Exodus 40:34

Exodus 40:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the cloud covered the tabernacle of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.

Context of Exodus 40:34

32They would wash whenever they went into the tent of meeting or whenever they approached the altar. Moses followed the Lord’s instructions. 33He set up the courtyard around the tent and the altar and put up the screen at the entrance to the courtyard. Finally, Moses finished the work. Then the ⌞column of⌟ smoke covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tent. 35Moses couldn’t go into the tent of meeting, because the smoke settled on it and the glory of the Lord filled the tent. 36In all their travels, whenever the ⌞column of⌟ smoke moved from the tent, the Israelites would break camp.

Exodus 40:34 word by word

וַיְכַ֥ס הֶעָנָ֖ן אֶת־אֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֑ד וּכְב֣וֹד יְהוָ֔ה מָלֵ֖א אֶת־הַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then a cloudעָנָן‛ânân · cloudH6051
• coveredכָּסָהkâsâh · to coverH3680
• the tentאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
• of the congregationמוֹעֵדmô‛êd mô‛êd mô‛âdâh · meetingH4150
• and the gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• filledמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• the tabernacleמִשְׁכָּןmishkân · tabernacleH4908

Cross-references for Exodus 40:34

• Exodus 13:21By day the Lord went ahead of them in a column of smoke to lead them on their way. By night he went ahead of them in a column of fire to give them light so that they could travel by day or by night.
• Exodus 14:19The Messenger of God, who had been in front of the Israelites, moved behind them. So the column of smoke moved from in front of the Israelites and stood behind them
• Exodus 25:8“Then have them make a holy place for me, and I will live among them.
• Exodus 29:43I will also meet with the Israelites there, and my glory will make this place holy.
• Exodus 33:9As soon as Moses went into the tent, the column of smoke would come down and stay at the entrance to the tent while the Lord spoke with Moses.
• Leviticus 16:2The Lord said, “Tell your brother Aaron that he cannot go into the holy place whenever he wants to. If he goes up to the canopy and stands in front of the throne of mercy on the ark, he will die, because I appear in the smoke above the throne of mercy.
• Numbers 9:15On the day the tent of the words of God’s promise was set up, the ⌞column of⌟ smoke covered it. From evening until morning, the smoke over the tent glowed like fire.
• 1 Kings 8:10When the priests left the holy place, a cloud filled the Lord’s temple.
• 2 Chronicles 5:13the trumpeters and singers praised and thanked the Lord in unison. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and other musical instruments, they sang in praise to the Lord: “He is good; his mercy endures forever.” Then the Lord’s temple was filled with a cloud.
• 2 Chronicles 7:2The priests couldn’t go into the Lord’s temple because the Lord’s glory had filled the Lord’s temple.
• Psalms 18:10He rode on one of the angels as he flew, and he soared on the wings of the wind.
• Isaiah 4:5The Lord will create a cloud of smoke during the day and a glowing flame of fire during the night over the whole area of Mount Zion and over the assembly. His glory will cover everything.
• Isaiah 6:4Their voices shook the foundations of the doorposts, and the temple filled with smoke.
• Ezekiel 43:4The Lord’s glory came into the temple through the east gate.
• Haggai 2:7I will shake all the nations, and the one whom all the nations desire will come. Then I will fill this house with glory, says the Lord of Armies.
• Revelation 15:8The temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and his power. No one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels came to an end.

Commentaries on Exodus 40:34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34Then 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, Exodus 40:35. Precisely the same happened when…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34On 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 Exodus 26:1 note. The glory appeared as a light within and as a cloud on the outside. Exodus 40:35 Compare the entrance of the high priest into the holy of holies on the day of atonement, Leviticus 16:2, Leviticus 16:13. For special appearances of this glory in the tabernacle, see Numbers 14:10; Numbers…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 34-38Verses 34-38 The cloud covered the tabernacle even in the clearest day; it was not a cloud which the sun scatters. This cloud was a token of God's presence to be seen day and night, by all Israel, that they might never again question, Is the Lord among us, or is he not? It guided the camp of Israel through the wilderness. While the cloud rested on the tabernacle, they rested; when it removed, they followed it. The glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34-38The most important part of the exodus happened when the glory of the Lord filled the Tent of Meeting. From the beginning, God’s purpose was not only to rescue Israel from slavery. He wanted to bring them into a close relationship with himself. Their greatest need was to know God personally. Without God’s presence, the promised land would not truly be a place of blessing. But now it would be different. The same glory that appeared on Mount Sinai was now…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3434. a cloud--literally, "The cloud," the mystic cloud which was the well-known symbol of the Divine Presence. After remaining at a great distance from them on the summit of the mount, it appeared to be in motion; and if many among them had a secret misgiving about the issue, how the fainting heart would revive, the interest of the moment intensely increase, and the tide of joy swell in every bosom, when that symbolic cloud was seen slowly and majestically…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 40:34

• God
• Sanctification
• Tabernacle
• Worship

In the dictionaries

• Cloud
• Shechinah
• Tabernacle
• Atonement, Day of
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Glory
• God
• Leviticus
• Papyrus

Commentaries on Exodus 40

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings