Exodus 40:37

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

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In The King James Version

But if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up.

In Context

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

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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Cross References

Psalms 31:15My times are in Your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 40:35-38

The Tabernacle Filled with Glory. ( b. c. 1491.) 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: 37 But if the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken… Read the whole commentary →

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