Moses’ Face Shines

²⁹ When Moses came down from Mount Sinai, he had the two tablets in his hand,^[a] and he did not know that the skin of his face was ablaze with light because he had been speaking with God.^{[b] 30} Aaron and all the Israelis saw Moses and immediately noticed that the skin of his face was shining, and they were afraid to come near him. ³¹ When Moses called to them, Aaron and the leaders of the congregation returned to him, and he spoke to them. ³² Afterwards all the Israelis came near and he gave them everything the Lord told him on Mount Sinai as commandments. ³³ When Moses finished speaking with them he put a veil over his face, ³⁴ and then whenever Moses would come in the Lord’s presence to speak with him, he would remove the veil until he left the Lord’s presence.^[c] When he went out, he would tell the Israelis what he had been commanded. ³⁵ The Israelis would see the face of Moses and that the skin of his face shone; then Moses would put the veil back over his face until he went in to speak with God.^[d]