But if the ministration of death, written, and engraven on stones, came with glory, so that the children of Israel could not look stedfastly upon the face of Moses for the glory of his face; which glory was passing away:

For if the operation of the law, giving death, recorded in letters on stone, came with glory, so that the eyes of the children of Israel had to be turned away from the face of Moses because of its glory, a glory which was only for a time:

Αλλ' εαν η διακονια του θανατου η εν γραμμασιν εντετυπωμενη εις λιθους εγεινεν ενδοξος, ωστε οι υιοι Ισραηλ δεν ηδυναντο να ενατενισωσιν εις το προσωπον του Μωυσεως δια την δοξαν του προσωπου αυτου την μελλουσαν να καταργηθη,

But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away: