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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then the cloud covered the Tabernacle, and the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle.

Context of Exodus 40:34

32They washed whenever they entered the tent of meeting or approached the altar, as the Lord commanded Moses. 33Then Moses set up the courtyard around the tabernacle and altar and put up the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard. And so Moses finished the work. Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. 35Moses could not enter the tent of meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. 36In all the travels of the Israelites, whenever the cloud lifted from above the tabernacle, they would set out;

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 pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night.
• Exodus 14:19Then the angel of God, who had been traveling in front of Israel’s army, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from in front and stood behind them,
• Exodus 25:8“Then have them make a sanctuary for me, and I will dwell among them.
• Exodus 29:43there also I will meet with the Israelites, and the place will be consecrated by my glory.
• Exodus 33:9As Moses went into the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and stay at the entrance, while the Lord spoke with Moses.
• Leviticus 16:2The Lord said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron that he is not to come whenever he chooses into the Most Holy Place behind the curtain in front of the atonement cover on the ark, or else he will die. For I will appear in the cloud over the atonement cover.
• Numbers 9:15On the day the tabernacle, the tent of the covenant law, was set up, the cloud covered it. From evening till morning the cloud above the tabernacle looked like fire.
• 1 Kings 8:10When the priests withdrew from the Holy Place, the cloud filled the temple of the Lord.
• 2 Chronicles 5:13The trumpeters and musicians joined in unison to give praise and thanks to the Lord. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals and other instruments, the singers raised their voices in praise to the Lord and sang: “He is good; his love endures forever.” Then the temple of the Lord was filled with the cloud,
• 2 Chronicles 7:2The priests could not enter the temple of the Lord because the glory of the Lord filled it.
• Psalms 18:10He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind.
• Isaiah 4:5Then the Lord will create over all of Mount Zion and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night; over everything the glory will be a canopy.
• Isaiah 6:4At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke.
• Ezekiel 43:4The glory of the Lord entered the temple through the gate facing east.
• Haggai 2:7I will shake all nations, and what is desired by all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory,’ says the Lord Almighty.
• 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.

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