Exodus 40:35

“And Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting, for the cloud dwelt on it, and the glory of YHWH filled the dwelling.”
Exodus 40:35 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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And Mosesוְ מֹשֶׁהwas notלֹאableיָכֹלto enterלָבוֹאthe tentאֶל אֹהֶלof meeting,מוֹעֵדforכִּיthe cloudהֶעָנָןdweltשָׁכַןon it,עָלָיוand the gloryוּכְבוֹדof YHWHיְהוָהfilledמָלֵאthe dwelling.אֶת הַמִּשְׁכָּן

Allusion · John 1:14

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Both texts join “dwelling” and “glory”: the Word “pitched his tent” (eskēnōsen) and “we saw his glory”; over the tent of meeting the cloud “dwelt” (shakan) and the glory of YHWH filled it.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

שָׁכַןshajanH7931ἐσκήνωσενeskēnōsenG4637“dwell, abide”
כְבוֹדjevodH3519δόξανdoxanG1391“glory, honor”

Exodus 40:35, word by word

And 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

ableיָכֹלyachol

be able

To have the strength, the permission or the opportunity to do something.

Where else “yachol” appears

to enterבוֹאvo

enter

To go into a place.

Where else “vo” 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

the cloudעָנָןanan

cloud of presence

The cloud of YHWH's presence.

Where else “anan” appears

dweltשָׁכַןshachan

dwell

To live somewhere, stay.

Where else “shachan” 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

“Dwelt” (shakan) is the verb from which the word “dwelling” (mishkan) comes.

The context

34Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of YHWH filled the dwelling.

35 · This verse (above)

36And whenever the cloud was taken up from over the dwelling, the sons of Israel would set out, in all their journeys.

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