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Exodus 40:35

Moses
God's holinessGod's presence

33 And Moses set up the courtyard around the tabernacle and the altar, and he hung the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard. So Moses finished the work.

34 Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

Moses was unable to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

36 Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out through all the stages of their journey.

37 If the cloud was not lifted, they would not set out until the day it was taken up.

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BSB
Moses was unable to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
KJV
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.
WEB
Moses wasn’t able to enter into the Tent of Meeting, because the cloud stayed on it, and the LORD’s glory filled the tabernacle.
ASV
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.
DARBY
And Moses could not enter into the tent of meeting, for the cloud abode on it, and the glory of Jehovah filled the tabernacle.
BLB
And Moses was not able to enter into the Tent of Meeting, because the cloud dwelt on it, and the glory of YHWH filled the tabernacle.
ÅB
Og Moses kunne ikke gå inn i sammenkomstens telt fordi skyen hvilte over det, og Herrens herlighet fylte tabernaklet.
OTB
Moses kunne ikke gå inn i møteteltet fordi skyen hadde lagt seg over det, og Herrens herlighet fylte tabernaklet.
B1930
Og Moses kunde ikke gå inn i sammenkomstens telt fordi skyen hvilte over det, og Herrens herlighet fylte tabernaklet.

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  • 1 Kings 8:11

    so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.

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  • Leviticus 16:2

    And the LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron not to enter freely into the Most Holy Place behind the veil in front of the mercy seat on the ark, or else he will die, because I appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.

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  • 2 Chronicles 7:2

    The priests were unable to enter the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled it.

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  • Isaiah 6:4

    At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook, and the temple was filled with smoke.

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  • 2 Chronicles 5:13–14

    The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud

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  • Revelation 15:8

    And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from His power; and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.

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