Exodus 34:30

“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.”

Exodus 34:30 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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".

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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.

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sawיַּרְאyar

see

To see with one's eyes.

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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).

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the skinעוֹרor

skin, leather

Skin, hide; leather.

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of his faceפָּנָיpanay

face

The front of the head, of someone or of God.

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shoneקָרַןkaran

shine

Send out rays of light.

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and they were afraidיִּירְאוּyiru

fear

To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.

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to come nearגֶּשֶׁתgeshet

come near

To go until one is near someone or something.

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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.

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