Discovery BoxExodus 33:9 
Context33:9 And 1 whenever Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the entrance of the tent, and the Lord 2 would speak with Moses. 3
Exodus 40:32
Context40:32 Whenever they entered 4 the tent of meeting, and whenever they approached 5 the altar, they would wash, 6 just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
1 tn Heb “and it was when.”
2 tn Heb “and he”; the referent (the
3 tn Both verbs, “stand” and “speak,” are perfect tenses with vav (ו) consecutive.
4 tn The construction is the infinitive construct with the temporal preposition and the suffixed subjective genitive. This temporal clause indicates that the verb in the preceding verse was frequentative.
5 tn This is another infinitive construct in a temporal clause.
6 tn In this explanatory verse the verb is a customary imperfect.
