Exodus 34:30
Modern Translations
New International Version
When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, his face was radiant, and they were afraid to come near him.

New Living Translation
So when Aaron and the people of Israel saw the radiance of Moses’ face, they were afraid to come near him.

English Standard Version
Aaron and all the people of Israel saw Moses, and behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come near him.

Berean Study Bible
Aaron and all the Israelites looked at Moses, and behold, his face was radiant. And they were afraid to approach him.

New American Standard Bible
So when Aaron and all the sons of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to approach him.

NASB 1995
So when Aaron and all the sons of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come near him.

NASB 1977
So when Aaron and all the sons of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come near him.

Amplified Bible
When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to approach him.

Christian Standard Bible
When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, the skin of his face shone! They were afraid to come near him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, the skin of his face shone! They were afraid to come near him.

Contemporary English Version
When Aaron and the others looked at Moses, they saw this, and they were afraid to go near him.

Good News Translation
Aaron and all the people looked at Moses and saw that his face was shining, and they were afraid to go near him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When Aaron and all the Israelites looked at Moses and saw his face shining, they were afraid to come near him.

International Standard Version
Aaron and all the Israelis saw Moses and immediately noticed that the skin of his face was shining, and they were afraid to come near him.

NET Bible
When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to approach him.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come nigh him.

New King James Version
So when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come near him.

King James 2000 Bible
And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come near him.

New Heart English Bible
When Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, look, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come near him.

World English Bible
When Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come near him.

American King James Version
And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come near him.

American Standard Version
And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come nigh him.

A Faithful Version
And Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, and behold, the skin of his face had become luminous. And they were afraid to come near him.

Darby Bible Translation
And Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, and behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come near him.

English Revised Version
And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come nigh him.

Webster's Bible Translation
And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come nigh him.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And Aaron and all the children of Israel looked vpon Moses, and beholde, the skin of his face shone bright, and they were afraid to come neere him)

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And Aaron and all the chyldren of Israel looked vpon Moyses: and beholde, the skynne of his face shone, and they were afrayde to come nye hym.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And wha Aaron & all the childre of Israel sawe yt the skynne of his face shyned, they were afrayed to come nye him.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And when Aaron and all the childern of Israel loked apon Moses and sawe that the skynne of his face shone with beames, they were a frayde to come nye him.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and Aaron sees—all the sons of Israel also—Moses, and behold, the skin of his face has shone, and they are afraid of coming near to him.

Young's Literal Translation
and Aaron seeth -- all the sons of Israel also -- Moses, and lo, the skin of his face hath shone, and they are afraid of coming nigh unto him.

Smith's Literal Translation
And Aaron and all the sons of Israel will see Moses, and behold, the skin of his face shone; and they will fear coming near to him.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Aaron and the children of Israel seeing the face of Moses horned, were afraid to come near.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Then Aaron and the sons of Israel, seeing that the face of Moses was radiant, were afraid to approach close by.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And when Moshe went down from the mountain of Sinai, two tablets of the Testimony were in the hand of Moshe when he went down from the mountain and Moshe did not know that the skin of his face shone as God spoke with him.

Lamsa Bible
And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses' face, behold, the skin of Moses' face shone; and they were afraid to come near to him.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face sent forth beams; and they were afraid to come nigh him.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
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.
















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