Exodus - 34:31



31 Moses called to them, and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned to him; and Moses spoke to them.

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Explanation and meaning of Exodus 34:31.

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And Moses called unto them; and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned unto him: and Moses talked with them.
And being called by him, they returned, both Aaron and the rulers of the congregation. And after that he spoke to them.
And Moses called to them; and they turned to him, Aaron and all the principal men of the assembly; and Moses talked with them.
And Moses calleth unto them, and Aaron and all the princes in the company return unto him, and Moses speaketh unto them;
Then Moses sent for them; and Aaron, with the chiefs of the people, came to him; and Moses had talk with them.
Moses called to them, and Aaron and all the leaders of the congregation returned to him; and Moses spoke to them.
And being called by him, they turned back, both Aaron and the leaders of the assembly. And after he had spoken to them,
Et vocavit filius Moses: reversique sunt ad eum Aharon et omnes principes coetus. Tunc loquutus est Moses ad cos.

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And Moses called unto them,.... Who, as it appears by what follows, on sight of him were so terrified, that they did not proceed on to meet him, but went back, and therefore he called unto them to return and come forward:
and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned unto him; knowing him by his voice, and encouraged by his call of them, who before might take him to be something more than human, some glorious form, one of the heavenly angels appearing in this manner:
and Moses talked with them; after he had put a vail on his face, of which there is an account in the following verses. He talked with them friendly, and told them all that had happened to him in the mount; what a glorious sight he had been indulged with; what a proclamation of the grace and goodness of God had been made to him; and what laws and ordinances God had enjoined him and them the observance of.

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