KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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To get what Exodus 34:33 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And till Moses had done speaking with them, he put a vail on his face.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And Moses” | מֹשֶׁ֔ה | Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver | Moses |
| “till” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “had done” | וַיְכַ֣ל | To end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume) | done |
| “speaking” | מִדַּבֵּ֖ר | Perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue | speaking |
| “with” | אִתָּ֑ם | Properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc | with |
| “them, he put” | וַיִּתֵּ֥ן | To give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) | put |
| “a vail” | מַסְוֶֽה׃ | A veil | vail |
| “on” | עַל | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | on |
| “his face.” | פָּנָ֖יו | The face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) | face |
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31 And Moses called unto them; and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned unto him: and Moses talked with them.
32 And afterward all the children of Israel came nigh: and he gave them in commandment all that the Lord had spoken with him in mount Sinai.
33 And till Moses had done speaking with them, he put a vail on his face.
34 But when Moses went in before the Lord to speak with him, he took the vail off, until he came out. And he came out, and spake unto the children of Israel that which he was commanded.
35 And the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face shone: and Moses put the vail upon his face again, until he went in to speak with him.
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