Study it in the app“And it happened, when the community had assembled against Moses and against Aaron, that they turned toward the tent of meeting, and look, the cloud covered it, and the glory of YHWH appeared.”
And it happened,וַיְהִיwhen the communityבְּ הָעֵדָהhad assembledהִקָּהֵלagainstעַלMosesמֹשֶׁהandוְagainstעַלAaron,אַהֲרֹןthat they turnedוַיִּפְנוּtowardאֶלthe tentאֹהֶלof meeting,מוֹעֵדandוְlook,הִנֵּהthe cloudוּ הֶעָנָןcovered it,כִסָּהand the gloryוַ כְּבוֹדof YHWHיְהוָהappeared.יֵּרָא
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appearscommunity
Israel gathered as one people; or a band of people.
Where else “eda” appearsassemble
Assemble people, call them together; gather.
Where else “hikahel” appearsMoses
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” appearsAaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appearsturn
To turn toward something, someone or God.
Where else “yifnu” appearstabernacle
Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.
Where else “ohel” appearsmeeting
An appointment with God: the tent where he meets his people.
Where else “moed” appearscloud of presence
The cloud of YHWH's presence.
Where else “anan” appearscover
To put something over a thing so that it can no longer be seen.
Where else “chisa” appearsglory
God's majesty and presence.
Where else “kevod” appearsYHWH
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” appearsappear
To let oneself be seen: YHWH let Abram see him.
Where else “yera” appears41But on the next day all the community of the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and against Aaron, saying, “You have killed the people of YHWH.”
42 · This verse (above)
43And Moses and Aaron came to the front of the tent of meeting.
