With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
Mouth to mouth. Immediately, not by an interpreter, nor by visionary symbols presented to his fancy.
Apparently - plainly and surely.
Not in dark speeches - parables or similitudes.
The similitude of the Lord shall he behold - not the face or essence of God, who is invisible (Exodus 33:20; Colossians 1:15; John 1:18), but some unmistakeable evidence of His glorious presence (Exodus 33:2; Exodus 34:5). The latter clause should have been conjoined with the preceding one, thus: 'not in dark speeches, and in a figure shall he behold the Lord.' This slight change in the punctuation removes all appearance of contradiction to Deuteronomy 4:15.