Exodus 40:36

40:36 But when the cloud was lifted up ¹  from the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out ²  on all their journeys;

Exodus 40:38

40:38 For the cloud of the Lord was on the tabernacle by day, but fire would be ³  on it at night, in plain view ⁴  of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.

[40:36]  ¹ tn The construction uses the Niphal infinitive construct to form the temporal clause.

[40:36]  ² tn The imperfect tense in this context describes a customary action.

[40:38]  ³ tn Here is another imperfect tense of the customary nuance.

[40:38]  ⁴ tn Heb “to the eyes of all”; KJV, ASV, NASB “in the sight of all”; NRSV “before the eyes of all.”