Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 3651 [e] כֵּ֚ן kên So Adv 1961 [e] יִהְיֶ֣ה yih-yeh it was V-Qal-Imperf-3ms 8548 [e] תָמִ֔יד ṯā-mîḏ, always Adv 6051 [e] הֶעָנָ֖ן he-‘ā-nān the cloud Art | N-ms 3680 [e] יְכַסֶּ֑נּוּ yə-ḵas-sen-nū; covered it [by day] V-Piel-Imperf-3ms | 3mse 4758 [e] וּמַרְאֵה־ ū-mar-’êh- and the appearance Conj-w | N-msc 784 [e] אֵ֖שׁ ’êš of fire N-cs 3915 [e] לָֽיְלָה׃ lā-yə-lāh. by night N-ms

New American Standard Bible
So it was continuously; the cloud would cover it by day, and the appearance of fire by night.

King James Bible
So it was alway: the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
It remained that way continuously: the cloud would cover it, appearing like fire at night.

Numbers 9:18-22 At the commandment of the LORD the children of Israel journeyed, …

Exodus 13:21,22 And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead …

Exodus 40:38 For the cloud of the LORD was on the tabernacle by day, and fire …

Deuteronomy 1:33 Who went in the way before you, to search you out a place to pitch …

Nehemiah 9:12,19 Moreover you led them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night …

Psalm 78:14 In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with …

Psalm 105:39 He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.

Isaiah 4:5,6 And the LORD will create on every dwelling place of mount Zion, and …

1 Corinthians 10:1 Moreover, brothers, I would not that you should be ignorant, how …

2 Corinthians 5:19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, …

Revelation 21:3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle …

This cloud not only enlightened the Israelites, but also protected them, and was a continual pledge of God's presence and protection. To this manifestation of the Divine glory, the prophet Isaiah alludes, when he says, The Lord will create upon every dwelling place of Mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night. God is the director, protector, and glory of his church.

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