KJV King James Version
And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:
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Exodus 13:21
And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
Yahweh went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them on their way, and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light, that they might go by day and by night:
ASV American Standard Version
And Jehovah went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them the way, and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; that they might go by day and by night:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Jehovah is going before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them in the way, and by night in a pillar of fire, to give light to them, to go by day and by night;
Surrounding context — Exodus 13
18 But God led the people about, [through] the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt.
19 And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.
20 And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.
21 And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:
22 He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, [from] before the people.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַֽיהוָ֡הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDהֹלֵךְ֩H1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentלִפְנֵיהֶ֨םH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeיוֹמָ֜םH3119 · yo.mamby dayבְּעַמּ֤וּדH5982 · am.mudpillarעָנָן֙H6051 · a.nancloudלַנְחֹתָ֣םH5148 · na.chahto leadהַדֶּ֔רֶךְH1870 · de.rekhway: conductוְלַ֛יְלָהH3915 · lay.lahnightבְּעַמּ֥וּדH5982 · am.mudpillarאֵ֖שׁH784 · eshfireלְהָאִ֣ירH215 · orto lightלָהֶ֑םH9038 · hemthemלָלֶ֖כֶתH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentיוֹמָ֥םH3119 · yo.mamby dayוָלָֽיְלָה׃H3915 · lay.lahnight
Cross-references
1 Corinthians 10:1-2Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;Nehemiah 9:12Moreover thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.Psalm 99:7He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar: they kept his testimonies, and the ordinance [that] he gave them.Deuteronomy 1:33Who went in the way before you, to search you out a place to pitch your tents [in], in fire by night, to shew you by what way ye should go, and in a cloud by day.Psalm 105:39He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.Nehemiah 9:19Yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, and the way wherein they should go.Psalm 78:14In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.Numbers 14:14And they will tell [it] to the inhabitants of this land: [for] they have heard that thou LORD [art] among this people, that thou LORD art seen face to face, and [that] thy cloud standeth over them, and [that] thou goest before them, by day time in a pillar of a cloud, and in a pillar of fire by night.Exodus 33:9-10And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended, and stood [at] the door of the tabernacle, and [the LORD] talked with Moses.Numbers 9:15-23And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the tabernacle, [namely], the tent of the testimony: and at even there was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until the morning.Exodus 40:34-38Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.Numbers 10:34And the cloud of the LORD [was] upon them by day, when they went out of the camp.Exodus 14:19-24And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:Isaiah 4:5-6And 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: for upon all the glory [shall be] a defence.
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