and not as Moses did, in placing a veil over his face, so that the sons of Israel would not gaze intently at his face. This was ineffective
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King James 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:English Standard Version
not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face so that the Israelites might not gaze at the outcome of what was being brought to an end.New International Version
We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites from gazing at it while the radiance was fading away.