Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

He spread a cloud as a covering
and gave a fire to light up the night.

New American Standard Bible

He spread a cloud for a covering,
And fire to illumine by night.

King James Version

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

International Standard Version

He spread out a cloud for a cover, and fire for light at night.

A Conservative Version

He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light in the night.

American Standard Version

He spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to give light in the night.

Amplified


The Lord spread a cloud as a covering [by day],
And a fire to illumine the night.

Bible in Basic English

A cloud was stretched over them for a cover; and he sent fire to give light in the night.

Darby Translation

He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light in the night.

Julia Smith Translation

He spread a cloud for covering, and fire to lighten the night

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

He spread out a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light at night.

Modern King James verseion

He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light in the night.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He spread out a cloud to be a covering, and fire to give light in the night season.

NET Bible

He spread out a cloud for a cover, and provided a fire to light up the night.

New Heart English Bible

He spread a cloud for a covering, fire to give light in the night.

The Emphasized Bible

He spread out a cloud as a covering, And fire, to give light by night,

Webster

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

World English Bible

He spread a cloud for a covering, fire to give light in the night.

Youngs Literal Translation

He hath spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to enlighten the night.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
a cloud
ענן 
`anan 
Usage: 87

מסך 
Macak 
Usage: 25

and fire
אשׁ 
'esh 
Usage: 378

to give light
אור 
'owr 
Usage: 42

References

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

Praise To Yahweh For His Work On Behalf Of Israel

38 Egypt was glad when they left,
for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.
39 He spread a cloud as a covering
and gave a fire to light up the night.
40 They asked, and He brought quail
and satisfied them with bread from heaven.


Cross References

Nehemiah 9:12

You led them with a pillar of cloud by day,
and with a pillar of fire by night,
to illuminate the way they should go.

Psalm 78:14

He led them with a cloud by day
and with a fiery light throughout the night.

Isaiah 4:5

Then the Lord will create a cloud of smoke by day and a glowing flame of fire by night over the entire site of Mount Zion and over its assemblies. For there will be a canopy over all the glory,

Exodus 13:21-22

The Lord went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to lead them on their way during the day and in a pillar of fire to give them light at night, so that they could travel day or night.

Exodus 14:24

Then during the morning watch, the Lord looked down on the Egyptian forces from the pillar of fire and cloud, and threw them into confusion.

Numbers 9:15-22

On the day the tabernacle was set up, the cloud covered the tabernacle, the tent of the testimony, and it appeared like fire above the tabernacle from evening until morning.

Nehemiah 9:19

You did not abandon them in the wilderness
because of Your great compassion.
During the day the pillar of cloud
never turned away from them,
guiding them on their journey.
And during the night the pillar of fire
illuminated the way they should go.

1 Corinthians 10:1-2

Now I want you to know, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, all passed through the sea,

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