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And wheneverוְהָיָה כְּMosesמֹשֶׁהenteredבֹאthe tent,הָאֹהֱלָהthe pillarעַמּוּדof cloudהֶעָנָןwould descendיֵרֵדand standוְעָמַדat the entranceפֶּתַחof the tent,הָאֹהֶלand he would speakוְדִבֶּרwith Moses.עִם מֹשֶׁה
Exodus 33:9
Study it in the app“And whenever Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the entrance of the tent, and he would speak with Moses.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 33:9, word by word
- And wheneverהָיָהhaya
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “haya” 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- enteredבֹאvo
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “vo” appears- the tentאֹהֱלָohela
tabernacle
Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.
Where else “ohela” appears- the pillarעַמּוּדamud
pillar, column
Pillar, column; also a pillar of cloud or of fire.
Where else “amud” appears- of cloudעָנָןanan
cloud of presence
The cloud of YHWH's presence.
Where else “anan” appears- would descendיֵרֵדyered
go down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “yered” appears- and standעָמַדamad
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “amad” appears- at the entranceפֶּתַחpetach
entrance, door
Entrance, doorway, door, opening.
Where else “petach” appears- and he would speakדִבֶּרdiber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “diber” appears
The context
8And whenever Moses went out to the tent, all the people would rise and stand, each man at the entrance of his tent, and watch after Moses until he went into the tent.
9 · This verse (above)
10And all the people would see the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance of the tent, and all the people would rise and bow down, each man at the entrance of his tent.