And the sonsוְ בְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwould seeרָאוּthe faceאֶת פְּנֵיof Moses,מֹשֶׁהthatכִּיthe skinעוֹרof Moses’מֹשֶׁהfaceפְּנֵיshone;קָרַןand Mosesוְ מֹשֶׁהwould put backהֵשִׁיבthe veilאֶת הַמַּסְוֶהon his faceעַל פָּנָיוuntilעַדhe went inבֹּאוֹto speakלְדַבֵּרwith him.אִתּוֹ
Exodus 34:35
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With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 34:35, word by word
- And the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” 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- would seeרָאוּrau
realize
To realize: "he saw that it was good".
Where else “rau” appears- the faceפְּנֵיpene
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “pene” appears- of 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- shoneקָרַןkaran
shine
Send out rays of light.
Where else “karan” appears- would put backהֵשִׁיבheshiv
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “heshiv” appears- the veilמַּסְוֶהmasve
veil
The veil with which Moses covered his face. It occurs only in Exodus 34:33-35.
Where else “masve” appears- he went inבֹּאbo
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “bo” appears- to speakדַבֵּרdaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “daber” appears
Translation note
Paul refers to this veil in 2 Corinthians 3:7-18.
The context
34And whenever Moses went in before YHWH to speak with him, he would take off the veil until he came out; and he would come out and speak to the sons of Israel what he had been commanded.
35 · This verse (above)