Exodus 34:35

And the sons 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.

A Conservative Version

In The 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.

In Context

34But when Moses went in before LORD to speak with him, he took the veil off, until he came out. And he came out, and spoke to the sons of Israel that which he was commanded.

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 8:1Who is as the wise man? And who knows the interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom makes his face to shine, and the hardness of his face is changed.

Matthew 5:16Thus your light should shine before men, so that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father in the heavens.

John 5:35That man was the lamp that burns and shines, and ye were willing to rejoice for an hour in his light.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 34:29-35

The Veil of Moses. ( b. c. 1491.) 28 And he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments. 29 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. 30 And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin… Read the whole commentary →

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