The Tefillin Knot of God That Moses Saw From Behind

Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on Exodus 33:23

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·April 20, 2026

And I will make the host of angels who stand and minister before Me to pass by, and thou shalt see the handborder of the tephilla of My glorious Shekinah; but the face of the glory of My Shekinah thou canst not be able to see.

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Exodus 33:23

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