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Exodus 34:30

Exodus 34:30
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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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And till Moses had done speaking with them,.... Not when he had done, as the Septuagint version, for then there would have been no occasion for it; but when he first began to speak to Aaron and the…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

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…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Exodus 34:28-35

Here is, I. The continuance of Moses in the mount, where he was miraculously sustained, Exo 34:28. He was there in very intimate communion with God, without interruption, forty days and forty nights,…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Exodus 34:29-35

The shining of Moses" face when he came down after God's converse with him on the mountain. The sequel in P to Exo 24:15-18 a, Exo 25:1 to Exo 31:18 a (Di.).

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