2 Corinthians 3:13

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

not like Moses, who put a veil over his face to prevent the Israelites from seeing the end of what was fading away.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ οὐ καθάπερ Μωϋσῆς, ἐτίθει κάλυμμα ἐπὶ τὸ πρόσωπον ἑαυτοῦ, πρὸς τὸ μὴ ἀτενίσαι τοὺς υἱοὺς Ἰσραὴλ εἰς τὸ τέλος τοῦ καταργουμένου:

Transliteration

And not just as Mōusēs, etithei kalymma upon the prosōpon heautou, pros the not atenisai the hyious Israēl into the telos of the katargoumenou:

Grammar Details

• *Mōusēs*: proper noun, nominative singular masculine - Moses
• *etithei*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was putting/placing
• *kalymma*: noun, accusative singular neuter - veil/covering
• *prosōpon*: noun, accusative singular neuter - face
• *heautou*: reflexive pronoun, genitive singular masculine - of himself
• *pros*: preposition + accusative - for/toward
• *atenisai*: aorist active infinitive - to gaze intently
• *hyious*: noun, accusative plural masculine - sons
• *Israēl*: proper noun, genitive singular - of Israel
• *telos*: noun, accusative singular neuter - end/goal
• *katargoumenou*: present passive participle, genitive singular neuter - of what is being abolished

Word Meanings

• *etithei*: was putting/placing/laying
• *kalymma*: veil/covering
• *prosōpon*: face/countenance/presence
• *pros*: for/toward/with a view to
• *atenisai*: to gaze intently/stare at/look steadily
• *telos*: end/goal/purpose/completion
• *katargoumenou*: being abolished/brought to an end/fading/passing away

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And not like Moses, who put a veil over his face so that the children of Israel could not steadily look to the end of what was being abolished:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and [are] not as Moses, [who] put a veil upon his face, that the children of Israel should not look stedfastly on the end of that which was passing away:

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and do not as Moses which put a vayle over his face that the children of Israel shuld not se for what purpose that served which is put awaye.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and do not as Moses, which put a vayle before his face, so that ye children of Israel mighte not se the ende of it, that is done awaye.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And we are not as Moses, which put a vaile vpon his face, that the children of Israel should not looke vnto the ende of that which should be abolished.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And not as Moyses, which put a vayle ouer his face, that the chyldren of Israel shoulde not see for what purpose that serued which is put away.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And not as Moses, [which] put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and not as Moses, who put a veil on his face, that the children of Israel wouldn't look steadfastly on the end of that which was passing away.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and `are' not as Moses, who was putting a vail upon his own face, for the sons of Israel not stedfastly to look to the end of that which is being made useless,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and `are' not as Moses, `who' put a veil upon his face, that the children of Israel should not look stedfastly on the end of that which was passing away:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and [are] not as Moses, [who] put a veil upon his face, that the children of Israel should not look stedfastly on the end of that which was passing away: [

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And are not like Moses, who put a veil on his face, so that the children of Israel might not see clearly to the end of the present order of things:

• World English Bible (2000)

  and not as Moses, who put a veil on his face, that the children of Israel wouldn't look steadfastly on the end of that which was passing away.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  and not like Moses who used to put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from staring at the result of the glory that was made ineffective.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 34:33-35 : 33 When Moses finished speaking with them, he covered his face with a veil. 34 But whenever Moses went in before the LORD to speak with Him, he would remove the veil until he came out. When he came out and told the Israelites what he had been commanded, 35 they saw that his face was radiant. Then Moses would put the veil back over his face until he went in to speak with the LORD again.
• 2 Cor 3:7 : 7 If the ministry of death, carved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not look intently at Moses’ face because of its glory, which was passing away,
• Eph 2:14-15 : 14 For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has broken down in His flesh the dividing wall of hostility. 15 He has abolished the law with its commandments and regulations, so that He might create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace,
• Col 2:17 : 17 These are a shadow of the things to come, but the reality belongs to Christ.
• Heb 10:1-9 : 1 For the law, being only a shadow of the good things to come and not the very image of those realities, can never, through the same sacrifices that are continually offered year after year, make those who draw near perfect. 2 Otherwise, wouldn’t they have ceased to be offered, since the worshipers, having been cleansed once for all, would no longer have any consciousness of sins? 3 But instead, these sacrifices serve as a reminder of sins year after year. 4 For it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. 5 Therefore, when He comes into the world, He says, "Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but You prepared a body for Me. 6 You were not pleased with whole burnt offerings and offerings for sin. 7 Then I said, 'Behold, I have come—it is written about Me in the scroll of the book—to do Your will, O God.'" 8 After saying above that sacrifices, offerings, whole burnt offerings, and offerings for sins You did not desire nor were pleased with—which are offered according to the law— 9 then He said, 'Behold, I have come to do Your will.' He takes away the first to establish the second.
• Gal 3:23-24 : 23 Before this faith came, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until the faith that was to come would be revealed. 24 So the law was our guardian until Christ came, so that we might be justified by faith.
• Rom 10:4 : 4 For Christ is the fulfillment of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.