Parallel Verses
Amplified
“And with a pillar of cloud You led them by day,
And with a pillar of fire by night
To light the way for them
In which they were to go.
New American Standard Bible
And with a pillar of fire by night
To light for them the way
In which they were to go.
King James Version
Moreover 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.
Holman Bible
and with a pillar of fire by night,
to illuminate the way they should go.
International Standard Version
You led them during the day by a pillar of cloud, and by a pillar of fire at night to provide light for them on the path they took.
A Conservative Version
Moreover in a pillar of cloud thou led them by day, and in a pillar of fire by night, to give them light in the way in which they should go.
American Standard Version
Moreover in a pillar of cloud thou leddest them by day; and in a pillar of fire by night, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.
Bible in Basic English
And you went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, and in a pillar of fire by night, to give them light on the way they were to go.
Darby Translation
And thou leddest them in the day by a pillar of cloud, and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.
Julia Smith Translation
And in a pillar of cloud thou didst guide them by day, and in a pillar of fire by night, to enlighten the way to them that they shall go in it
King James 2000
Moreover you led them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way in which they should go.
Lexham Expanded Bible
You led them by day with a column of cloud and with a column of fire by night, to give them light on the way that they were to go.
Modern King James verseion
And You led them in the day by a cloudy pillar, and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way in which they should go.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and leddest them in the daytime in a cloudy pillar; and on the night season in a pillar of fire, to show them light in the way that they went.
NET Bible
You guided them with a pillar of cloud by day and with a pillar of fire by night to illumine for them the path they were to travel.
New Heart English Bible
Moreover, in a pillar of cloud you led them by day; and in a pillar of fire by night, to give them light in the way in which they should go.
The Emphasized Bible
And, in a pillar of cloud, didst thou lead them, by day, - and in a pillar of fire, by night, to light up for them the way wherein they should go.
Webster
Moreover, 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 in which they should go.
World English Bible
Moreover, in a pillar of cloud you led them by day; and in a pillar of fire by night, to give them light in the way in which they should go.
Youngs Literal Translation
And by a pillar of cloud Thou hast led them by day, and by a pillar of fire by night, to lighten to them the way in which they go.
Themes
journey of israel through the Desert » Under God's guidance
Topics
Interlinear
Nachah
'owr
References
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in Nehemiah 9:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Nation Confesses
11
“You divided the sea before them,
So that they passed through the midst of the sea on dry land;
You hurled their pursuers into the depths,
Like a stone into mighty and raging waters.
“And with a pillar of cloud You led them by day,
And with a pillar of fire by night
To light the way for them
In which they were to go.
“Then You came down on Mount Sinai,
And spoke with them from heaven;
And You gave them fair ordinances and true laws,
Good statutes and commandments.
Cross References
Exodus 13:21-22
The [presence of the] Lord was going before them by day in a pillar (column) of cloud to lead them along the way, and in a pillar of fire by night to give them light, so that they could travel by day and by night.
Nehemiah 9:19
You, in Your great mercy and compassion,
Did not abandon them in the wilderness;
The pillar of the cloud did not leave them by day,
To lead them in the way,
Nor the pillar of fire by night, to light for them the way they should go.
Exodus 14:19-20
The
Psalm 78:14
In the daytime He led them with a cloud
And all the night with a light of fire.
Psalm 105:39
The Lord spread a cloud as a covering [by day],
And a fire to illumine the night.
Psalm 107:7
He led them by the straight way,
To an inhabited city [where they could establish their homes].
Psalm 143:8
Let me hear Your lovingkindness in the morning,
For I trust in You.
Teach me the way in which I should walk,
For I lift up my soul to You.