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Exodus 40:38 — King James Version← Study notes

For the cloud of the Lord was upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.


Exodus 40:38Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Exodus 40:3816 words
HebrewMeaning
כִּי֩kiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
עֲנַ֨ןʿănan
the cloud ofnounH6051
יְהוָ֤הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
עַֽלʿal
was overpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
הַ/מִּשְׁכָּן֙hamišəkān
the tabernacleparticleH4908
dwelling · habitation · tabernacle · tent
יוֹמָ֔םywōmām
by dayadvH3119
(by · in the) day
וְ/אֵ֕שׁwəʾēš
and fireconjH784
fiery · fire · flaming · hot
תִּהְיֶ֥הtihəyeh
it wasverbH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
לַ֖יְלָהlayəlāh
nightnounH3915
בּ֑/וֹbwō
pron
לְ/עֵינֵ֥יləʿēynēy
to the eyes ofpronH5869
outward appearance · before · think best · colour ···
כָלkāl
allnounH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
בֵּֽיתbēyt
the house ofnounH1004
daughter · door · dungeon · family ···
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyiśərāʾēl
IsraelnounH3478
בְּ/כָלbəkāl
in allpronH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
מַסְעֵי/הֶֽםmasəʿēyhem
journeyings theirnounH4550
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Chiara RussoNote2mo ago
The Cloud by Day, the Fire by Night
The final image of Exodus shows the cloud guiding Israel by day and the fire illuminating them at night. The same cloud that filled the tabernacle extended its guidance to the entire people. God's pre...
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