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Exodus 40:36–38

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40:36But when the cloud was lifted up21 from the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out22 on all their journeys; 40:37but if the cloud was not lifted up, then they would not journey further until the day it was lifted up.2340:38For the cloud of the Lord was on the tabernacle by day, but fire would be24 on it at night, in plain view25 of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.

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Footnotes

  1. 21 The construction uses the Niphal infinitive construct to form the temporal clause.
  2. 22 The imperfect tense in this context describes a customary action.
  3. 23 The clause uses the Niphal infinitive construct in the temporal clause: “until the day of its being taken up.”
  4. 24 Here is another imperfect tense of the customary nuance.
  5. 25 Heb “to the eyes of all”; , , “in the sight of all”; “before the eyes of all.”

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Throughout all their journeys, whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the people of Israel would set out. But if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not set out till the day that it was taken up. For the cloud of the Lord was on the tabernacle by day, and fire was in it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel throughout all their journeys.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

In all the travels of the Israelites, whenever the cloud lifted from above the tabernacle, they would set out; but if the cloud did not lift, they did not set out—until the day it lifted. So the cloud of the Lord was over the tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the Israelites during all their travels.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The Israelites set out whenever the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle throughout all the stages of their journey. If the cloud was not taken up, they did not set out until the day it was taken up. For the cloud of the Lord was over the tabernacle by day, and there was a fire inside the cloud by night, visible to the entire house of Israel throughout all the stages of their journey.

NLTNew Living Translation

Now whenever the cloud lifted from the Tabernacle, the people of Israel would set out on their journey, following it. But if the cloud did not rise, they remained where they were until it lifted. The cloud of the Lord hovered over the Tabernacle during the day, and at night fire glowed inside the cloud so the whole family of Israel could see it. This continued throughout all their journeys.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And when the cloud was lifted from the tabernacle, the Israelites set out on all their journeys. But if the cloud was not lifted, they did not set out until the day of its being lifted. For the cloud of Yahweh was on the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night before the eyes of all the house of Israel throughout all their journeys.

KJV 1900King James Version

And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys: But if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up. 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.