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Then the cloudוַ הֶעָנָןcoveredיְכַסthe tentאֶת אֹהֶלof meeting,מוֹעֵדand the gloryוּכְבוֹדof YHWHיְהוָהfilledמָלֵאthe dwelling.אֶת הַמִּשְׁכָּן
Exodus 40:34
Study it in the app“Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of YHWH filled the dwelling.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 40:34, word by word
- Then the cloudעָנָןanan
cloud of presence
The cloud of YHWH's presence.
Where else “anan” appears- coveredיְכַסyechas
cover
To put something over a thing so that it can no longer be seen.
Where else “yechas” appears- the tentאֹהֶלohel
tabernacle
Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.
Where else “ohel” appears- of meetingמוֹעֵדmoed
meeting
An appointment with God: the tent where he meets his people.
Where else “moed” appears- and the gloryכְבוֹדchevod
glory
God's majesty and presence.
Where else “chevod” 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- filledמָלֵאmale
fill
To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.
Where else “male” appears- the dwellingמִּשְׁכָּןmishkan
dwelling
The holy tent where YHWH lived among Israel.
Where else “mishkan” appears
Translation note
The same happened at the dedication of Solomon’s temple (1 Kings 8:10-11). Compare John 1:14.
The context
33And he set up the courtyard all around the dwelling and the altar, and put the screen of the gate of the courtyard. So Moses finished the work.
34 · This verse (above)
35And Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting, for the cloud dwelt on it, and the glory of YHWH filled the dwelling.