The gloryכְּבוֹדof YHWHיְהוָהdweltוַיִּשְׁכֹּןonעַלMountהַרSinai,סִינַיand the cloudוַ הֶעָנָןcovered itיְכַסֵּהוּsixשֵׁשֶׁתdays;יָמִיםand on the seventhבַּ הַשְּׁבִיעִיdayיּוֹםhe calledוַיִּקְרָאtoאֶלMosesמֹשֶׁהfromמִthe midstתּוֹךְof the cloud.הֶעָנָן
Exodus 24:16
Study it in the app“The glory of YHWH dwelt on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days; and on the seventh day he called to Moses from the midst of the cloud.”
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Exodus 24:16, word by word
- 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- dweltיִּשְׁכֹּןyishkon
dwell
To live somewhere, stay.
Where else “yishkon” appears- Mountהַרhar
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appears- Sinaiסִינַיsinay
Sinai
See it on the mapWhere else “sinay” appears- and the cloudעָנָןanan
cloud of presence
The cloud of YHWH's presence.
Where else “anan” appears- covered itיְכַסֵּyechase
cover
To put something over a thing so that it can no longer be seen.
Where else “yechase” appears- sixשֵׁשֶׁתsheshet
six
Six; also "sixth".
Where else “sheshet” appears- daysיָמִיםyamim
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yamim” appears- and on the seventhשְּׁבִיעִיshevii
seventh
Seventh.
Where else “shevii” appears- he calledיִּקְרָאyikra
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “yikra” appears- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- the midstתּוֹךְtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears
Places in this verse
Sinai ?
Today: disputed; traditionally Jebel Musa, Sinai, Egypt
A mountain in the wilderness; which one it was is not known for certain, and its location is disputed.
There God spoke with Moses and gave the law to Israel (Exod 19:20; 24:16).
The context
15Moses went up to the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain.
16 · This verse (above)
17The appearance of the glory of YHWH was like a consuming fire on the top of the mountain in the eyes of the sons of Israel.