  ³ sn Note the use in Exod 40:3, “and you will screen the ark with the curtain.” The glory is covered, veiled from being seen.

[33:22]  ⁴ tn The circumstantial clause is simply, “my hand [being] over you.” This protecting hand of Yahweh represents a fairly common theme in the Bible.

[33:22]  ⁵ tn The construction has a preposition with an infinitive construct and a suffix: “while [or until] I pass by” (Heb “in the passing by of me”).