Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Sometimes the cloud was over the tabernacle only a few days; at the LORD’s command they would encamp, and then at his command they would set out. New Living Translation Sometimes the cloud would stay over the Tabernacle for only a few days, so the people would stay for only a few days, as the LORD commanded. Then at the LORD’s command they would break camp and move on. English Standard Version Sometimes the cloud was a few days over the tabernacle, and according to the command of the LORD they remained in camp; then according to the command of the LORD they set out. Berean Standard Bible Sometimes the cloud remained over the tabernacle for only a few days, and they would camp at the LORD’s command and set out at the LORD’s command. King James Bible And so it was, when the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle; according to the commandment of the LORD they abode in their tents, and according to the commandment of the LORD they journeyed. New King James Version So it was, when the cloud was above the tabernacle a few days: according to the command of the LORD they would remain encamped, and according to the command of the LORD they would journey. New American Standard Bible If sometimes the cloud remained a few days over the tabernacle, in accordance with the command of the LORD they remained camped. Then in accordance with the command of the LORD they set out. NASB 1995 If sometimes the cloud remained a few days over the tabernacle, according to the command of the LORD they remained camped. Then according to the command of the LORD they set out. NASB 1977 If sometimes the cloud remained a few days over the tabernacle, according to the command of the LORD they remained camped. Then according to the command of the LORD they set out. Legacy Standard Bible If sometimes the cloud remained a few days over the tabernacle, according to the command of Yahweh they remained camped. Then according to the command of Yahweh they set out. Amplified Bible Sometimes the cloud remained only a few days over the tabernacle, and in accordance with the command of the LORD they remained camped. Then at His command they set out. Christian Standard Bible Sometimes the cloud remained over the tabernacle for only a few days. They would camp at the LORD’s command and set out at the LORD’s command. Holman Christian Standard Bible Sometimes the cloud remained over the tabernacle for only a few days. They would camp at the LORD’s command and set out at the LORD’s command. American Standard Version And sometimes the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle; then according to the commandment of Jehovah they remained encamped, and according to the commandment of Jehovah they journeyed. English Revised Version And sometimes the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle; then according to the commandment of the LORD they remained encamped, and according to the commandment of the LORD they journeyed. GOD'S WORD® Translation The same thing happened when the smoke stayed only a few days over the tent: At the LORD's command they would set up camp, and at his command they would break camp. Good News Translation Sometimes the cloud remained over the Tent for only a few days; in any case, they remained in camp or moved, according to the command of the LORD. International Standard Version There were times when the cloud remained over the tent for a number of days. They camped in accordance with the LORD's instructions and they traveled in accordance with LORD'S instructions. Majority Standard Bible Sometimes the cloud remained over the tabernacle for only a few days, and they would camp at the LORD?s command and set out at the LORD?s command. NET Bible When the cloud remained over the tabernacle a number of days, they remained camped according to the LORD's commandment, and according to the LORD's commandment they would journey. New Heart English Bible Sometimes the cloud was a few days on the tabernacle; then according to the commandment of the LORD they remained camped, and according to the commandment of the LORD they traveled. Webster's Bible Translation And so it was, when the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle; according to the commandment of the LORD they abode in their tents, and according to the commandment of the LORD they journeyed. World English Bible Sometimes the cloud was a few days on the tabernacle; then according to the commandment of Yahweh they remained encamped, and according to the commandment of Yahweh they traveled. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd so when the cloud is over the Dwelling Place [for] a number of days: by the command of YHWH they encamp, and by the command of YHWH they journey. Young's Literal Translation and so when the cloud is a number of days over the tabernacle; by the command of Jehovah they encamp, and by the command of Jehovah they journey. Smith's Literal Translation And it is, when the cloud shall be days of number upon the dwelling, at the mouth of Jehovah they shall encamp, and at the mouth of Jehovah they shall remove. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor as many days soever as the cloud stayed over the tabernacle. At the commandment of the Lord they pitched their tents, and at his commandment they took them down. Catholic Public Domain Version during as many days as the cloud remained over the tabernacle. At the command of the Lord they raised their tents, and at his command they took them down. New American Bible Yet if it happened the cloud was over the tabernacle only for a few days, at the direction of the LORD they stayed in camp; and at the LORD’s direction they broke camp. New Revised Standard Version Sometimes the cloud would remain a few days over the tabernacle, and according to the command of the LORD they would remain in camp; then according to the command of the LORD they would set out. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleSometimes the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle; then according to the commandment of the LORD they remained in their tents, and according to the commandment of the LORD they journeyed. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And there was time when the cloud was fewer days on the Tabernacle; by the word of the mouth of LORD JEHOVAH they stayed and by the word of the mouth of LORD JEHOVAH they picked up. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And sometimes the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle; according to the commandment of the LORD they remained encamped, and according to the commandment of the LORD they journeyed. Brenton Septuagint Translation And it shall be, whenever the cloud overshadows the tabernacle a number of days, they shall encamp by the word of the Lord, and shall remove by the command of the Lord. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Cloud Above the Tabernacle…19Even when the cloud lingered over the tabernacle for many days, the Israelites kept the LORD’s charge and did not set out. 20Sometimes the cloud remained over the tabernacle for only a few days, and they would camp at the LORD’s command and set out at the LORD’s command. 21Sometimes the cloud remained only from evening until morning, and when it lifted in the morning, they would set out. Whether it was by day or by night, when the cloud was taken up, they would set out.… Cross References Exodus 40:36-37 Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out through all the stages of their journey. / If the cloud was not lifted, they would not set out until the day it was taken up. Nehemiah 9:19 You in Your great compassion did not forsake them in the wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud never turned away from guiding them on their path; and by the night the pillar of fire illuminated the way they should go. Psalm 78:14 He led them with a cloud by day and with a light of fire all night. Psalm 105:39 He spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light up the night. Exodus 13:21-22 And the LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day, and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night, so that they could travel by day or night. / Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place before the people. Deuteronomy 1:33 who went before you on the journey, in the fire by night and in the cloud by day, to seek out a place for you to camp and to show you the road to travel. 1 Corinthians 10:1-2 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea. / They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. Exodus 14:19-20 And the angel of God, who had gone before the camp of Israel, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from before them and stood behind them, / so that it came between the camps of Egypt and Israel. The cloud was there in the darkness, but it lit up the night. So all night long neither camp went near the other. Exodus 33:9-10 As Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and remain at the entrance, and the LORD would speak with Moses. / When all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance to the tent, they would stand up and worship, each one at the entrance to his own tent. Isaiah 4:5 Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud of smoke by day and a glowing flame of fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a canopy, Exodus 16:10 And as Aaron was speaking to the whole congregation of Israel, they looked toward the desert, and there in a cloud the glory of the LORD appeared. Exodus 24:16 and the glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered it, and on the seventh day the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud. Exodus 29:43 I will also meet with the Israelites there, and that place will be consecrated by My glory. Numbers 10:11-12 On the twentieth day of the second month of the second year, the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle of the Testimony, / and the Israelites set out from the Wilderness of Sinai, traveling from place to place until the cloud settled in the Wilderness of Paran. Numbers 10:33-34 So they set out on a three-day journey from the mountain of the LORD, with the ark of the covenant of the LORD traveling ahead of them for those three days to seek a resting place for them. / And the cloud of the LORD was over them by day when they set out from the camp. Treasury of Scripture And so it was, when the cloud was a few days on the tabernacle; according to the commandment of the LORD they stayed in their tents, and according to the commandment of the LORD they journeyed. Jump to Previous Abode Camp Camped Cloud Command Commandment Encamp Encamped Few House Journey Journeyed Lord's Resting Sometimes Tabernacle Tents Three TraveledJump to Next Abode Camp Camped Cloud Command Commandment Encamp Encamped Few House Journey Journeyed Lord's Resting Sometimes Tabernacle Tents Three TraveledNumbers 9 1. The Passover is again commanded6. A second Passover for the unclean or absent 15. The cloud directs the removals and encampments of the Israelites Sometimes the cloud remained over the tabernacle for only a few days The cloud over the tabernacle symbolized God's presence and guidance for the Israelites during their wilderness journey. This divine guidance was not bound by human schedules or expectations, emphasizing the need for the Israelites to remain attentive and obedient to God's timing. The cloud's presence for only a few days suggests a period of temporary rest and preparation for the next stage of their journey. This reflects the transient nature of life and the need for reliance on God's direction, as seen in James 4:13-15, which speaks to the uncertainty of human plans without divine guidance. and they would camp at the LORD’s command and set out at the LORD’s command Persons / Places / Events 1. The IsraelitesThe people of God who were journeying through the wilderness after their exodus from Egypt. They were learning to trust and obey God's guidance. 2. The Tabernacle The portable dwelling place for the divine presence among the Israelites. It was central to their worship and community life. 3. The Cloud A visible manifestation of God's presence and guidance. It covered the tabernacle and signaled when the Israelites should camp or move. 4. Moses The leader of the Israelites, who communicated God's commands to the people. 5. The Wilderness Journey The period of wandering in the desert, during which the Israelites were tested and taught reliance on God. Teaching Points Obedience to Divine GuidanceJust as the Israelites followed the cloud, we are called to obey God's guidance in our lives, even when it requires patience and trust. God's Presence in Our Journey The cloud over the tabernacle symbolizes God's presence. We can be assured of His presence with us through the Holy Spirit. Flexibility in God's Timing The Israelites had to be ready to move or stay based on God's command. We should be flexible and responsive to God's timing in our lives. Trust in Uncertainty The Israelites did not know how long they would stay in one place. Similarly, we must trust God even when the future is uncertain.(20) And so it was . . . --Better, And sometimes, &c., i.e., there were times or occasions in which, &c. So in Numbers 9:21.Verse 20. - And so it was. Rather, "did it happen that." וְיֵשׁ אֲשֶׁר hypothetical clause introducing several other cases which actually occurred, and by which their perfect obedience was proved. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Sometimesוְיֵ֞שׁ (wə·yêš) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 3426: Being, substance, existence, is the cloud הֶֽעָנָ֛ן (he·‘ā·nān) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6051: A cloud, the nimbus, thunder-cloud remained יִהְיֶ֧ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be over עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the tabernacle הַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ן (ham·miš·kān) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4908: A residence, the Tabernacle for only a few מִסְפָּ֖ר (mis·pār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4557: A number, definite, indefinite, narration days, יָמִ֥ים (yā·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3117: A day and they would camp יַחֲנ֔וּ (ya·ḥă·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 2583: To incline, to decline, to pitch a, tent, gen, to encamp at עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the LORD’s יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel command פִּ֤י (pî) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to and set out יִסָּֽעוּ׃ (yis·sā·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5265: To pull up, the tent-pins, start on a, journey at וְעַל־ (wə·‘al-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the LORD’s יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel command. פִּ֥י (pî) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to Links Numbers 9:20 NIVNumbers 9:20 NLT Numbers 9:20 ESV Numbers 9:20 NASB Numbers 9:20 KJV Numbers 9:20 BibleApps.com Numbers 9:20 Biblia Paralela Numbers 9:20 Chinese Bible Numbers 9:20 French Bible Numbers 9:20 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 9:20 Sometimes the cloud was a few days (Nu Num.) |
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