Exodus 34:33 When Moses finished speaking to them, he put a veil over his face.

◄ Exodus 34:33 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
When Moses finished speaking to them, he put a veil over his face.

English Standard Version
And when Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil over his face.

New American Standard Bible
When Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil over his face.

King James Bible
And till Moses had done speaking with them, he put a vail on his face.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil over his face.

International Standard Version
When Moses finished speaking with them he put a veil over his face,

American Standard Version
And when Moses had done speaking with them, he put a veil on his face.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And having done speaking, he put a veil upon his face.

Darby Bible Translation
And Moses ended speaking with them; and he had put on his face a veil.

Young's Literal Translation
And Moses finisheth speaking with them, and putteth on his face a vail;

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

34:28-35 Near and spiritual communion with God improves the graces of a renewed and holy character. Serious godliness puts a lustre upon a man's countenance, such as commands esteem and affection. The vail which Moses put on, marked the obscurity of that dispensation, compared with the gospel dispensation of the New Testament. It was also an emblem of the natural vail on the hearts of men respecting spiritual things. Also the vail that was and is upon the nation of Israel, which can only be taken away by the Spirit of the Lord showing to them Christ, as the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth. Fear and unbelief would put the vail before us, they would hinder our free approach to the mercy-seat above. We should spread our wants, temporal and spiritual, fully before our heavenly Father; we should tell him our hinderances, struggles, trails, and temptations; we should acknowledge our offences.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

33. he put a veil on his face—That veil was with the greatest propriety removed when speaking with the Lord, for every one appears unveiled to the eye of Omniscience; but it was replaced on returning to the people—and this was emblematic of the dark and shadowy character of that dispensation (2Co 3:13, 14).