2 Corinthians 3:13

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:

📖 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

• 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.

• 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:

• 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 Until Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil on his face. 34 But when Moses went in before the LORD to speak with him, he took the veil off until he came out; and he came out and spoke to the children of Israel whatever he was commanded. 35 And the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face shone, and Moses put the veil upon his face again, until he went in to speak with him.
• 2 Cor 3:7 : 7 But if the ministry of death, written and engraved on stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not steadily behold the face of Moses because of the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:
• Eph 2:14-15 : 14 For He is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of partition between us; 15 Having abolished in His flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances, to create in Himself of the two one new man, so making peace;
• Col 2:17 : 17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the substance is of Christ.
• Heb 10:1-9 : 1 For the law, having a shadow of the good things to come and not the actual form of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offer year by year continually make those who come perfect. 2 For then would they not have ceased to be offered? Because the worshipers, once cleansed, would have had no more consciousness of sins. 3 But in those sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. 4 For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could take away sins. 5 Therefore, when he comes into the world, he says, Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but a body you have prepared for me: 6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin you had no pleasure. 7 Then I said, Behold, I have come (in the volume of the book it is written of me) to do your will, O God. 8 Previously saying, Sacrifice and offering, burnt offerings, and offerings for sin you did not desire, nor had pleasure in them (which are offered according to the law), 9 Then he said, Behold, I have come to do your will, O God. He takes away the first that he may establish the second.
• Gal 3:23-24 : 23 But before faith came, we were kept under the law, confined unto the faith which would afterwards be revealed. 24 Therefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
• Rom 10:4 : 4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.