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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/exodus/40.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/exodus/40.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Moses could not enter the tent of meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/40.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Moses could no longer enter the Tabernacle because the cloud had settled down over it, and the glory of the LORD filled the Tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/40.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/40.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moses was unable to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/40.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/40.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And Moses was not able to enter the tabernacle of meeting, because the cloud rested above it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/40.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/40.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/40.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/40.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud had dwelt on it, and the glory of Yahweh filled the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/40.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Moses was not able to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud remained on it, and the glory <i>and</i> brilliance of the LORD filled the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/40.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moses was unable to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud rested on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/40.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moses was unable to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud rested on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/40.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of meeting, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of Jehovah filled the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/40.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />And so, Moses could not enter the tent. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/40.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of meeting, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/40.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Moses couldn't go into the tent of meeting, because the smoke settled on it and the glory of the LORD filled the tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/40.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Because of this, Moses could not go into the Tent. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/40.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Moses was not able to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tent. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/40.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moses was unable to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/40.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud settled on it and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/40.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Moses wasn't able to enter into the Tent of Meeting, because the cloud stayed on it, and the LORD's glory filled the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/40.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode upon it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/40.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Moses wasn’t able to enter into the Tent of Meeting, because the cloud stayed on it, and Yahweh’s glory filled the tabernacle. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/40.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and Moses has not been able to go into the Tent of Meeting, for the cloud has dwelt on it, and the glory of YHWH has filled the Dwelling Place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/40.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Moses hath not been able to go in unto the tent of meeting, for the cloud hath tabernacled on it, and the honour of Jehovah hath filled the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/40.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Moses was not able to come in to the tent of appointment, for the cloud settled down upon it, and the glory of Jehovah filled the dwelling.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/40.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Neither could Moses go into the tabernacle of the covenant, the cloud covering all things and the majesty of the Lord shining, for the cloud had covered all. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/40.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 40:33>Neither could Moses enter the covering of the covenant: the cloud was covering all things, and the majesty of the Lord was flashing. For the cloud had covered everything.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/40.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Moses could not enter the tent of meeting, because the cloud settled down upon it and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/40.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud settled upon it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/40.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode upon it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/40.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Moshe was not able to enter the Time Tabernacle because the cloud settled upon it and the glory of LORD JEHOVAH filled the Tabernacle.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/40.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of meeting, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/40.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Moses was not able to enter into the tabernacle of testimony, because the cloud overshadowed it, and the tabernacle was filled with the glory of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/40-35.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=10803" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/40.htm">The Glory of the LORD</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34</span>Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. <span class="reftext">35</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">was unable</a> <a href="/hebrew/3201.htm" title="3201: yā·ḵōl (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To be able, have power. Or yakowl; a primitive root; to be able, literally or morally."></a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: lā·ḇō·w (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">to enter</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: ’ō·hel (N-msc) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">the Tent</a> <a href="/hebrew/4150.htm" title="4150: mō·w·‘êḏ (N-ms) -- Appointed time, place, or meeting. ">of Meeting</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/6051.htm" title="6051: he·‘ā·nān (Art:: N-ms) -- A cloud mass, cloud. From anan; a cloud, i.e. The nimbus or thunder-cloud.">the cloud</a> <a href="/hebrew/7931.htm" title="7931: šā·ḵan (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root (by transmission) to shakab through the idea of lodging; compare cikluwth, shakam); to reside or permanently stay.">had settled</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on it,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3519.htm" title="3519: ū·ḵə·ḇō·wḏ (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Rarely kabod; from kabad; properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness.">and the glory</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/4390.htm" title="4390: mā·lê (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To be full, to fill. Or malae; a primitive root, to fill or be full of, in a wide application.">filled</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4908.htm" title="4908: ham·miš·kān (Art:: N-ms) -- Dwelling place, tabernacle. From shakan; a residence; specifically, the Tabernacle.">the tabernacle.</a> </span><span class="reftext">36</span>Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out through all the stages of their journey.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">1 Kings 8:10-11</a></span><br />And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/5-13.htm">2 Chronicles 5:13-14</a></span><br />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 is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/16-2.htm">Leviticus 16:2</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to enter freely into the Most Holy Place behind the veil in front of the mercy seat on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/9-15.htm">Numbers 9:15-16</a></span><br />On the day that the tabernacle, the Tent of the Testimony, was set up, the cloud covered it and appeared like fire above the tabernacle from evening until morning. / It remained that way continually; the cloud would cover the tabernacle by day, and at night it would appear like fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/43-4.htm">Ezekiel 43:4-5</a></span><br />and the glory of the LORD entered the temple through the gate facing east. / Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-1.htm">Isaiah 6:1-4</a></span><br />In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple. / Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. / And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/15-8.htm">Revelation 15:8</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/24-15.htm">Exodus 24:15-18</a></span><br />When Moses went up on the mountain, the cloud covered it, / and the glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered it, and on the seventh day the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud. / And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the mountaintop in the eyes of the Israelites. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/33-9.htm">Exodus 33:9-10</a></span><br />As Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and remain at the entrance, and the LORD would speak with Moses. / When all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance to the tent, they would stand up and worship, each one at the entrance to his own tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/12-5.htm">Numbers 12:5</a></span><br />and the LORD came down in a pillar of cloud, stood at the entrance to the Tent, and summoned Aaron and Miriam. When both of them had stepped forward,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-6.htm">1 Kings 8:6-7</a></span><br />Then the priests brought the ark of the covenant of the LORD to its place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, the Most Holy Place, beneath the wings of the cherubim. / For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-1.htm">2 Chronicles 7:1-2</a></span><br />When Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple. / The priests were unable to enter the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-6.htm">Hebrews 9:6-8</a></span><br />When everything had been prepared in this way, the priests entered regularly into the first room to perform their sacred duties. / But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance. / By this arrangement the Holy Spirit was showing that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still standing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a></span><br />The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-5.htm">Matthew 17:5</a></span><br />While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud stayed thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/16-2.htm">Leviticus 16:2</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy <i>place</i> within the vail before the mercy seat, which <i>is</i> upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/8-11.htm">1 Kings 8:11</a></b></br> So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/5-14.htm">2 Chronicles 5:14</a></b></br> So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/36-4.htm">Able</a> <a href="/exodus/24-16.htm">Abode</a> <a href="/exodus/40-34.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/exodus/40-34.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/exodus/36-33.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/exodus/40-34.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/exodus/40-34.htm">Full</a> <a href="/exodus/40-34.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/exodus/40-34.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/exodus/40-34.htm">House</a> <a href="/exodus/40-34.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/exodus/40-33.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/24-16.htm">Resting</a> <a href="/exodus/24-16.htm">Settled</a> <a href="/exodus/40-34.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/exodus/29-45.htm">Tabernacled</a> <a href="/exodus/40-34.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/exodus/40-27.htm">Thereon</a> <a href="/exodus/12-39.htm">Wasn't</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/5-7.htm">Able</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-11.htm">Abode</a> <a href="/exodus/40-36.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-1.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-4.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-17.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-14.htm">Full</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-6.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-6.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/exodus/40-36.htm">House</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-1.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-1.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/40-38.htm">Resting</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-47.htm">Settled</a> <a href="/exodus/40-36.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-10.htm">Tabernacled</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-1.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-1.htm">Thereon</a> <a href="/exodus/40-37.htm">Wasn't</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 40</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/40-1.htm">The tabernacle is commanded to be reared, anointed, and consecrated</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/40-13.htm">Aaron and his sons to be sanctified</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/40-16.htm">Moses performs all things accordingly</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/40-34.htm">A cloud covers the tabernacle</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Tent of Meeting, also known as the Tabernacle, was the designated place where God would meet with His people. This inability to enter signifies the overwhelming presence of God, which even Moses, who had previously spoken with God face to face (<a href="/exodus/33-11.htm">Exodus 33:11</a>), could not withstand. It underscores the holiness and separateness of God, emphasizing that even the most revered leaders must approach Him with reverence and awe.<p><b>because the cloud had settled on it</b><br>The cloud represents the Shekinah glory, a visible manifestation of God's presence. Throughout the Israelites' journey in the wilderness, the cloud guided them by day (<a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21-22</a>). Its settling on the Tent of Meeting signifies God's approval and His dwelling among His people. This cloud is a recurring symbol of divine presence, seen also at Mount Sinai (<a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Exodus 19:16</a>) and later in the dedication of Solomon's Temple (<a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">1 Kings 8:10-11</a>). It serves as a reminder of God's guidance and protection.<p><b>and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle</b><br>The glory of the LORD, often associated with light and radiance, filled the tabernacle, indicating God's complete and overwhelming presence. This filling of the tabernacle is a fulfillment of God's promise to dwell among His people (<a href="/exodus/29-45.htm">Exodus 29:45-46</a>). It prefigures the incarnation of Christ, where the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory (<a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>). The tabernacle, as a type of Christ, points to the ultimate dwelling of God with humanity through Jesus. This event also foreshadows the New Testament reality where believers, as the body of Christ, become the temple of the Holy Spirit (<a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to lead His people out of Egypt. In this verse, Moses is unable to enter the Tent of Meeting due to the presence of God's glory.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/tent_of_meeting.htm">Tent of Meeting (Tabernacle)</a></b><br>A sacred place where God met with Moses and the Israelites. It was a portable earthly dwelling place of God among the people of Israel during their journey through the wilderness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_cloud.htm">The Cloud</a></b><br>Represents the presence and glory of God. In the Hebrew text, the word for "cloud" is (anan), which often signifies divine presence and guidance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_glory_of_the_lord.htm">The Glory of the LORD</a></b><br>The manifestation of God's presence. The Hebrew word for "glory" is (kavod), indicating weightiness, honor, and splendor.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God, who were witnesses to the divine presence filling the tabernacle, signifying God's approval and presence among them.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_is_holy_and_powerful.htm">God's Presence is Holy and Powerful</a></b><br>The inability of Moses to enter the Tent of Meeting underscores the holiness and power of God's presence. We should approach God with reverence and awe.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_guidance_and_approval.htm">God's Guidance and Approval</a></b><br>The cloud settling on the tabernacle signifies God's guidance and approval. We should seek God's presence and guidance in our lives, trusting His direction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fulfillment_in_christ.htm">The Fulfillment in Christ</a></b><br>The tabernacle foreshadows Christ, who is the ultimate manifestation of God's presence. As believers, we have access to God's presence through Jesus.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>The completion of the tabernacle according to God's instructions led to His glory filling it. Obedience to God's commands invites His presence into our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_witness.htm">Community Witness</a></b><br>The Israelites witnessed God's glory together, reminding us of the importance of communal worship and experiencing God's presence as a body of believers.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_40.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 40</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/exodus_40_34-35__explain_the_cloud..htm">Exodus 40:34-35 - Does the cloud covering and visible divine presence have any credible explanation, or does this detail conflict with natural laws?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_tabernacle_instructions_vary.htm">Exodus 40:16 - Why do other sections of the Bible emphasize different instructions for the same Tabernacle setup, creating apparent inconsistencies?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_aren't_other_sources_consistent_on_exodus.htm">If Moses received precise instructions for the Tabernacle in Exodus 38:1-7, why aren't there consistent records in other ancient sources acknowledging this event?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_manifest_presence_of_god.htm">What is the Manifest Presence of God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/40.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(35) <span class= "bld">Moses was not able to enter into the tent.</span>--Apparently, Moses, seeing the cloud descend, as it had been wont to do upon the temporary "tent of meeting" (<a href="/exodus/33-9.htm" title="And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the Lord talked with Moses.">Exodus 33:9</a>), endeavoured to re-enter the Tabernacle which he had quitted, but was unable; the "glory" forbade approach. (Comp. the effect of the "glory" when it descended on Solomon's Temple, <a href="/1_kings/8-11.htm" title="So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of the LORD.">1Kings 8:11</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/5-14.htm" title="So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God.">2Chronicles 5:14</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/7-2.htm" title="And the priests could not enter into the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled the LORD's house.">2Chronicles 7:2</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/40.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 35.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Moses was not able to enter</span>. It is implied that he wished - nay, tried - to enter - but the "glory" prevented him. (Compare <a href="/1_kings/8-11.htm">1 Kings 8:11</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/5-14.htm">2 Chronicles 5:14</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/7-2.htm">2 Chronicles 7:2</a>.) <span class="cmt_word">Because the cloud abode thereon</span>. It was not the external "cloud" which prevented Moses from entering, but the internal "glory." But the two are regarded as inseparable. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/40-35.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Moses</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was unable</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to enter</span><br /><span class="heb">לָבוֹא֙</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḇō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Tent</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹ֣הֶל</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·hel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Meeting</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹעֵ֔ד</span> <span class="translit">(mō·w·‘êḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4150.htm">Strong's 4150: </a> </span><span class="str2">Appointed time, place, or meeting</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the cloud</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶעָנָ֑ן</span> <span class="translit">(he·‘ā·nān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6051.htm">Strong's 6051: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cloud, the nimbus, thunder-cloud</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had settled</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁכַ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ḵan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7931.htm">Strong's 7931: </a> </span><span class="str2">To settle down, abide, dwell</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on it,</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלָ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the glory</span><br /><span class="heb">וּכְב֣וֹד</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḵə·ḇō·wḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3519.htm">Strong's 3519: </a> </span><span class="str2">Weight, splendor, copiousness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">filled</span><br /><span class="heb">מָלֵ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(mā·lê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4390.htm">Strong's 4390: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fill, be full of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the tabernacle.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miš·kān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4908.htm">Strong's 4908: </a> </span><span class="str2">A residence, the Tabernacle</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/40-35.htm">Exodus 40:35 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/40-35.htm">Exodus 40:35 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/40-35.htm">Exodus 40:35 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/40-35.htm">Exodus 40:35 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/40-35.htm">Exodus 40:35 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/40-35.htm">Exodus 40:35 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/40-35.htm">Exodus 40:35 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/40-35.htm">Exodus 40:35 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/40-35.htm">Exodus 40:35 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/40-35.htm">Exodus 40:35 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/40-35.htm">OT Law: Exodus 40:35 Moses wasn't able to enter into (Exo. 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