Exodus 34:29

When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the testimony in Moses’ hand, when he came down from the mountain, Moses didn’t know that the skin of his face shone by reason of his speaking with him.

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WEBBE

When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the covenant in Moses’ hand, when he came down from the mountain, Moses didn’t know that the skin of his face shone by reason of his speaking with him.

BSB

And when Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands, he was unaware that his face had become radiant from speaking with the LORD.

KJV

And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses’ hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him.

ASV

And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of the testimony in Moses’ hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses knew not that the skin of his face shone by reason of his speaking with him.

BBE

Now when Moses came down from Mount Sinai, with the two stones in his hand, he was not conscious that his face was shining because of his talk with God.

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וַיְהִי vay·hi and it was H1961 בְּרֶדֶת be·re·det when came down H3381 מֹשֶׁה mo·sheh Moses H4872 מֵהַר me·har from [the] mountain of H2022 סִינַי si·nai Sinai H5514 וּשְׁנֵי u·she·nei and [the] two H8147 לֻחֹת lu·chot [the] tablets of H3871 הָעֵדֻת ha·'e·dut the testimony H5715 בְּיַד־ be·yad- [were] in [the] hand of H3027 מֹשֶׁה mo·sheh Moses H4872 בְּרִדְתּוֹ be·rid·to when came down he H3381 מִן־ min- from H4480 הָהָר ha·har the mountain H2022 וּמֹשֶׁה u·mo·sheh and Moses H4872 לֹא־ lo'- not H3808 יָדַע ya·da' he knew H3045 כִּי ki that H3588 קָרַן ka·ran it shone H7160 עוֹר or [the] skin of H5785 פָּנָיו pa·nav face his H6440 בְּדַבְּרוֹ be·da·be·ro because had spoken he H1696 אִתּוֹ 'i·to with him H854

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 28–35

Near and spiritual communion with God improves the graces of a renewed and holy character. Serious godliness puts a lustre upon a man's countenance, such as commands esteem and affection. The vail which Moses put on, marked the obscurity of that dispensation, compared with the gospel dispensation of the New Testament. It was also an emblem of the natural vail on the hearts of men respecting spiritual things. Also the vail that was and is upon the nation of Israel, which can only be taken away by the Spirit of the Lord showing to them Christ, as the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth. Fear and unbelief would put the vail before us, they would hinder our free approach to the mercy-seat above. We should spread our wants, temporal and spiritual, fully before our heavenly Father; we should tell him our hinderances, struggles, trails, and temptations; we should acknowledge our offences.

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Moses Mount Sinai

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GodMiraclesReverenceMosesTableCountenanceDecalogueFaceTransfiguration

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.