King James Version
Exodus 34:33 in the King James Version says “And till Moses had done speaking with them, he put a vail on his face.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 34 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And till Moses had done speaking with them, he put a vail on his face.”
Exodus 34:33 · KJV
And Moses called unto them; and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned unto him: and Moses talked with them.
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.
And till Moses had done speaking with them, he put a vail on his face.
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.
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“had done”
H3615to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitive (to complete, prepare, consume)
“speaking”
H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
“with them he put”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“on his face”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
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