Numbers 9:17

And when the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, then after that the children of Israel journeyed: and in the place where the cloud abode, there the children of Israel pitched their tents.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
when	וּלְפִ֞י u.le.Fi	H6310	the mouth (as the means of blowing) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
cloud	הֶֽעָנָן֙ he.'a.Nan	H6051	a cloud (as covering the sky) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
up	הֵעָלֹ֤ת he.'a.Lot	H5927	to ascend · verb, niphal infinitive construct
tabernacle	הָאֹ֔הֶל ha.'O.hel	H168	a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
after	וְאַ֣חֲרֵי ve.'A.cha.rei-	H310	properly · conjunction + cardinal number, masculine plural construct
children	בְּנֵ֣י be.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
journeyed	יִסְע֖וּ yis.'U	H5265	properly · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
place	וּבִמְק֗וֹם u.vim.Kom	H4725	properly · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
cloud	הֶֽעָנָ֔ן he.'a.Nan	H6051	a cloud (as covering the sky) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
abode	יִשְׁכָּן yish.kon-	H7931	to reside or permanently stay (literally or figurativel… · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
children	בְּנֵ֥י be.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
tents	יַחֲנ֖וּ ya.cha.Nu	H2583	properly · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Exodus 40:36-38 And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys:
Numbers 10:33-34 And they departed from the mount of the LORD three days’ journey: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD went before them in the three days…
Exodus 33:14-15 And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.
Numbers 10:11-12 And it came to pass on the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, that the cloud was taken up from off the tabernacle of the…
Psalms 32:8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
Psalms 73:24 Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
John 10:3-5 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
John 10:9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 9:15–end

We have here the history of the cloud; not a natural history: who knows the balancings of the clouds? but a divine history of a cloud that was appointed to be the visible sign and symbol of God's presence with Israel. I. When the tabernacle was finished this cloud, which before had hung on high over their camp, settled upon the tabernacle, and covered it, to show that God manifests his presence with his people in and by his ordinances; there he makes himself known, and to them we must look if we would see the beauty of the Lord, Psa 27:4; Eze 37:26, Eze 37:27. Thus God glorified his own appointments, and signified his acceptance of his people's love and obedience. II. That which appeared as…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 9:17

when the cloud was taken up--that is, rose to a higher elevation, so as to be conspicuous at the remotest extremities of the camp. That was a signal for removal; and, accordingly, it is properly called (Num 9:18) "the commandment of the Lord." It was a visible token of the presence of God; and from it, as a glorious throne, He gave the order. So that its motion regulated the commencement and termination of all the journeys of the Israelites. (See on Exo 14:19).

John Gill on Numbers 9:17

And when the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle,.... Or went up from it, higher than it was before, yet not out of sight, but hung as it were hovering in the air over the tabernacle, but at some distance from it; this was done by the Lord himself: then after that the children of Israel journeyed; as soon as they saw the cloud moving upwards, the Levites took down the tabernacle, and each took their post assigned them in the carriage of it, and the priests blew their trumpets mentioned in Numbers 10:2, and the whole camp moved and marched on in their journey: and in the place where the cloud abode, there the children of Israel pitched their tents; when it stopped and remained without an…

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John Calvin

Dictionary and topics

Cloud — The Hebrew so rendered means “a covering,” because clouds cover the sky. The word is used as a symbol of the Divine presence, as indicating the splendour of that glory which it conceals (Ex. 16:10;…
Cloud, Pillar Of — The pillar of cloud by day and of fire by night that God caused to pass before the camp of the children of Israel when in the wilderness. The cloud, which became a pillar when the host moved, seems…
Tabernacle — (1.) A house or dwelling-place (Job 5:24; 18:6, etc.). (2.) A portable shrine (comp. Acts 19:24) containing the image of Moloch (Amos 5:26; marg. and R.V., “Siccuth”). (3.) The human body (2 Cor.…
Cloud · PILLAR OF — PILLAR OF
Cloud Of Glory · Was designed to: Regulate the movements of Israel — Was designed to: Regulate the movements of Israel
Fire · Pillar of fire — Pillar of fire
High Priest, The · Duties of: Consecrating the Levites — Duties of: Consecrating the Levites
Theocracy, The, Or Immediate Government By God · Consisted in his: Directing the movements of the nation — Consisted in his: Directing the movements of the nation

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Numbers 9:17

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 9:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 9:17

John Gill on Numbers 9:17

John Calvin

Dictionary and topics

Numbers 9:17

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 9:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 9:17

John Gill on Numbers 9:17

John Calvin

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Numbers 9:15–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Numbers 9:15-23

Rashi on Numbers 9:17