To show the radiance of his face
In an ironic question: He appeared after a long period in which he did not appear.
(Modern Hebrew, following the expression "the radiance of his face").
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
הֶרְאָה אֶת זִיו פָּנָיו
Definition (Hebrew)
בְּהַשְׁאָלָה בְּאִירוֹנְיָה: הוֹפִיעַ לְאַחַר תְּקוּפָה מְמֻשֶּׁכֶת בָּהּ לֹא הוֹפִיעַ.
( הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה בְּעִקְבוֹת הַבִּטּוּי "זִיו פָּנָיו").