But ifוְאִםthe cloudהֶעָנָןwas notלֹאtaken up,יֵעָלֶהthey would notוְלֹאset outיִסְעוּuntilעַדthe dayיוֹםthat it was taken up.הֵעָלֹתוֹ
Exodus 40:37
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Exodus 40:37, word by word
- the cloudעָנָןanan
cloud of presence
The cloud of YHWH's presence.
Where else “anan” appears- taken upיֵעָלֶהyeale
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “yeale” appears- set outיִסְעוּyisu
set out
To break camp and set out for another place.
Where else “yisu” appears- the dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears
The context
36And whenever the cloud was taken up from over the dwelling, the sons of Israel would set out, in all their journeys.
37 · This verse (above)
38For the cloud of YHWH was on the dwelling by day, and fire was in it by night, before the eyes of all the house of Israel, in all their journeys.