KJV King James Version
And the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses’ face shone: and Moses put the vail upon his face again, until he went in to speak with him.
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Exodus 34:35
And the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses’ face shone: and Moses put the vail upon his face again, until he went in to speak with him.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
and the Israelites would see that the face of Moses was radiant. So Moses would put the veil back over his face until he went in to speak with the LORD.
WEB World English Bible
The children of Israel saw Moses’ face, that the skin of Moses’ face shone: and Moses put the veil on his face again, until he went in to speak with him.
ASV American Standard Version
And the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses’ face shone: and Moses put the veil upon his face again, until he went in to speak with him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the sons of Israel have seen the face of Moses that the skin of the face of Moses hath shone, and Moses hath put back the vail on his face until his going in to speak with Him.
Surrounding context — Exodus 34
32 And afterward all the children of Israel came nigh: and he gave them in commandment all that the LORD had spoken with him in mount Sinai.
33 And [till] Moses had done speaking with them, he put a vail on his face.
34 But when Moses went in before the LORD to speak with him, he took the vail off, until he came out. And he came out, and spake unto the children of Israel [that] which he was commanded.
35 And the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses’ face shone: and Moses put the vail upon his face again, until he went in to speak with him.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְרָא֤וּH7200 · ra.ahto see: seeבְנֵֽי־H1121 · benson: childיִשְׂרָאֵל֙H3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]פְּנֵ֣יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeמֹשֶׁ֔הH4872 · mo.shehMosesכִּ֣יH3588 · kiforקָרַ֔ןH7160 · qa.ranto shineע֖וֹרH5785 · orskinפְּנֵ֣יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeמֹשֶׁ֑הH4872 · mo.shehMosesוְהֵשִׁ֨יבH7725 · shuvto return: returnמֹשֶׁ֤הH4872 · mo.shehMosesאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַמַּסְוֶה֙H4533 · mas.vehveilעַל־H5921 · aluponפָּנָ֔יוH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeעַד־H5704 · adtillבֹּא֖וֹH935 · boto come (in): comeלְדַבֵּ֥רH1696 · da.varto speak: speakאִתּֽוֹ׃ סH854 · etwith
Cross-references
Exodus 34:29-30And 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.Daniel 12:3And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.Philippians 2:15That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;John 5:35He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.Ecclesiastes 8:1Who [is] as the wise [man]? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man’s wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed.Matthew 13:43Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.Matthew 5:16Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
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