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Exd 34:29 — And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses' hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Entire Verse.		A. M. 2513. B.C. 1491.
Entire Verse.		An. Ex. Is. 1. Elul.
two tables		Exd 32:15
wist		Exd 16:15; Jos 2:4; Jos 8:14; Jdg 16:20; Mar 9:6; Mar 14:40; Luk 2:49; Jhn 5:13; Act 12:9; Act 23:5
the skin		Mat 17:2; Luk 9:29; Act 6:15; 2Cr 3:7-9,13; Rev 1:16; Rev 10:1
face shone		"As the original word karan, signifies to shine out, or dart forth, as horns on the head of an animal, or rays of light reflected from a polished surface, we may suppose that the heavenly glory which filled the soul of this holy man, darted out from his face in coruscations, in the manner in which light is generally represented. The Vulgate renders it, et ignorabat quod cornuta esset facies sua, ""and he did not know that his face was horned;"" which version, misunderstood, has induced painters to represent Moses with two very large horns, one proceeding from each temple!"

Correlating Passages

two tables

Exd 32:15

And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony [were] in his hand: the tables [were] written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other [were] they written.

wist

	Exd 16:15	And when the children of Israel saw [it], they said one to another, It [is] manna: for they wist not what it [was]. And Moses said unto them, This [is] the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat.
	Jos 2:4	And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they [were]:
	Jos 8:14	And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw [it], that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain; but he wist not that [there were] liers in ambush against him behind the city.
	Jdg 16:20	And she said, The Philistines [be] upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the LORD was departed from him.
	Mar 9:6	For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid.
	Mar 14:40	And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him.
	Luk 2:49	And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?
	Jhn 5:13	And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in [that] place.
	Act 12:9	And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision.
	Act 23:5	Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.

the skin

	Mat 17:2	And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
	Luk 9:29	And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment [was] white [and] glistering.
	Act 6:15	And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.
	2Cr 3:7	But if the ministration of death, written [and] engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which [glory] was to be done away:
	2Cr 3:8	How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious?
	2Cr 3:9	For if the ministration of condemnation [be] glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.
	2Cr 3:13	And not as Moses, [which] put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:
	Rev 1:16	And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance [was] as the sun shineth in his strength.
	Rev 10:1	And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow [was] upon his head, and his face [was] as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:

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Scott, Thomas. "Exodus 34:29," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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