Exodus 34:27-29
King James Version
27 And the Lord said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel.
28 And he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.
29 And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses' hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him.
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Exodus 34:27-29
New King James Version
27 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write (A)these words, for according to the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.” 28 (B)So he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights; he neither ate bread nor drank water. And (C)He wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the [a]Ten Commandments.
The Shining Face of Moses
29 Now it was so, when Moses came down from Mount Sinai (and the (D)two tablets of the Testimony were in Moses’ hand when he came down from the mountain), that Moses did not know that (E)the skin of his face shone while he talked with Him.
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- Exodus 34:28 Lit. Ten Words
Exodus 34:27-29
English Standard Version
27 And the Lord said to Moses, “Write these words, for in accordance with these words (A)I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.” 28 (B)So he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights. He neither ate bread nor drank water. And he (C)wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments.[a]
The Shining Face of Moses
29 When Moses came down from Mount Sinai, with (D)the two tablets of the testimony in his hand as he came down from the mountain, Moses did not know that the skin of his face (E)shone because he had been talking with God.[b]
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- Exodus 34:28 Hebrew the ten words
- Exodus 34:29 Hebrew him
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