Exodus

Exodus 40:38

³⁸For 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 house of Israel through all their journeys.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּי֩	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the cloud	עֲנַ֨ן	‘ă·nan	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6051 cloud-mass, cloud
of the LORD	יְהוָ֤ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
was over	עַֽל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the tabernacle	הַמִּשְׁכָּן֙	ham·miš·kān	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4908 dwelling-place, 'tabernacle'
by day	יוֹמָ֔ם	yō·w·mām	Adverb	H3119 daytime, by day
and fire	וְאֵ֕שׁ	wə·’êš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular	H784 fire
was	תִּהְיֶ֥ה	tih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
in the cloud	בּ֑וֹ	bōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
by night	לַ֖יְלָה	lay·lāh	Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
in the sight	לְעֵינֵ֥י	lə·‘ê·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of all	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the house	בֵּֽית־	bêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
through all	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
their journeys	מַסְעֵיהֶֽם׃	mas·‘ê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4550 pulling up, breaking camp, setting out, journey

Cross-references

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Psalm 78:14 · Exodus 13:21 · Numbers 9:15 · Isaiah 4:5–6 · Psalm 105:39

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.