The Radiant Face of Moses

²⁹ When Moses came down from Mount Sinai^(A) with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands,^(B) he was not aware that his face was radiant^(C) because he had spoken with the Lord. ³⁰ When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, his face was radiant, and they were afraid to come near him. ³¹ But Moses called to them; so Aaron and all the leaders of the community^(D) came back to him, and he spoke to them. ³² Afterward all the Israelites came near him, and he gave them all the commands^(E) the Lord had given him on Mount Sinai.

³³ When Moses finished speaking to them, he put a veil^(F) over his face. ³⁴ But whenever he entered the Lord’s presence to speak with him, he removed the veil until he came out. And when he came out and told the Israelites what he had been commanded, ³⁵ they saw that his face was radiant.^(G) Then Moses would put the veil back over his face until he went in to speak with the Lord.

¹³ and among the lampstands^(A) was someone like a son of man,^[a](B) dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet^(C) and with a golden sash around his chest.^{(D) 14} The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire.^{(E) 15} His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace,^(F) and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters.^{(G) 16} In his right hand he held seven stars,^(H) and coming out of his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword.^(I) His face was like the sun^(J) shining in all its brilliance.