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Exodus 34:34-35 GNB Whenever Moses went into the Tent of the LORD's  (  יהוה  )   presence to speak to the LORD, he would take the veil off. When he came out, he would tell the people of Israel everything that he had been commanded to say, (35) and they would see that his face was shining. Then he would put the veil back on until the next time he went to speak with the LORD  (  יהוה  )   .

The fading glow of Moses's face seems to represent that the Law Code was fading away and was only temporary,
until the Christ arrived. [Gal 3:23-25]

Exodus 34:34-35 NWT
34 But when Moses would go in before Jehovah  ( יהוה )  to speak with him, he would take away the veil until his going out. And he went out and spoke to the sons of Israel what he would be commanded. 35 And the sons of Israel saw Moses' face, that the skin of Moses' face emitted rays; and Moses put the veil back over his face until he went in to speak with him.

Exodus 34:34-35 CEV
Moses would always remove the veil when he went into the sacred tent to speak with the LORD  (  יהוה  )   . And when he came out, he would tell the people everything the LORD had told him to say. (35) They could see that his face was still shining. So after he had spoken with them, he would put the veil back on and leave it on until the next time he went to speak with the LORD  (  יהוה  )  .

Exodus 34:34-35 LITV
(34) And as Moses came in before Jehovah  ( יהוה )  to speak with Him, he took off the veil until he went out. And he would go out and speak to the sons of Israel that which he was commanded. (35) And the sons of Israel would see the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face had become luminous. And Moses would put back the veil on his face until he went in to speak with Him.

Exodus 34:34-35 ASV
(34) But when Moses went in before Jehovah  ( יהוה )  to speak with him, he took the veil off, until he came out; and he came out, and spake unto the children of Israel that which 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.

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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

YLT - Young's Literal Translation