And Aaronוַ אַהֲרֹןand allוְכָלthe sonsבְּנֵיof IsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלsawיַּרְאMoses,אֶת מֹשֶׁהand look,וְהִנֵּהthe skinעוֹרof his faceפָּנָיוshone,קָרַןand they were afraidוַיִּירְאוּto come nearמִגֶּשֶׁתto him.אֵלָיו
Exodus 34:30
Study it in the app“And Aaron and all the sons of Israel saw Moses, and look, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come near to him.”
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Exodus 34:30, word by word
- And Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- sawיַּרְאyar
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “yar” appears- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- the skinעוֹרor
skin, leather
Skin, hide; leather.
Where else “or” appears- of his faceפָּנָיpanay
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “panay” appears- shoneקָרַןkaran
shine
Send out rays of light.
Where else “karan” appears- and they were afraidיִּירְאוּyiru
fear
To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.
Where else “yiru” appears- to come nearגֶּשֶׁתgeshet
come near
To go until one is near someone or something.
Where else “geshet” appears
The context
29And it happened, when Moses came down from Mount Sinai, with the two tablets of the testimony in the hand of Moses as he came down from the mountain, that Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because he had spoken with him.
30 · This verse (above)
31But Moses called to them, and Aaron and all the chiefs in the community returned to him, and Moses spoke to them.