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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 />In all the travels of the Israelites, whenever the cloud lifted from above the tabernacle, they would set out;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/40.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Now whenever the cloud lifted from the Tabernacle, the people of Israel would set out on their journey, following it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/40.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Throughout all their journeys, whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the people of Israel would set out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/40.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out through all the stages of their journey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/40.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/40.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Whenever the cloud was taken up from above the tabernacle, the children of Israel would go onward in all their journeys.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/40.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Throughout their journeys, whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the sons of Israel would set out;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/40.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Throughout all their journeys whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the sons of Israel would set out;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/40.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And throughout all their journeys whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the sons of Israel would set out;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/40.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now throughout all their journeys whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the sons of Israel would set out;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/40.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />In all their journeys, whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/40.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Israelites set out whenever the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle throughout all the stages of their journey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/40.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The Israelites set out whenever the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle throughout all the stages of their journey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/40.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward, throughout all their journeys:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/40.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Whenever the cloud moved from the tent, the people would break camp and follow; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/40.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward, throughout all their journeys:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/40.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />In all their travels, whenever the [column of] smoke moved from the tent, the Israelites would break camp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/40.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The Israelites moved their camp to another place only when the cloud lifted from the Tent. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/40.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Whenever the cloud was lifted up from the tent, the Israelis would set out on their journey, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/40.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out through all the stages of their journey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/40.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But when the cloud was lifted up from the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out on all their journeys;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/40.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward, throughout all their journeys;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/40.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/40.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward, throughout all their journeys; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/40.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And in the going up of the cloud from off the Dwelling Place the sons of Israel journey in all their journeys;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/40.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And in the going up of the cloud from off the tabernacle the sons of Israel journey in all their journeys;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/40.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And in the going up of the cloud from above the dwelling, the sons of Israel removed in all their departures.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/40.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If at any time the cloud removed from the tabernacle, the children of Israel went forward by their troops: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/40.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 40:34>Whenever the cloud departed from the tabernacle, the sons of Israel set out by their companies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/40.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Whenever the cloud rose from the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out on their journey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/40.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Whenever the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out on each stage of their journey;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/40.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when the cloud was lifted up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel started onward in all their journeys;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/40.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And when the cloud was lifted up from over the Tabernacle, the children of Israel packed up in all their journeys:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/40.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward, throughout all their journeys.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/40.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And when the cloud went up from the tabernacle, the children of Israel prepared to depart with their baggage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/40-36.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=10812" 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">35</span>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="reftext">36</span><span class="highl"><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.">Whenever the cloud</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ū·ḇə·hê·‘ā·lō·wṯ (Conj-w, Prep-b:: V-Nifal-Inf) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">was lifted</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: mê·‘al (Prep-m) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/4908.htm" title="4908: ham·miš·kān (Art:: N-ms) -- Dwelling place, tabernacle. From shakan; a residence; specifically, the Tabernacle.">above the tabernacle,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5265.htm" title="5265: yis·‘ū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To pull out or up, set out, journey. A primitive root; properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. Start on a journey.">would set out</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵōl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">through all</a> <a href="/hebrew/4550.htm" title="4550: mas·‘ê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A pulling up, breaking (camp), setting out, a journey. From naca'; a departure, i.e. March; by implication, a station.">the stages of their journey.</a> </span><span class="reftext">37</span>If the cloud was not lifted, they would not set out until the day it was taken up.…<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="/numbers/9-17.htm">Numbers 9:17-23</a></span><br />Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the Tent, the Israelites would set out, and wherever the cloud settled, there the Israelites would camp. / At the LORD’s command the Israelites set out, and at the LORD’s command they camped. As long as the cloud remained over the tabernacle, they remained encamped. / Even when the cloud lingered over the tabernacle for many days, the Israelites kept the LORD’s charge and did not set out. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/10-11.htm">Numbers 10:11-12</a></span><br />On the twentieth day of the second month of the second year, the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle of the Testimony, / and the Israelites set out from the Wilderness of Sinai, traveling from place to place until the cloud settled in the Wilderness of Paran.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-19.htm">Nehemiah 9:19</a></span><br />You in Your great compassion did not forsake them in the wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud never turned away from guiding them on their path; and by the night the pillar of fire illuminated the way they should go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-14.htm">Psalm 78:14</a></span><br />He led them with a cloud by day and with a light of fire all night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-39.htm">Psalm 105:39</a></span><br />He spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light up the night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-33.htm">Deuteronomy 1:33</a></span><br />who went before you on the journey, in the fire by night and in the cloud by day, to seek out a place for you to camp and to show you the road to travel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21-22</a></span><br />And the LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day, and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night, so that they could travel by day or night. / Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place before the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-14.htm">Numbers 14:14</a></span><br />And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have already heard that You, O LORD, are in the midst of this people, that You, O LORD, have been seen face to face, that Your cloud stands over them, and that You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/4-5.htm">Isaiah 4:5</a></span><br />Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud of smoke by day and a glowing flame of fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a canopy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-1.htm">1 Corinthians 10:1-2</a></span><br />I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea. / They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-29.htm">Hebrews 11:29</a></span><br />By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-15.htm">Revelation 7:15</a></span><br />For this reason, they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them.<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="/john/14-16.htm">John 14:16-17</a></span><br />And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever— / the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-4.htm">Acts 2:4</a></span><br />And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys:</p><p class="hdg">when</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21,22</a></b></br> And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/10-11.htm">Numbers 10:11-13,33-36</a></b></br> And it came to pass on the twentieth <i>day</i> of the second month, in the second year, that the cloud was taken up from off the tabernacle of the testimony… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/9-19.htm">Nehemiah 9:19</a></b></br> Yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, and the way wherein they should go.</p><p class="hdg">went onward.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/39-42.htm">Children</a> <a href="/exodus/40-35.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/exodus/15-22.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/exodus/40-35.htm">House</a> <a href="/exodus/39-42.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/exodus/39-42.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/exodus/17-1.htm">Journeyed</a> <a href="/exodus/17-1.htm">Journeys</a> <a href="/exodus/37-14.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/exodus/33-6.htm">Onward</a> <a href="/exodus/40-35.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/exodus/40-15.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/exodus/6-4.htm">Travels</a> <a href="/exodus/40-32.htm">Whenever</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/1-2.htm">Children</a> <a href="/exodus/40-37.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-6.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/exodus/40-38.htm">House</a> <a href="/exodus/40-38.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/leviticus/1-2.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/exodus/40-37.htm">Journeyed</a> <a href="/exodus/40-38.htm">Journeys</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-9.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/exodus/40-37.htm">Onward</a> <a href="/exodus/40-38.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/exodus/40-38.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/exodus/40-38.htm">Travels</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-9.htm">Whenever</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/40.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/40.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle</b><br>The cloud represents the presence and guidance of God among the Israelites. This divine presence was first introduced in <a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21-22</a>, where God led the Israelites by a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. The lifting of the cloud signified God's instruction for the Israelites to move. The tabernacle, a portable earthly dwelling place for God, was central to Israelite worship and community life, symbolizing God's dwelling among His people. The cloud's movement from above the tabernacle indicated a transition and a call to obedience and readiness to follow God's leading.<p><b>the Israelites would set out</b><br>The Israelites' journey was a physical and spiritual pilgrimage, reflecting their dependence on God's guidance. This movement was not arbitrary but was directed by God, emphasizing the importance of divine timing and direction. The setting out was a communal act, requiring unity and cooperation among the tribes. It also served as a test of faith and trust in God's provision and protection, as they ventured into unknown territories.<p><b>through all the stages of their journey</b><br>The journey of the Israelites from Egypt to the Promised Land was marked by various stages, each with its own challenges and lessons. These stages are detailed in the book of Numbers, particularly in chapters 33-36, which list the specific encampments. Each stage represented a step in the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham and his descendants. The journey is often seen as a metaphor for the Christian life, with its trials, growth, and reliance on God's guidance. The stages also highlight the Israelites' need for perseverance and faithfulness, as they awaited the fulfillment of God's promises.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and were journeying to the Promised Land.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>A portable earthly dwelling place for God among the Israelites, constructed according to divine specifications given to Moses on Mount Sinai.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_cloud.htm">The Cloud</a></b><br>A visible manifestation of God's presence and guidance, often referred to as the "Shekinah glory," which led the Israelites through the wilderness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to deliver His people from Egypt and guide them through the wilderness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness_journey.htm">The Wilderness Journey</a></b><br>The period of 40 years during which the Israelites traveled from Egypt to the Promised Land, learning to trust and obey God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_guidance.htm">Divine Guidance</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites were led by the cloud, believers today are guided by the Holy Spirit. We must remain sensitive to His leading in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_timing.htm">Obedience to God's Timing</a></b><br>The Israelites moved only when the cloud lifted. Similarly, we should seek to align our actions with God's timing, trusting His perfect plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence.htm">God's Presence</a></b><br>The cloud represented God's presence among His people. We are reminded that God is always with us, providing comfort and direction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_uncertainty.htm">Faith in Uncertainty</a></b><br>The Israelites' journey was filled with unknowns, yet they followed God's guidance. We are called to trust God even when the path ahead is unclear.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_journey.htm">Community Journey</a></b><br>The Israelites moved as a community, emphasizing the importance of unity and collective obedience in the body of Christ.<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/what_does_'jesus_in_clouds'_mean.htm">What does 'Jesus coming in the clouds' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/exodus_13_21-22__natural_or_symbolic.htm">Exodus 13:21–22 – Could the pillar of cloud and the pillar of fire have a natural explanation, or is this purely symbolic?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_the_'cloud'_in_2_chronicles_be_natural.htm">2 Chronicles 5:13-14 - How can the 'cloud' filling the House of God be explained naturally or confirmed historically, rather than attributed to a purely supernatural event?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_could_a_cloud_guide_the_israelites.htm">Numbers 10:33-34: How would a physical cloud guide the Israelites' journey in a scientifically plausible way?</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>(36-38) The cloud was henceforth, in a peculiar way, attached to the Tabernacle. As a cloud it rested upon it by day; as a pillar of fire by night. Only in one case was it removed, viz., when it was the Divine will that Israel should march. (See <a href="/context/numbers/9-15.htm" title="And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the tabernacle, namely, the tent of the testimony: and at even there was on the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until the morning.">Numbers 9:15-22</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">#define description=DESC<p>#define abbreviation=ABBR<p>#define comments=CMTS<p>#define version=3<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/40.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 36-38.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And when</span> - <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "whensoever." The last three verses describe the manner in which the cloud henceforth served the Israelites as guide - not only directing their course, but determining when they were to move, and how long they were to rest at each encampment. For a further account of the same, see <a href="/numbers/9-15.htm">Numbers 9:15-23</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/40-36.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">Whenever the cloud</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶֽעָנָן֙</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">was lifted</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְהֵעָל֤וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·hê·‘ā·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵעַ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(mê·‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m<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">above the tabernacle,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ן</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 /><br /><span class="word">the Israelites</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">would set out</span><br /><span class="heb">יִסְע֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yis·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5265.htm">Strong's 5265: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pull up, the tent-pins, start on a, journey</span><br /><br /><span class="word">through all</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכֹ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the stages of their journey.</span><br /><span class="heb">מַסְעֵיהֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(mas·‘ê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4550.htm">Strong's 4550: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pulling up, breaking (camp), setting out, a journey</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/40-36.htm">Exodus 40:36 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/40-36.htm">Exodus 40:36 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/40-36.htm">Exodus 40:36 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/40-36.htm">Exodus 40:36 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/40-36.htm">Exodus 40:36 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/40-36.htm">Exodus 40:36 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/40-36.htm">Exodus 40:36 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/40-36.htm">Exodus 40:36 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/40-36.htm">Exodus 40:36 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/40-36.htm">Exodus 40:36 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/40-36.htm">OT Law: Exodus 40:36 When the cloud was taken up (Exo. 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