Exodus

Exodus 40:36–37

³⁶Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out through all the stages of their journey. ³⁷If the cloud was not lifted, they would not set out until the day it was taken up.

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Exodus 40:36

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Whenever the cloud	הֶֽעָנָן֙	he·‘ā·nān	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6051 cloud-mass, cloud
was lifted	וּבְהֵעָל֤וֹת	ū·ḇə·hê·‘ā·lō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
from	מֵעַ֣ל	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
above the tabernacle	הַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ן	ham·miš·kān	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4908 dwelling-place, 'tabernacle'
the Israelites	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
would set out	יִסְע֖וּ	yis·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5265 pull out or up, set out, journey
through all	בְּכֹ֖ל	bə·ḵōl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the stages of their journey	מַסְעֵיהֶֽם׃	mas·‘ê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4550 pulling up, breaking camp, setting out, journey

Exodus 40:37

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
the cloud	הֶעָנָ֑ן	he·‘ā·nān	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6051 cloud-mass, cloud
was not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
lifted	יֵעָלֶ֖ה	yê·‘ā·leh	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
they would not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
set out	יִסְע֔וּ	yis·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5265 pull out or up, set out, journey
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the day	י֖וֹם	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
it was taken up	הֵעָלֹתֽוֹ׃	hê·‘ā·lō·ṯōw	Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb

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Exodus 40:36 Nehemiah 9:19 · Numbers 9:17 · Exodus 13:21–22 · Numbers 10:11–13

Exodus 40:37 Numbers 9:19–22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.