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Exodus 34 uses the Hebrew word "qaran," which could mean "shine" or "was horned," to describe Moses' face after meeting God. The Greek Septuagint translates this as "was glorified," connecting Moses' appearance to the divine glory.
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1000+ CE
Exodus 34:29
Hebrew Bible
29 Now when Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand—when he came down from the mountain, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him. 30 When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to approach him.
LXX Exodus 34:29
Septuagint
29 And as Moses came down out of the mountain, and the two tablets were in the hands of Moses; but as he descended from the mountain, Moses did not know that the appearance of the skin of his face began to glow when he spoke to him. 30 And Aaron and all the elders of Israel saw Moses, and the appearance of the skin of his face was radiant, and they were afraid to go near him.
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Notes and References
The LXX has δεδόξασται ἡ τοῦ χρώματος τοῦ προσώπου αὐτοῦ ("the appearance of the color of his face was glorified"), with the choice of δοξάζω as a reference to the "glory" (δόξα) that Moses requested from Yhwh in 33:18 and which passed before Moses in 34:6. The idea is clearly radiant glory.
Philpot, Joshua Matthew
The Shining Face of Moses: The Interpretation of Exodus 34:29-35 and its Use in the Old and New Testaments
(p. 86) The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2013
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