SEV Biblia, Chapter 34:29
Y aconteció, que descendiendo Moisés del monte Sinaí con las dos tablas del testimonio en su mano, mientras descendía del monte, no sabía él que la tez de su rostro resplandecía, después que hubo hablado con El.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Exodus 34:29
Verse 29. The skin of his face shone] rq karan, was horned: having been long in familiar intercourse with his Maker, his flesh, as well as his soul, was penetrated with the effulgence of the Divine glory, and his looks expressed the light and life which dwelt within. Probably Moses appeared now as he did when, in our Lord's transfiguration, he was seen with Elijah on the mount, Matthew 17. As the original word rq karan signifies to shine out, to 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 that manner in which light is generally represented. The Vulgate renders the passage, et ignorabat quod cornuta esset facies sua, "and he did not know that his face was horned;" which version, misunderstood, has induced painters in general to represent Moses with two very large horns, one proceeding from each temple. But we might naturally ask, while they were indulging themselves in such fancies, why only two horns? for it is very likely that there were hundreds of these radiations, proceeding at once from the face of Moses. It was no doubt from this very circumstance that almost all the nations of the world who have heard of this transaction, have agreed in representing those men to whom they attributed extraordinary sanctity, and whom they supposed to have had familiar intercourse with the Deity, with a lucid nimbus or glory round their heads. This has prevailed both in the east and in the west; not only the Greek and Roman saints, or eminent persons, are thus represented, but those also among the Mohammedans, Hindoos, and Chinese.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 28-35 - Near and spiritual communion with God improves the graces of a renewe and holy character. Serious godliness puts a lustre upon a man' countenance, such as commands esteem and affection. The vail whic 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. Als 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 en of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth. Fear an unbelief would put the vail before us, they would hinder our fre approach to the mercy-seat above. We should spread our wants, tempora and spiritual, fully before our heavenly Father; we should tell him ou hinderances, struggles, trails, and temptations; we should acknowledg our offences __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ויהי 1961 ברדת 3381 משׁה 4872 מהר 2022 סיני 5514 ושׁני 8147 לחת 3871 העדת 5715 ביד 3027 משׁה 4872 ברדתו 3381 מן 4480 ההר 2022 ומשׁה 4872 לא 3808 ידע 3045 כי 3588 קרן 7160 עור 5785 פניו 6440 בדברו 1696 אתו׃ 854
