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Exodus 34:29

When Moses came down from Mount Sinai carrying the two tablets of the Law, he didn't realize that his face was shining brightly because he had been speaking with the Lord.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

28Moses spent forty days and forty nights there with the Lord without eating bread or drinking water. He wrote down on the tablets the words of the agreement, the Ten Commandments.

30When Aaron and the Israelites saw Moses with his face shining so brightly they were frightened to approach him.

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Cross References

Exodus 16:15When the Israelites saw it, they asked each another, “What is it?” because they had no idea what it was. So Moses explained to them, “It's the bread the Lord has provided for you to eat.

Exodus 34:35and the Israelites would see his face shining brightly. So he would put the veil over his face until the next time he went to talk with the Lord.

Joshua 8:14As soon as the king of Ai saw the situation, he and all his men rushed out early in the morning to attack the Israelites where they had before, at a place overlooking the Jordan valley. He didn't know about the ambush waiting on the other side of the town.

Matthew 17:2He was transformed in front of them. His face was shining like the sun. His clothes turned white as light.

Mark 14:40Then he returned, and again he found them sleeping because they couldn't keep their eyes open. They didn't know what to say!

Luke 9:29While he was praying, his face changed in appearance, and his clothing became a dazzling white.

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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