Passage

Exodus 40.34-38

Book: Exodus · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"32. when they went into the tent of meeting, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as Jehovah commanded Moses. 33. And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the screen of the gate of the court. So Moses finished the work."

"34. Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of Jehovah filled the tabernacle. 35. And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of meeting, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of Jehovah filled the tabernacle. 36. And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward, throughout all their journeys: 37. but if the cloud was not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up. 38. For the cloud of Jehovah was upon the tabernacle by day, and there was fire therein by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys." (Exodus 40:32-38, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"32. When they went into the Tent of Meeting, and when they came near to the altar, they washed, as Yahweh commanded Moses. 33. He raised up the court around the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the screen of the gate of the court. So Moses finished the work."

"34. Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and Yahweh’s glory filled the tabernacle. 35. Moses wasn’t able to enter into the Tent of Meeting, because the cloud stayed on it, and Yahweh’s glory filled the tabernacle. 36. When the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward, throughout all their journeys; 37. but if the cloud wasn’t taken up, then they didn’t travel until the day that it was taken up. 38. For the cloud of Yahweh was on the tabernacle by day, and there was fire in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys." (Exodus 40:32-38, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"32. When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as the LORD commanded Moses. 33. And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the hanging of the court gate. So Moses finished the work."

"34. Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. 35. And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. 36. And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys: ^{went onward: Heb. journeyed} 37. But if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up. 38. 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 40:32-38, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"32. in their going in unto the tent of meeting, and in their drawing near unto the altar, they wash, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses. 33. And he raiseth up the court round about the tabernacle, and about the altar, and placeth the covering of the gate of the court; and Moses completeth the work."

"34. And the cloud covereth the tent of meeting, and the honour of Jehovah hath filled the tabernacle; 35. and Moses hath not been able to go in unto the tent of meeting, for the cloud hath tabernacled on it, and the honour of Jehovah hath filled the tabernacle. 36. And in the going up of the cloud from off the tabernacle the sons of Israel journey in all their journeys; 37. and if the cloud go not up then they journey not, until the day of its going up: 38. for the cloud of Jehovah [is] on the tabernacle by day, and fire is in it by night, before the eyes of all the house of Israel in all their journeys." (Exodus 40:32-38, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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