And on the dayוּבְיוֹםthe dwellingאֶת הַמִּשְׁכָּןwas set up,הָקִיםthe cloudהֶעָנָןcoveredכִּסָּהthe dwelling,אֶת הַמִּשְׁכָּןthe tentלְאֹהֶלof the testimony;הָעֵדֻתand in the eveningוּבָעֶרֶבthere wasיִהְיֶהoverעַלthe dwellingהַמִּשְׁכָּןsomething like the appearanceכְּמַרְאֵהof fireאֵשׁuntilעַדmorning.בֹּקֶר
Numbers 9:15
Study it in the app“And on the day the dwelling was set up, the cloud covered the dwelling, the tent of the testimony; and in the evening there was over the dwelling something like the appearance of fire until morning.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 9:15, word by word
- And on the dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- the dwellingמִּשְׁכָּןmishkan
dwelling
The holy tent where YHWH lived among Israel.
Where else “mishkan” appears- was set upהָקִיםhakim
establish
To put something up, or confirm a covenant.
Where else “hakim” appears- the cloudעָנָןanan
cloud of presence
The cloud of YHWH's presence.
Where else “anan” appears- coveredכִּסָּהkisa
cover
To put something over a thing so that it can no longer be seen.
Where else “kisa” appears- the tentאֹהֶלohel
tabernacle
Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.
Where else “ohel” appears- of the testimonyעֵדֻתedut
testimony
Testimony: the tablets of the covenant, which bear witness to what God commanded; "the ark of the testimony" holds them.
Where else “edut” appears- and in the eveningעֶרֶבerev
evening
Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.
Where else “erev” appears- there wasיִהְיֶהyihye
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “yihye” appears- something like the appearanceמַרְאֵהmare
appearance
The appearance of someone or something: how it looks, beautiful or ugly.
Where else “mare” appears- of fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- morningבֹּקֶרboker
morning
Morning, dawn.
Where else “boker” appears
The context
14And if a resident alien resides among you and keeps the Passover to YHWH, according to the statute of the Passover and according to its rule, so he shall keep it; you shall have one statute, both for the resident alien and for the native of the land.’”
15 · This verse (above)
16So it was continually: the cloud covered it, and the appearance of fire by night.