Exodus 40:34
in Exodus 40Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
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ASV
Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of Jehovah filled the tabernacle.
KJV
Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.
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This verse in Exodus 40
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThen a cloud covered the tent - Thus God gave his approbation of the work; and as this was visible, so it was a sign to all the people that Jehovah was among them. And the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle - How this was manifested we cannot tell; it was probably by some light or brightness which was insufferable to the sight, for Moses himself could not enter in because of the cloud and the glory, Exo 40:
This site's exposition
Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation
on Exodus 40:34-35
At Exodus 33:18 Moses asked to be shewn the glory and was set in a cleft of the rock to see the back parts of it. Here the glory fills a tent in the middle of the camp and Moses cannot get in. The man who went into the thick darkness at 20:21 and into the cloud on the mount at 24:18 stands outside a structure he has just finished. 1 Kings 8:10-11 reports the same thing at the dedication of the temple, where the priests could not stand to minister because the cloud filled the house.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
on Exodus 40:34-35
With these the tabernacle was now filled, yet, as before the bush was not consumed, so now the curtains were not so much as singed by this fire; for to those that have received the anointing the terrible majesty of God is not destroying.
The words behind it
10 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְכַ֥ס | vaykhas | and it covered | H3680 → | 152 times |
| הֶעָנָ֖ן | heanan | the cloud | H6051 → | 87 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֹ֣הֶל | ʾohel | [the] tent of | H168 → | 345 times |
| מוֹעֵ֑ד | moed | meeting | H4150 → | 223 times |
| וּכְב֣וֹד | ukhevod | and [the] glory of | H3519 → | 200 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| מָלֵ֖א | male' | it filled | H4390 → | 249 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ | hamishkan | the tabernacle | H4908 → | 139 times |
וַיְכַ֥סand it covered
vaykhasH3680 →152 times
הֶעָנָ֖ןthe cloud
heananH6051 →87 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
אֹ֣הֶל[the] tent of
ʾohelH168 →345 times
מוֹעֵ֑דmeeting
moedH4150 →223 times
וּכְב֣וֹדand [the] glory of
ukhevodH3519 →200 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
מָלֵ֖אit filled
male'H4390 →249 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃the tabernacle
hamishkanH4908 →139 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Revelation 15:8And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.
it leads to
- Isaiah 6:4
At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook, and the temple was filled with smoke.
- 1 Kings 8:10–11
And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD
- Exodus 40:34–35
Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
- 2 Chronicles 5:13–14
The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He…
- Isaiah 6:4
Through
2 Chronicles 7:2The priests were unable to enter the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled it.
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 5:14
so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of God.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Revelation 15:8
And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.
- 2 Chronicles 5:14
Through
Exodus 29:43I will also meet with the Israelites there, and that place will be consecrated by My glory.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 8:11
so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.
- Ezekiel 43:5
Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.
- 1 Kings 8:11
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.