Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 4864 [e] וְהַמַּשְׂאֵ֗ת wə-ham-maś-’êṯ, But when the cloud Conj-w, Art | N-fs 2490 [e] הֵחֵ֛לָּה hê-ḥêl-lāh began V-Hifil-Perf-3fs 5927 [e] לַעֲל֥וֹת la-‘ă-lō-wṯ to rise Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 4480 [e] מִן־ min- from Prep 5892 [e] הָעִ֖יר hā-‘îr the city Art | N-fs 5982 [e] עַמּ֣וּד ‘am-mūḏ in a column N-msc 6227 [e] עָשָׁ֑ן ‘ā-šān; of smoke N-ms 6437 [e] וַיִּ֤פֶן way-yi-p̄en and looked Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 1144 [e] בִּנְיָמִן֙ bin-yā-min Benjamin N-proper-ms 310 [e] אַחֲרָ֔יו ’a-ḥă-rāw, behind them Prep | 3ms 2009 [e] וְהִנֵּ֛ה wə-hin-nêh and there was Conj-w | Interjection 5927 [e] עָלָ֥ה ‘ā-lāh going up [in smoke] V-Qal-Perf-3ms 3632 [e] כְלִיל־ ḵə-lîl- whole N-msc 5892 [e] הָעִ֖יר hā-‘îr the city Art | N-fs 8064 [e] הַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃ haš-šā-mā-yə-māh. to heaven Art | N-mp | 3fs

New American Standard Bible
But when the cloud began to rise from the city in a column of smoke, Benjamin looked behind them; and behold, the whole city was going up in smoke to heaven.

King James Bible
But when the flame began to arise up out of the city with a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the flame of the city ascended up to heaven.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But when the column of smoke began to go up from the city, Benjamin looked behind them, and the whole city was going up in smoke.

a pillar

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Revelation 19:3 And again they said, Alleluia And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.

Joshua 8:20 And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and, behold, …

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