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
8 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 the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting
on Exodus 40:34-35
At 33:18 Moses asked to see the glory and was shown His back. Here the glory fills a tent in the camp, and the man who entered the cloud at 24:18 cannot enter it.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
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.
9 And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels thereof: and it shall be holy. 10 And thou shalt anoint the altar of the burnt offering, and all his vessels, and sanctify the altar: and it shall be an altar most holy. 11 And thou shalt anoint the laver and his foot, and sanctify it.
quarantine:scripture (2026-07-29) — verbatim-scripture
He was able to enter into the holy place not made with hands; he is himself the true tabernacle, filled with the glory of God, even with that divine grace and truth which were figured by this fire and light.
Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Its miraculous character is shown by the fact, that, though "it filled the tabernacle," not a curtain or any article of furniture was so much as singed.
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
On the distinction between the tent as the outer shelter and the tabernacle as the dwelling-place of Yahweh, which is very clear in these verses, see Exo 26:1 note. The glory appeared as a light within and as a cloud on the outside. Exo 40:35 Compare the entrance of the high priest into the holy of holies on the day of atonement, Lev 16:2, Lev 16:13. For special appearances of this glory in the tabernacle, see Num 14:10; Num 16:19, Num 16:42. The tabernacle, after it had accompanied the Israelites in their wanderings in the wilderness, was most probably first set up in the holy land at Gilgal Jos 4:19; Jos 5:10; Jos 9:6; Jos 10:6, Jos 10:43. But before the death of Joshua, it was erected at Shiloh Jos 18:1; Jos 19:51. Here it remained as the national sanctuary throughout the time of the Judges Jos 18:8; Jos 21:2; Jos 22:19; Jdg 18:31; Jdg 21:19; 1Sa 1:3; 1Sa 4:3. But its external construction was at this time somewhat changed, and doors, strictly so called, had taken the place of the entrance curtain 1Sa 3:15: hence, it seems to have been sometimes called the temple 1Sa 1:9; 1Sa 3:3, the name by which the structure of Solomon was afterward commonly known. After the time of Eli it was removed to Nob in the canton of Benjamin, not far from Jerusalem 1Sa 21:1-9. From thence, in the time of David, it was removed to Gibeon 1Ch 16:39; 1Ch 21:29; 2Ch 1:3; 1Ki 3:4; 1Ki 9:2. It was brought from Gibeon to Jerusalem by Solomon 1Ki 8:4. After this, it disappears from the narrative of Scripture. […]
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; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.