Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 40:34-38

34Then a cloudהֶעָנָ֖ןhe.'a.NanH6051coveredוַיְכַ֥סvay.KhasH3680the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150,and the gloryוּכְב֣וֹדu.khe.VodH3519of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068filledמָלֵ֖אma.Le'H4390the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ha.mish.KanH4908.

35And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872was not ableיָכֹ֣לya.KholH3201to enterלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935into the tentאֹ֣הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵ֔דmo.'EdH4150,because the cloudהֶעָנָ֑ןhe.'a.NanH6051abodeשָׁכַ֥ןsha.KhanH7931thereon, and the gloryוּכְב֣וֹדu.khe.VodH3519of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068filledמָלֵ֖אma.Le'H4390the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּֽן׃ha.mish.KanH4908.

36And when the cloudהֶֽעָנָן֙he.'a.NanH6051was taken upוּבְהֵעָל֤וֹתu.ve.he.'a.LotH5927fromמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921over the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908,the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478went onwardיִסְע֖וּyis.'UH5265in all their journeysמַסְעֵיהֶֽם׃mas.'ei.HemH4550:

37But if the cloudהֶעָנָ֑ןhe.'a.NanH6051were not taken upיֵעָלֶ֖הye.'a.LehH5927,then they journeyedיִסְע֔וּyis.'UH5265not till the dayי֖וֹםYomH3117that it was taken upהֵעָלֹתֽוֹ׃he.'a.lo.ToH5927.

38For the cloudעֲנַ֨ן'a.NanH6051of Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068wasupon the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּן֙ha.mish.KanH4908by dayיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119,and fireוְאֵ֕שׁve.'EshH784was on it by nightלַ֖יְלָהLay.lahH3915,in the sightלְעֵינֵ֥יle.'ei.NeiH5869of all the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,throughout all their journeysמַסְעֵיהֶֽם׃mas.'ei.HemH4550.

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