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Exodus 24:18

And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and gat him up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights.

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וַיָּבֹ֥אvayavoand to comeבּוֹאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and to come”, the next action in the storyH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…מֹשֶׁ֛הmoshehMosesמֹשֶׁהnoun, proper name — “Moses”H4872Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiverMoses.בְּת֥וֹךְbetokhein amongתָּוֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in among”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8432a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centreamong(-st), [idiom] between, half, [idiom] (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), [idiom] out (of), [idiom] through, [idiom] with(-in).הֶעָנָ֖ןheananthe cloudעָנָןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the cloud”, the ordinary formH6051a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloudcloud(-y).וַיַּ֣עַלvayaaland ascend upעָלָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and ascend up”, the next action in the storyH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).הָהָ֑רhaharthe hillהַרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the hill”, the ordinary formH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.וַיְהִ֤יvayhiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.מֹשֶׁה֙moshehMosesמֹשֶׁהnoun, proper name — “Moses”H4872Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiverMoses.בָּהָ֔רbaharin hillהַרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in hill”, the ordinary formH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.אַרְבָּעִ֣יםarbaimfortyאַרְבָּעִיםadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “forty”, the ordinary formH705forty-forty.י֔וֹםyomas long asיוֹםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…וְאַרְבָּעִ֖יםvearbaimand fortyאַרְבָּעִיםconjunction, adjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “and forty”, the ordinary formH705forty-forty.לָֽיְלָהlayelahnightלַיִלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “night”, the ordinary formH3915properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity(mid-)night (season).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Moses entered into the midst of the cloud, and went up into the mount; and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Moses entered into the midst of the cloud, and went up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Moses goeth into the midst of the cloud, and goeth up unto the mount, and Moses is on the mount forty days and forty nights.

World English Bible

Moses entered into the middle of the cloud, and went up on the mountain; and Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights.

Darby Translation

And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and ascended the mountain. And Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights.

Douay-Rheims

And Moses, entering into the midst of the cloud, went up into the mountain: and he was there forty days, and forty nights.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Moses entered into the midst of the cloud, and went up into the mount; and Moses was in the mount forty days and forty nights.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and went up to the mountain, and was there in the mountain forty days and forty nights.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἰσῆλθε Μωυσῆς εἰς τὸ μέσον τῆς νεφέλης, καὶ ἀνέβη εἰς τὸ ὄρος· καὶ ἦν ἐκεῖ ἐν τῷ ὄρει τεσσεράκοντα ἡμέρας καὶ τεσσαράκοντα νύκτας.