The Face of Moses Shines

²⁹ Then Moses came down from Mount Sinai, carrying the two stone tablets of the ·Agreement [Covenant; Testimony; Treaty] in his hands. But he did not know that his face was shining because he had talked with the Lord [^Creflecting God’s holiness and glory and demonstrating Moses’ authority]. ³⁰ When Aaron and all the ·people [^Lsons; children] of Israel saw that Moses’ face was shining, they were afraid to go near him. ³¹ But Moses called to them, so Aaron and all the ·leaders of the people [^Lmen of the community/congregation/assembly] returned to Moses, and he talked with them. ³² After that, all the ·people [^Lsons; children] of Israel came near him, and he gave them all the commands that the Lord had given him on Mount Sinai.

³³ When Moses finished speaking to the people, he put a ·covering [veil] over his face. ³⁴ Anytime Moses went before the Lord to speak with him, Moses took off the ·covering [veil] until he came out. Then Moses would come out and tell the Israelites what the Lord had commanded. ³⁵ They would see that Moses’ face was shining. So he would ·cover [veil] his face again until the next time he went in to speak with the Lord [2 Cor. 3:12–18].