## 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]])