Exodus 34:30 BSB — MannaFest

Exodus 34:30

Aaron and all the Israelites looked at Moses, and behold, his face was radiant. And they were afraid to approach him.

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ASV

And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come nigh him.

KJV

And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come nigh him.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

They were afraid to come nigh him - A sight of his face alarmed them; their consciences were still guilty from their late transgression, and they had not yet received the atonement. The very appearance of superior sanctity often awes the guilty into respect.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 2143: “The Shining of the Face of Moses” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1890)

A FAST of 40 days does not improve the appearance of a man's countenance—he looks starved, wrinkled, old, haggard. Moses had fasted 40 days twice, at least, and, according to many competent authorities, the 10th chapter of Deuteronomy seems to imply that he fasted 40 days three times in quick succession. I will not assert or deny the third 40 days, but it is certain that, with a very slight interval, Moses fasted 40 days and then 40 days more—and it is probable that to these must be added a third forty.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיַּ֨רְא	vai.Yar'	and he saw	H7200 →
אַהֲרֹ֜ן	'a.ha.Ron	Aaron	H175 →
וְכָל־	ve.khol	and all	H3605 →
בְּנֵ֤י	be.Nei	[the] people of	H1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
מֹשֶׁ֔ה	mo.Sheh	Moses	H4872 →
וְהִנֵּ֥ה	ve.hi.Neh	and there!	H2009 →
קָרַ֖ן	ka.Ran	it shone	H7160 →
ע֣וֹר	or	[the] skin of	H5785 →
פָּנָ֑יו	pa.Nav	face his	H6440 →
וַיִּֽירְא֖וּ	vai.yi.re.'U	and they were afraid	H3372 →
מִגֶּ֥שֶׁת	mi.Ge.shet	from drawing near	H5066 →
אֵלָֽיו׃	'e.Lav	to him	H413 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Numbers 12:8
I speak with him face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you unafraid to speak against My servant Moses?”
leads to
- Deuteronomy 34:10
  Since that time, no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face—
- 1 Corinthians 13:12
  Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
- Exodus 33:11
  Thus the LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young assistant Joshua son of Nun would not…
Through
Luke 5:8
When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”
leads to
- Isaiah 6:5
  Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD…
- Job 42:5–6
  My ears had heard of You, but now my eyes have seen You.
- Revelation 1:17
  When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,
Through
Mark 9:3
His clothes became radiantly white, brighter than any launderer on earth could bleach them.
leads to
- Matthew 28:3
  His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.
- Daniel 7:9
  As I continued to watch, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took His seat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool.…

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Exodus

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

Related verses

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About Exodus