28 So he was there with the Lord for (A)forty days and forty nights; he did not eat bread or drink water. And [a](B)He wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, (C)the Ten [b]Commandments.

Moses’ Face Shines

29 And it came about, when Moses was coming down from Mount Sinai (and the (D)two tablets of the testimony were in Moses’ hand as he was coming down from the mountain), that Moses did not know that (E)the skin of his face shone because of his speaking with Him. 30 So when Aaron and all the sons of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone, and (F)they were afraid to approach him.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 34:28 I.e., the Lord
  2. Exodus 34:28 Lit Words

28 Moses was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights(A) without eating bread or drinking water.(B) And he wrote on the tablets(C) the words of the covenant—the Ten Commandments.(D)

The Radiant Face of Moses

29 When Moses came down from Mount Sinai(E) with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands,(F) he was not aware that his face was radiant(G) because he had spoken with the Lord. 30 When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, his face was radiant, and they were afraid to come near him.

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