3:7a Now if the ministry of death,

And the ministry ⌊of the written laws⌋ that brought death
-or-
⌊The old covenant⌋ caused the penalty of death. Now the work of serving ⌊that covenant⌋,

3:7b which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory

and which was carved with letters in stone, began with glory/splendor,
-or-
started in glory/radiance. That work of serving is symbolized by the stone slabs that God wrote on.

3:7c that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses

so that the people of Israel could not stare/gaze at Moses’ face
-or-
Moses’ face ⌊also received some of that glory⌋ and so the Israelites could only glance at it ⌊before looking away⌋,

3:7d because of its fleeting glory,

because its glory was so bright, even though it was fading.
-or-
because of the glory/brightness/radiance, even though that glory was dimming.

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