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Bible Verses About Countenance

11 verses · 9 aspects

Key Bible Verses

  1. When Moshe came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand, he didn't realize that the skin of his face was sending out rays of light as a result of his talking with [ADONAI].

  2. When Aharon and the people of Isra'el saw Moshe, the skin of his face was shining; and they were afraid to approach him.

  3. But Moshe called to them; then Aharon and all the community leaders came back to him, and Moshe spoke to them.

  4. Afterwards, all the people of Isra'el came near; and he passed on to them all the orders that ADONAI had told him on Mount Sinai.

  5. Once Moshe had finished speaking with them, he put a veil on his face.

  6. But when he went in before ADONAI for him to speak, he would take the veil off until he came out; then, when he came out, he would tell the people of Isra'el what he had been ordered.

  7. But when the people of Isra'el saw Moshe's face, that the skin of Moshe's face shone, he would put the veil back over his face until he went in again to speak with [ADONAI].

  8. The king asked, "Why do you look so sad? You're not sick, so this must be some deep inner grief."At this, I became very fearful,

  9. as I said to the king, "May the king live forever! Why shouldn't I look sad, when the city, the place where my ancestors' tombs are, lies in ruins; and its gates are completely burned up?"

  10. The king assigned them a daily portion of his own food and the wine he drank, and they were to be cared for in this way for three years. At the end of this time they were to become the king's attendants.

  11. Among these, from the people of Y'hudah, were Dani'el, Hananyah, Misha'el and 'Azaryah.