en_tn/exo/24/16.md

like a devouring fire

This means the glory was very large and bright (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)

in the eyes of the Israelites

Here "eyes" refers to their thoughts about what they saw. AT: "to the Israelites" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

forty days and forty nights

"40 days and 40 nights" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)