Exodus 34
Commentary from 11 fathers
And the Lord said to Moses, Hew for thyself two tables of stone, as also the first were, and come up to me to the mountain; and I will write upon the tables the words, which were on the first tables, which thou brokest.
ΚΑΙ εἶπε Κύριος πρὸς Μωυσῆν· λάξευσον σεαυτῷ δύο πλάκας λιθίνας, καθὼς καὶ αἱ πρῶται καὶ ἀνάβηθι πρός με εἰς τὸ ὄρος, καὶ γράψω ἐπὶ τῶν πλακῶν τὰ ῥήματα, ἃ ἦν ἐν ταῖς πλαξὶ ταῖς πρώταις, αἷς συνέτριψας.
И҆ речѐ гдⷭ҇ь къ мѡѷсе́ю: и҆стешѝ себѣ̀ двѣ̀ скрижа̑ли ка́мєнны, ꙗ҆́коже и҆ пє́рвыѧ, и҆ взы́ди ко мнѣ̀ на го́рꙋ: и҆ напишꙋ̀ на скрижа́лехъ словеса̀, ꙗ҆̀же бѧ́хꙋ на скрижа́лехъ пе́рвыхъ, ꙗ҆̀же сокрꙋши́лъ є҆сѝ:
And be ready by the morning, and thou shalt go up to the mount Sina, and shalt stand there for me on the top of the mountain.
καὶ γίνου ἕτοιμος εἰς τὸ πρωΐ καὶ ἀναβήσῃ ἐπὶ τὸ ὄρος τὸ Σινὰ καὶ στήσει μοι ἐκεῖ ἐπ᾿ ἄκρου τοῦ ὄρους.
и҆ бꙋ́ди гото́въ заꙋ́тра, и҆ взы́деши на го́рꙋ сїна́йскꙋю и҆ предста́неши мнѣ̀ та́мѡ на версѣ̀ горы̀:
And let no one go up with thee, nor be seen in all the mountain; and let not the sheep and oxen feed near that mountain.
καὶ μηδεὶς ἀναβήτω μετὰ σοῦ μηδὲ ὀφθήτω ἐν παντὶ τῷ ὄρει· καὶ τὰ πρόβατα καὶ βόες μὴ νεμέσθωσαν πλησίον τοῦ ὄρους ἐκείνου.
и҆ да никто́же взы́детъ съ тобо́ю, нижѐ да ꙗ҆ви́тсѧ на все́й горѣ̀: и҆ ѻ҆́вцы и҆ гѡвѧ́да да не пасꙋ́тсѧ бли́з̾ горы̀ тоѧ̀.
And [Moses] hewed two tables of stone, as also the first were; and Moses having arisen early, went up to the mount Sina, as the Lord appointed him; and Moses took the two tables of stone.
καὶ ἐλάξευσε δύο πλάκας λιθίνας, καθάπερ καὶ αἱ πρῶται· καὶ ὀρθρίσας Μωυσῆς ἀνέβη εἰς τὸ ὄρος τὸ Σινά, καθότι συνέταξεν αὐτῷ Κύριος· καὶ ἔλαβε Μωυσῆς τὰς δύο πλάκας τὰς λιθίνας.
И҆ и҆стеса̀ двѣ̀ скрижа̑ли ка́мєнны, ꙗ҆́коже и҆ пє́рвыѧ: и҆ ᲂу҆́треневавъ мѡѷсе́й заꙋ́тра, взы́де на го́рꙋ сїна́йскꙋю, ꙗ҆́коже завѣща̀ є҆мꙋ̀ гдⷭ҇ь: и҆ взѧ̀ мѡѷсе́й съ собо́ю двѣ̀ скрижа̑ли ка́мєнныѧ.
And the Lord descended in a cloud, and stood near him there, and called by the name of the Lord.
καὶ κατέβη Κύριος ἐν νεφέλῃ καὶ παρέστη αὐτῷ ἐκεῖ· καὶ ἐκάλεσε τῷ ὀνόματι Κυρίου.
И҆ сни́де гдⷭ҇ь во ѡ҆́блацѣ, и҆ предста̀ є҆мꙋ̀ та́мѡ мѡѷсе́й, и҆ призва̀ и҆́менемъ гдⷭ҇нимъ.
And the Lord passed by before his face, and proclaimed, The Lord God, pitiful and merciful, longsuffering and very compassionate, and true,
καὶ παρῆλθε Κύριος πρὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐκάλεσε· Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς οἰκτίρμων καὶ ἐλεήμων, μακρόθυμος καὶ πολυέλεος καὶ ἀληθινός,
И҆ мимои́де гдⷭ҇ь пред̾ лице́мъ є҆гѡ̀ и҆ воззва̀: гдⷭ҇ь, гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ ще́дръ и҆ млⷭ҇тивъ, долготерпѣли́въ и҆ многомлⷭ҇тивъ и҆ и҆́стиненъ,
And Moses hasted, and bowed to the earth and worshipped;
καὶ σπεύσας Μωυσῆς, κύψας ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν προσεκύνησε
И҆ потща́всѧ мѡѷсе́й, прини́къ на зе́млю, поклони́сѧ бг҃ꙋ
and said, If I have found grace before thee, let my Lord go with us; for the people is stiff-necked: and thou shalt take away our sins and our iniquities, and we will be thine.
καὶ εἶπεν· εἰ εὕρηκα χάριν ἐνώπιόν σου, συμπορευθήτω ὁ Κύριός μου μεθ᾿ ἡμῶν· ὁ λαὸς γὰρ σκληροτράχηλός ἐστι, καὶ ἀφελεῖς σὺ τὰς ἁμαρτίας ἡμῶν καὶ τὰς ἀνομίας ἡμῶν, καὶ ἐσόμεθα σοί.
и҆ речѐ: а҆́ще ѡ҆брѣто́хъ блгⷣть пред̾ тобо́ю, да и҆́детъ гдⷭ҇ь мо́й съ на́ми: лю́дїе бо жестоковы́йнїи сꙋ́ть: и҆ ѿи́меши ты̀ грѣхѝ на́шѧ и҆ беззакѡ́нїѧ на̑ша, и҆ бꙋ́демъ твоѝ.
And the Lord said to Moses, Behold, I establish a covenant for thee in the presence of all thy people; I will do glorious things, which have not been done in all the earth, or in any nation; and all the people among whom thou art shall see the works of the Lord, that they are wonderful, which I will do for thee.
καὶ εἶπε Κύριος πρὸς Μωυσῆν· ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ τίθημί σοι διαθήκην· ἐνώπιον παντὸς τοῦ λαοῦ σου ποιήσω ἔνδοξα, ἃ οὐ γέγονεν ἐν πάσῃ τῇ γῇ καὶ ἐν παντὶ ἔθνει, καὶ ὄψεται πᾶς ὁ λαός, ἐν οἷς εἶ σύ, τὰ ἔργα Κυρίου, ὅτι θαυμαστά ἐστιν, ἃ ἐγὼ ποιήσω σοι.
И҆ речѐ гдⷭ҇ь къ мѡѷсе́ю: сѐ, а҆́зъ полага́ю тебѣ̀ завѣ́тъ пред̾ всѣ́ми людьмѝ твои́ми, и҆ сотворю̀ сла̑внаѧ, ꙗ҆̀же не бы́ша по все́й землѝ и҆ во всѣ́хъ ꙗ҆зы́цѣхъ: и҆ ᲂу҆́зрѧтъ всѝ лю́дїе, въ ни́хже є҆сѝ ты̀, дѣла̀ гдⷭ҇нѧ, ꙗ҆́кѡ чꙋ̑дна сꙋ́ть, ꙗ҆̀же а҆́зъ сотворю̀ тебѣ̀:
Do thou take heed to all things whatsoever I command thee: behold, I cast out before your face the Amorite and the Chananite and the Pherezite, and the Chettite, and Evite, and Gergesite and Jebusite:
πρόσεχε σὺ πάντα, ὅσα ἐγὼ ἐντέλλομαί σοι. ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἐκβάλλω πρὸ προσώπου ὑμῶν τὸν ᾿Αμορραῖον καὶ Χαναναῖον καὶ Φερεζαῖον καὶ Χετταῖον καὶ Εὐαῖον καὶ Γεργεσαῖον καὶ ᾿Ιεβουσαῖον·
внемлѝ ты̀ всѧ̑, є҆ли̑ка а҆́зъ заповѣ́даю тебѣ̀: сѐ, а҆́зъ и҆зженꙋ̀ пред̾ лице́мъ ва́шимъ а҆морре́а и҆ ханане́а, и҆ хетте́а и҆ ферезе́а, и҆ є҆ѵе́а и҆ гергесе́а и҆ і҆евꙋсе́а:
take heed to thyself, lest at any time thou make a covenant with the dwellers on the land, into which thou art entering, lest it be to thee a stumbling-block among you.
πρόσεχε σεαυτῷ, μή ποτε θῇς διαθήκην τοῖς ἐγκαθημένοις ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, εἰς ἣν εἰσπορεύῃ εἰς αὐτήν, μή σοι γένηται πρόσκομμα ἐν ὑμῖν.
внемлѝ себѣ̀, да не когда̀ завѣща́еши завѣ́тъ сѣдѧ́щымъ на землѝ, въ ню́же вни́деши, да не бꙋ́детъ собла́знъ въ ва́съ:
When the Lord handed over to you the land of the Canaanites, he said, “Take care, therefore, not to make a covenant with these inhabitants of the land that you are to enter; else they will immediately become a snare among you.” Now we believe that by the grace of baptism all sins and offenses have been banished from us. If we afterward make a covenant with those same sins and vices, doubtless this covenant will become a snare for us because of our consent to avarice or dissipation.
Sermon 81.4
Ye shall destroy their altars, and break in pieces their pillars, and ye shall cut down their groves, and the graven images of their gods ye shall burn with fire.
τούς βωμοὺς αὐτῶν καθελεῖτε καὶ τάς στήλας αὐτῶν συντρίψετε καὶ τὰ ἄλση αὐτῶν ἐκκόψετε, καὶ τὰ γλυπτὰ τῶν θεῶν αὐτῶν κατακαύσετε ἐν πυρί·
ка̑пища и҆́хъ разори́те и҆ кꙋмі́ры и҆́хъ сокрꙋши́те, и҆ дꙋбра̑вы и҆́хъ посѣцы́те, и҆ и҆зва̑ѧнаѧ богѡ́въ и҆́хъ сожжи́те ѻ҆гне́мъ,
For ye shall not worship strange gods, for the Lord God, a jealous name, is a jealous God;
οὐ γὰρ μὴ προσκυνήσητε θεοῖς ἑτέροις· ὁ γὰρ Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ζηλωτὸν ὄνομα, Θεὸς ζηλωτής ἐστι.
не бо̀ поклоните́сѧ богѡ́мъ и҆ны̑мъ: и҆́бо гдⷭ҇ь бг҃ъ ревни́во и҆́мѧ, бг҃ъ ревни́въ є҆́сть:
lest at any time thou make a covenant with the dwellers on the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and sacrifice to their gods, and they call thee, and thou shouldest eat of their feasts,
μή ποτε θῇς διαθήκην τοῖς ἐγκαθημένοις ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ ἐκπορνεύσωσιν ὀπίσω τῶν θεῶν αὐτῶν καὶ θύσωσι τοῖς θεοῖς αὐτῶν, καὶ καλέσωσί σε, καὶ φάγῃς τῶν αἱμάτων αὐτῶν,
да не когда̀ завѣща́еши завѣ́тъ сѣдѧ́щымъ на землѝ, и҆ соблꙋ́дѧтъ в̾слѣ́дъ богѡ́въ и҆́хъ, и҆ пожрꙋ́тъ богѡ́мъ и҆́хъ, и҆ призовꙋ́тъ тѧ̀, и҆ снѣ́си ѿ же́ртвъ и҆́хъ:
and thou shouldest take of their daughters to thy sons, and thou shouldest give of thy daughters to their sons; and thy daughters should go a whoring after their gods, and thy sons should go a whoring after their gods.
καὶ λάβῃς τῶν θυγατέρων αὐτῶν τοῖς υἱοῖς σου καὶ τῶν θυγατέρων σου δῷς τοῖς υἱοῖς αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐκπορνεύσωσιν αἱ θυγατέρες σου ὀπίσω τῶν θεῶν αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐκπορνεύσωσιν οἱ υἱοί σου ὀπίσω τῶν θεῶν αὐτῶν.
и҆ по́ймеши ѿ дще́рей и҆́хъ сынѡ́мъ твои̑мъ, и҆ ѿ дще́рей твои́хъ да́си сынѡ́мъ и҆́хъ, и҆ соблꙋ́дѧтъ дщє́ри твоѧ̑ в̾слѣ́дъ богѡ́въ и҆́хъ, и҆ сы́нове твоѝ соблꙋ́дѧтъ в̾слѣ́дъ богѡ́въ и҆́хъ:
And thou shalt not make to thyself molten gods.
καὶ θεοὺς χωνευτοὺς οὐ ποιήσεις σεαυτῷ.
и҆ богѡ́въ слїѧ́ныхъ да не сотвори́ши себѣ̀:
“You shall make for yourself no molten gods.” You see that he forbids the making of images because of idolatry and that it is impossible to make an image of the bodiless, invisible and uncircumscribed God. “You saw no form on the day that the Lord spoke.…” And St. Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, says, “Being therefore God’s offspring, we ought not to think that the Deity is like gold, or silver or stone, a representation by the art and imagination of man.”
On Divine Images 8
And thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread, as I have charged thee, at the season in the month of new [corn]; for in the month of new [corn] thou camest out from Egypt.
καὶ τὴν ἑορτὴν τῶν ἀζύμων φυλάξῃ· ἑπτὰ ἡμέρας φαγῇ ἄζυμα, καθάπερ ἐντέταλμαί σοι, εἰς τὸν καιρὸν ἐν μηνὶ τῶν νέων· ἐν γὰρ μηνὶ τῶν νέων ἐξῆλθες ἐξ Αἰγύπτου.
и҆ пра́здникъ ѡ҆прѣсно́чный да сохрани́ши: се́дмь дні́й да ꙗ҆́си ѡ҆прѣсно́ки, ꙗ҆́коже заповѣ́дахъ тебѣ̀, во вре́мѧ въ мцⷭ҇ѣ но́выхъ плодѡ́въ: въ мцⷭ҇ѣ бо но́выхъ плодѡ́въ и҆зше́лъ є҆сѝ ѿ землѝ є҆гѵ́петскїѧ:
The males [are] mine, everything that opens the womb; every first-born of oxen, and [every] first-born of sheep.
πᾶν διανοῖγον μήτραν ἐμοί, τὰ ἀρσενικά, πᾶν πρωτότοκον μόσχου καὶ πρωτότοκον προβάτου.
всѧ́ко разверза́ющее ложесна̀ мꙋ́жескъ мнѣ̀ по́лъ (да бꙋ́детъ), всѧ́ко перворо́дное тельца̀ и҆ перворо́дное ѻ҆вцы̀:
All the heretics have gone astray by not understanding the mystery of his nativity. The statement “He who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord” is more applicable to the special nativity of the Savior than to that of all humanity. For Christ alone opened the closed doors of the womb of virginity, which nevertheless remained permanently closed. This is the closed east door, through which only the high priest enters and leaves, and nevertheless it is always closed.
Against the Pelagians 2.4
And the first-born of an ass thou shalt redeem with a sheep, and if thou wilt not redeem it thou shalt pay a price: every first-born of thy sons shalt thou redeem: thou shalt not appear before me empty.
καὶ πρωτότοκον ὑποζυγίου λυτρώσῃ προβάτῳ· ἐὰν δὲ μὴ λυτρώσῃ αὐτό, τιμὴν δώσεις. πᾶν πρωτότοκον τῶν υἱῶν σου λυτρώσῃ· οὐκ ὀφθήση ἐνώπιόν μου κενός.
и҆ перворо́дное ѻ҆слѧ́те и҆скꙋ́пиши ѻ҆вце́ю: а҆́ще же не и҆скꙋ́пиши є҆̀, цѣ́нꙋ да да́си є҆гѡ̀: всѧ́каго пе́рвенца ѿ сынѡ́въ твои́хъ да и҆скꙋ́пиши, да не ꙗ҆ви́шисѧ предо мно́ю то́щь:
Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: [there shall be] rest in seed-time and harvest.
ἓξ ἡμέρας ἐργᾷ, τῇ δὲ ἑβδόμῃ καταπαύσεις· τῷ σπόρῳ καὶ τῷ ἀμήτῳ κατάπαυσις.
въ ше́сть дні́й да дѣ́лаеши, въ седмы́й же де́нь да почі́еши, ѿ сѣ́ѧтвы и҆ жа́твы да почі́еши,
And thou shalt keep to me the feast of weeks, the beginning of wheat-harvest; and the feast of ingathering in the middle of the year.
καὶ ἑορτὴν ἑβδομάδων ποιήσεις μοι, ἀρχὴν θερισμοῦ πυροῦ, καὶ ἑορτὴν συναγωγῆς μεσοῦντος τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ.
и҆ пра́здникъ седми́цъ да сотвори́ши мѝ, нача́ло жа́твы пшени́цы, и҆ пра́здникъ собра́нїѧ посредѣ̀ лѣ́та:
Three times in the year shall every male of thine appear before the Lord the God of Israel.
τρεῖς καιροὺς τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ ὀφθήσεται πᾶν ἀρσενικόν σου ἐνώπιον Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ ᾿Ισραήλ·
въ трѝ времена̀ лѣ́та да ꙗ҆ви́тсѧ всѧ́къ мꙋ́жескъ по́лъ тво́й пред̾ гдⷭ҇емъ бг҃омъ і҆и҃левымъ:
For when I shall have cast out the nations before thy face, and shall have enlarged thy coasts, no one shall desire thy land, whenever thou mayest go up to appear before the Lord thy God, three times in the year.
ὅταν γὰρ ἐκβάλω τὰ ἔθνη πρὸ προσώπου σου καὶ πλατύνω τὰ ὅριά σου, οὐκ ἐπιθυμήσει οὐδεὶς τῆς γῆς σου, ἡνίκα ἂν ἀναβαίνῃς ὀφθῆναι ἐναντίον Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ σου τρεῖς καιροὺς τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ.
є҆гда́ бо и҆зженꙋ̀ ꙗ҆зы́ки ѿ лица̀ твоегѡ̀ и҆ разширю̀ предѣ́лы твоѧ̑, никто́же возжела́етъ землѝ твоеѧ̀, є҆гда̀ прїи́деши ꙗ҆ви́тисѧ пред̾ гдⷭ҇емъ бг҃омъ твои́мъ въ трѝ времена̀ лѣ́та:
Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifices with leaven, neither shall the sacrifices of the feast of the passover remain till the morning.
οὐ σφάξεις ἐπὶ ζύμῃ αἷμα θυσιασμάτων μου, καὶ οὐ κοιμηθήσεται εἰς τὸ πρωΐ θύματα ἑορτῆς τοῦ πάσχα.
да не зако́леши съ ква́сомъ кро́ве же́ртвъ мои́хъ, и҆ да не прележи́тъ до ᲂу҆́трїѧ же́ртва пра́здника па́схи:
The first-fruits of thy land shalt thou put into the house of the Lord thy God: thou shalt not boil a lamb in his mother’s milk.
τὰ πρωτογεννήματα τῆς γῆς σου θήσεις εἰς τὸν οἶκον Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ σου. οὐχ ἑψήσεις ἄρνα ἐν γάλακτι μητρὸς αὐτοῦ.
перворѡ́днаѧ жи̑тъ землѝ твоеѧ̀ да внесе́ши въ до́мъ гдⷭ҇а бг҃а твоегѡ̀: да не свари́ши а҆́гнца во млецѣ̀ ма́тере є҆гѡ̀.
And the Lord said to Moses, Write these words for thyself, for on these words I have established a covenant with thee and with Israel.
Καὶ εἶπε Κύριος πρὸς Μωυσῆν· γράψον σεαυτῷ τὰ ρήματα ταῦτα· ἐπὶ γὰρ τῶν λόγων τούτων τέθειμαί σοι διαθήκην καὶ τῷ ᾿Ισραήλ.
И҆ речѐ гдⷭ҇ь къ мѡѷсе́ю: напишѝ себѣ̀ словеса̀ сїѧ̑, въ словесѣ́хъ бо си́хъ положи́хъ тебѣ̀ завѣ́тъ и҆ і҆и҃лю.
And Moses was there before the Lord forty days, and forty nights; he did not eat bread, and he did not drink water; and he wrote upon the tables these words of the covenant, the ten sayings.
καὶ ἦν ἐκεῖ Μωυσῆς ἐναντίον Κυρίου τεσσαράκοντα ἡμέρας καὶ τεσσαράκοντα νύκτας· ἄρτον οὐκ ἔφαγε καὶ ὕδωρ οὐκ ἔπιε· καὶ ἔγραψεν ἐπὶ τῶν πλακῶν τὰ ρήματα ταῦτα τῆς διαθήκης, τοὺς δέκα λόγους.
И҆ бѣ̀ та́мѡ мѡѷсе́й пред̾ гдⷭ҇емъ четы́редесѧть дні́й и҆ четы́редесѧть ноще́й: хлѣ́ба не ꙗ҆дѐ и҆ воды̀ не пѝ: и҆ написа̀ (мѡѷсе́й) на скрижа́лехъ словеса̀ сїѧ̑ завѣ́та, де́сѧть слове́съ.
The forty-day fast of Lent draws its authority from the Old Testament, from the fasts of Moses and Elijah, and from the gospel, because the Lord fasted that many days, showing that the gospel is not at variance with the Law and the Prophets. The Law is personified by Moses, the Prophets by Elijah, between whom the Lord appeared transfigured on the mountain.
Letter 55
And when Moses went down from the mountain, [there were] the two tables in the hands of Moses,-- as then he went down from the mountain, Moses knew not that the appearance of the skin of his face was glorified, when God spoke to him.
ὡς δὲ κατέβαινε Μωυσῆς ἐκ τοῦ ὄρους, καὶ αἱ δύο πλάκες ἐπὶ τῶν χειρῶν Μωυσῆ· καταβαίνοντος δὲ αὐτοῦ ἐκ τοῦ ὄρους, Μωυσῆς οὐκ ᾔδει ὅτι δεδόξασται ἡ ὄψις τοῦ χρώματος τοῦ προσώπου αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ λαλεῖν αὐτὸν αὐτῷ.
Сходѧ́щꙋ же мѡѷсе́ю съ горы̀ сїна́йскїѧ, и҆ ѻ҆́бѣ скрижа̑ли въ рꙋкꙋ̀ мѡѷсе́ѡвꙋ: сходѧ́щꙋ же є҆мꙋ̀ съ горы̀, и҆ мѡѷсе́й не вѣ́дѧше, ꙗ҆́кѡ просла́висѧ зра́къ пло́ти лица̀ є҆гѡ̀, є҆гда̀ глаго́лаше съ ни́мъ.
In Moses he depicted for you a parable: his cheeks, ashen with age, became shining and fair, a symbol of old age that in Eden again becomes young.
Hymns on Paradise 7.10
Every soul is beautiful which is considered by the standard of its own virtues. But most beautiful, true and lovely, which can be contemplated by him alone who has purified his mind, is that of the divine and blessed nature. He who gazes steadfastly at the splendor and graces of it receives some share from it, as if from an immersion, tinging his own face with a sort of brilliant radiance. Whence Moses also was made resplendent in face by receiving some share of beauty when he held converse with God. Therefore he who is conscious of his own beauty utters this act of thanksgiving: “O Lord, in your favor, you gave strength to my beauty.”
Exegetic Homilies 14.5
And Aaron and all the elders of Israel saw Moses, and the appearance of the skin of his face was made glorious, and they feared to approach him.
καὶ εἶδεν ᾿Ααρὼν καὶ πάντες οἱ πρεσβύτεροι ᾿Ισραὴλ τὸν Μωυσῆν καὶ ἦν δεδοξασμένη ἡ ὄψις τοῦ χρώματος τοῦ προσώπου αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν ἐγγίσαι αὐτῷ.
И҆ ви́дѣ а҆арѡ́нъ и҆ всѝ сы́нове і҆и҃лєвы мѡѷсе́а, и҆ бѧ́ше просла́вленъ зра́къ пло́ти лица̀ є҆гѡ̀: и҆ ᲂу҆боѧ́шасѧ пристꙋпи́ти къ немꙋ̀.
And Moses called them, and Aaron and all the rulers of the synagogue turned towards him, and Moses spoke to them.
καὶ ἐκάλεσεν αὐτοὺς Μωυσῆς, καὶ ἐπεστράφησαν πρὸς αὐτὸν ᾿Ααρὼν καὶ πάντες οἱ ἄρχοντες τῆς συναγωγῆς, καὶ ἐλάλησεν αὐτοῖς Μωυσῆς.
И҆ воззва̀ и҆̀хъ мѡѷсе́й, и҆ ѡ҆брати́шасѧ къ немꙋ̀ а҆арѡ́нъ и҆ всѝ кнѧ̑зи со́нма: и҆ глаго́ла мѡѷсе́й къ ни̑мъ.
And afterwards all the children of Israel came to him, and he commanded them all things, whatsoever the Lord had commanded him in the mount of Sina.
καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα προσῆλθον πρὸς αὐτὸν πάντες οἱ υἱοὶ ᾿Ισραήλ, καὶ ἐνετείλατο αὐτοῖς πάντα, ὅσα ἐνετείλατο Κύριος πρὸς αὐτὸν ἐν τῷ ὄρει Σινά.
И҆ по си́хъ прїидо́ша къ немꙋ̀ всѝ сы́нове і҆и҃лєвы: и҆ заповѣ́да и҆̀мъ всѧ̑, є҆ли̑ка гл҃а къ немꙋ̀ гдⷭ҇ь на горѣ̀ сїна́йстѣй.
And when he ceased speaking to them, he put a veil on his face.
καὶ ἐπειδὴ κατέπαυσε λαλῶν πρὸς αὐτούς, ἐπέθηκεν ἐπὶ τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ κάλυμμα.
И҆ є҆гда̀ преста̀ глаго́лѧ къ ни̑мъ, возложѝ на лицѐ своѐ покро́въ.
For so long as a man does not attend to the spiritual meaning “a veil lies upon his heart,” in consequence of which veil, in other words his duller understanding, the Scripture itself is said or thought to be veiled. This is the explanation of the veil which is said to have covered the face of Moses when he was speaking to the people, that is, when the law is read in public. But if we turn to the Lord, where also the Word of God is and where the Holy Spirit reveals spiritual knowledge, the veil will be taken away, and we shall then with unveiled face behold in the holy Scriptures the glory of the Lord.
On First Principles 1.1.2
The shadows bring forth the truth, even if they are not at all the truth themselves. Because of this, the divinely inspired Moses placed a veil upon his face and spoke thus to the children of Israel, all but shouting by this act that a person might behold the beauty of the utterances made through him, not in outwardly appearing figures but in meditations hidden within us.
Letter 41.7
And whenever Moses went in before the Lord to speak to him, he took off the veil till he went out, and he went forth and spoke to all the children of Israel whatsoever the Lord commanded him.
ἡνίκα δ᾿ ἂν εἰσεπορεύετο Μωυσῆς ἔναντι Κυρίου λαλεῖν αὐτῷ, περιῃρεῖτο τὸ κάλυμμα ἕως τοῦ ἐκπορεύεσθαι. καὶ ἐξελθὼν ἐλάλει πᾶσι τοῖς υἱοῖς ᾿Ισραὴλ ὅσα ἐνετείλατο αὐτῷ Κύριος,
Є҆гда́ же вхожда́ше мѡѷсе́й пред̾ гдⷭ҇а глаго́лати къ немꙋ̀, снима́ше покро́въ, до́ндеже и҆схожда́ше: и҆ и҆зше́дъ глаго́лаше ко всѣ̑мъ сынѡ́мъ і҆и҃лєвымъ, є҆ли̑ка заповѣ́да є҆мꙋ̀ гдⷭ҇ь.
Hence Moses, when he comes on from the sanctuary of God, veils his shining face before the people; because in truth He shews not to multitudes the secrets of inmost brightness. Hence it is enjoined on him by the Divine voice that if any one should dig a cistern, and not cover it, and an ox or ass should fall into it, he should pay the price, because when one who has arrived at the deep streams of knowledge covers them not up before the brutish hearts of his hearers, he is adjudged as liable to penalty, if through his words a soul, whether clean or unclean, be caught on a stumbling-stone. Hence it is said to the blessed Job, "Who hath given understanding unto the cock?"
The Book of Pastoral Rule, Part 3, Chapter 39
And the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that it was glorified; and Moses put the veil over his face, till he went in to speak with him.
καὶ εἶδον οἱ υἱοὶ ᾿Ισραὴλ τὸ πρόσωπον Μωυσέως ὅτι δεδόξασται, καὶ περιέθηκε Μωυσῆς κάλυμμα ἐπὶ τὸ πρόσωπον ἑαυτοῦ, ἕως ἂν εἰσέλθῃ συλλαλεῖν αὐτῷ.
И҆ ви́дѣша сы́нове і҆и҃лєвы лицѐ мѡѷсе́ово, ꙗ҆́кѡ просла́висѧ: и҆ возлага́ше мѡѷсе́й покро́въ на лицѐ своѐ, до́ндеже вни́детъ глаго́лати съ ни́мъ.
and keeping justice and mercy for thousands, taking away iniquity, and unrighteousness, and sins; and he will not clear the guilty; bringing the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and to the children’s children, to the third and fourth generation.
καὶ δικαιοσύνην διατηρῶν καὶ ἔλεος εἰς χιλιάδας, ἀφαιρῶν ἀνομίας καὶ ἀδικίας καὶ ἁμαρτίας, καὶ οὐ καθαριεῖ τὸν ἔνοχον, ἐπάγων ἀνομίας πατέρων ἐπὶ τέκνα καὶ ἐπὶ τέκνα τέκνων, ἐπὶ τρίτην καὶ τετάρτην γενεάν.
и҆ пра́вдꙋ хранѧ́й, и҆ творѧ́й млⷭ҇ть въ ты́сѧщы, ѿе́млѧй беззакѡ́нїѧ и҆ непра̑вды и҆ грѣхѝ, и҆ пови́ннагѡ не ѡ҆чⷭ҇титъ, наводѧ́й грѣхѝ ѻ҆тцє́въ на ча̑да, и҆ на ча̑да ча̑дъ, до тре́тїѧгѡ и҆ четве́ртагѡ ро́да.