Derasha on Ki Sisa 33:20

Parashas Ki Sisa · Passuk 33:20

The Complete Passuk

וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא תוּכַל לִרְאֹת אֶת־פָּנָי כִּי לֹא־יִרְאַנִי הָאָדָם וָחָי׃

Torah Temimah points to classical source on this unit (verified).

לֹא־יִרְאַנִי הָאָדָם וָחָי — גְּבוּל הָרְאִיָּה.

English: “No man shall see Me and live” — the limit of seeing.

Derash on the impossibility of seeing the face of Hashem and remaining alive.

And He said: You cannot see My face, for no man shall see Me and live.