The Meaning of Exodus 34:33 Explained

Exodus 34:33

KJV: And till Moses had done speaking with them, he put a vail on his face.

YLT: And Moses finisheth speaking with them, and putteth on his face a vail;

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

ASV: And when Moses had done speaking with them, he put a veil on his face.

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What is the context of Exodus 34:33?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And [till] Moses had done speaking with them, he put a vail on his face.

What does Exodus 34:33 Mean?

Context Summary

Exodus 34:18-35 - Moses Brings The Renewed Tables Of The Law

For forty days, with no sustenance from bread or water, Moses abode on the Mount-absorbed with a passion of love and awe-not counting the hours which passed like a dream. He talked with God as a man face to face with His friend; but he was completely unaware of the marvelous transformation which this holy intercourse was effecting. At God's dictation he wrote out the covenant, as we have it in this Book, and finally God gave him the two tables of stone, on which He had imprinted His autograph.

With these in his hand Moses descended to the plain, unconscious that his face shone. See 2 Corinthians 3:18, r.v. The Apostle urges that we, as Christians, should first behold, and then reflect the glory of Jesus. We must be mirrors, for the purpose of shedding His light among our fellow-men; and in the effort to do this we shall become transfigured into His glorious beauty from one degree to another. The crowning glory of that transfiguration will be our unconsciousness: "He wist not." [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 34

¹ The tablets are replaced
⁵ The name of the Lord proclaimed
⁸ Moses entreats God to go with them
¹⁰ God makes a covenant with them, repeating certain duties
²⁸ Moses after forty days on the mount, comes down with the tablets
²⁹ His face is radiant, and he covers it with a veil

What do the individual words in Exodus 34:33 mean?

And when had finished Moses speaking with them and he put on his face a veil

וַיְכַ֣ל מֹשֶׁ֔ה מִדַּבֵּ֖ר אִתָּ֑ם וַיִּתֵּ֥ן עַל־ פָּנָ֖יו מַסְוֶֽה

וַיְכַ֣ל	And when had finished
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: כָּלָה Sense: to accomplish, cease, consume, determine, end, fail, finish, be complete, be accomplished, be ended, be at an end, be finished, be spent.
מֹשֶׁ֔ה	Moses
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מֹשֶׁה Sense: the prophet and lawgiver, leader of the exodus.
מִדַּבֵּ֖ר	speaking
Parse: Preposition-m, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct Root: דָּבַר Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
אִתָּ֑ם	with them
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural Root: אֵת Sense: with, near, together with.
וַיִּתֵּ֥ן	and he put
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set.
פָּנָ֖יו	his face
Parse: Noun, common plural construct, third person masculine singular Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face.
מַסְוֶֽה	a veil
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: מַסְוֶה Sense: veil.

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