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Asוַיְהִי כְּAaronאַהֲרֹןspokeדַבֵּרto allאֶל כָּלthe communityעֲדַתof the sonsבְּנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלthey turnedוַיִּפְנוּtowardאֶלthe wilderness,הַמִּדְבָּרand look,וְהִנֵּהthe gloryכְּבוֹדof YHWHיְהוָהappearedנִרְאָהin the cloud.בֶּעָנָן
Exodus 16:10
Study it in the app“As Aaron spoke to all the community of the sons of Israel, they turned toward the wilderness, and look, the glory of YHWH appeared in the cloud.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 16:10, word by word
- Asיְהִיyehi
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appears- Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- spokeדַבֵּרdaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “daber” appears- the communityעֲדַתadat
community
Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.
Where else “adat” appears- of the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- they turnedיִּפְנוּyifnu
turn
To turn toward something, someone or God.
Where else “yifnu” appears- the wildernessמִּדְבָּרmidbar
wilderness
Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.
Where else “midbar” appears- the gloryכְּבוֹדkevod
glory
God's majesty and presence.
Where else “kevod” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- appearedנִרְאָהnira
appear
To let oneself be seen: YHWH let Abram see him.
Where else “nira” appears- in the cloudעָנָןanan
cloud of presence
The cloud of YHWH's presence.
Where else “anan” appears
The context
9Moses said to Aaron, “Say to all the community of the sons of Israel, ‘Come near before YHWH, for he has heard your grumblings.’ ”
10 · This verse (above)
11YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,