The Meaning of Deuteronomy 31:15 Explained

Deuteronomy 31:15

KJV: And the LORD appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud: and the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle.

YLT: and Jehovah is seen in the tent, in a pillar of a cloud; and the pillar of the cloud standeth at the opening of the tent.

Darby: And Jehovah appeared at the tent in the pillar of cloud; and the pillar of cloud stood over the entrance to the tent.

ASV: And Jehovah appeared in the Tent in a pillar of cloud: and the pillar of cloud stood over the door of the Tent.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Deuteronomy 31:15?

MEANING: What does Deuteronomy 31:15 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 31:15 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Deuteronomy 31:15?

What is the context of Deuteronomy 31:15?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the LORD appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud: and the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle.

What does Deuteronomy 31:15 Mean?

Context Summary

Deuteronomy 31:14-29 - The Charge To His Successor

Moses had already announced that Joshua would succeed him; but in view of the great difficulties which confronted the new leader, it was expedient that the guiding pillar should give him the symbol and pledge of God's endorsement.

Two other sources of their allegiance were proposed. First, a song. National songs lay hold on memory and have a powerful effect in stirring the deepest emotions. This song, composed under the divine impulse, embodied the substance of the preceding pleadings and exhortations, and was suitable to be taught to the generations that followed. Be sure that nothing more efficiently preserves religion than noble hymns! Learn and teach them! Secondly, the book. See Deuteronomy 31:24, etc. We have already heard of this. See Exodus 17:14; Exodus 24:4-7. No doubt it was to this necessity of recording the Law and chronicling the story of the Exodus that we owe the origin of the sacred books which bear the name of Moses. See John 5:46. [source]

Chapter Summary: Deuteronomy 31

¹ Moses encourages the people
⁷ He encourages Joshua
⁹ He delivers the law unto the priests to be read in the seventh year
¹⁴ God gives a charge to Joshua
¹⁹ and a song to testify against the people
²⁴ Moses delivers the book of the law to the Levites to keep
²⁸ He makes a protestation

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 31:15 mean?

And appeared Yahweh at the tabernacle in a pillar of cloud and stood the pillar of cloud above the door of the tabernacle -

וַיֵּרָ֧א יְהוָ֛ה בָּאֹ֖הֶל בְּעַמּ֣וּד עָנָ֑ן וַיַּעֲמֹ֛ד עַמּ֥וּד הֶעָנָ֖ן עַל־ פֶּ֥תַח הָאֹֽהֶל ס

וַיֵּרָ֧א	And appeared
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: רָאָה Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
יְהוָ֛ה	Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
בָּאֹ֖הֶל	at the tabernacle
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: אֹהֶל Sense: tent.
בְּעַמּ֣וּד	in a pillar
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: עַמּוּד Sense: pillar, column.
עָנָ֑ן	of cloud
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: עָנָן Sense: cloud, cloudy, cloud-mass.
וַיַּעֲמֹ֛ד	and stood
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: עָמַד Sense: to stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand.
עַמּ֥וּד	the pillar
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: עַמּוּד Sense: pillar, column.
הֶעָנָ֖ן	of cloud
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: עָנָן Sense: cloud, cloudy, cloud-mass.
עַל־	above
Parse: Preposition Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
פֶּ֥תַח	the door
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: פֶּתַח Sense: opening, doorway, entrance.
הָאֹֽהֶל	of the tabernacle
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: אֹהֶל Sense: tent.
ס	-
Parse: Punctuation

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