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Ibn Ezra on Exodus 34:35/אבן עזרא על שמות ל״ד:ל״ה

אוראו. והנה טעם והשיב משה את המסוה. וכן עשה תמיד וככה היה משפטי עם ישראל עד יום שאספו כבוד השם אליו, ולא נודע קבורתו בחמלת ד' עליו ברוך אשר בחר בו, ושם רוח קדשו בקרבו:

1AND THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL SAW THE FACE OF MOSES, THAT THE SKIN OF MOSES’ FACE SENT FORTH BEAMS. Observe. The meaning of and Moses put the veil back upon his face²⁴⁴ is not to be taken as a perfect but as an imperfect. is that Moses always acted in this manner.²⁴⁵ This was his practice in dealing with the Israelites until the day that God’s glory gathered him to Himself. Moses’ grave is unknown,²⁴⁶ the Lord being merciful unto him.²⁴⁷ is a quote from Genesis 19:16 which I.E. applied to Moses. Blessed is He who chose Moses and placed His holy spirit in him.