Exodus 34:28-30

The Voice

²⁸ In all Moses was with the Eternal One for 40 days and 40 nights. He fasted the entire time—no food or water. He wrote down the Ten Directives, the essential words of the covenant, on the two stone tablets.

²⁹ When Moses went back down Mount Sinai, he carried the two stone tablets in his hands as a witness to their agreement. But he did not realize that the skin on his face was glowing and radiant because he had been speaking with God.

³⁰ When Aaron and the Israelites saw that Moses’ face was shining, they were afraid to get too close to him.