God & Savior

Exodus 13:21

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.
Exodus 13:21
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַֽיהוָ֡ה הֹלֵךְ֩ לִפְנֵיהֶ֨ם יוֹמָ֜ם בְּעַמּ֤וּד עָנָן֙ לַנְחֹתָ֣ם הַדֶּ֔רֶךְ וְלַ֛יְלָה בְּעַמּ֥וּד אֵ֖שׁ לְהָאִ֣יר לָהֶ֑ם לָלֶ֖כֶת יוֹמָ֥ם וָלָֽיְלָה׃

  1. וַֽיהוָ֡הva.Yah.weh“and Yahweh”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  2. הֹלֵךְ֩ho.leKh“[was] going”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  3. לִפְנֵיהֶ֨םlif.nei.Hem“<to> before them”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  4. יוֹמָ֜םyo.Mam“by day”
    Adverb · from יוֹמָם · “by day” · Strong's H3119
  5. בְּעַמּ֤וּדbe.'a.Mud“in a pillar of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עַמּוּד · “pillar” · Strong's H5982G
  6. עָנָן֙'a.Nan“cloud”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָנָן · “cloud” · Strong's H6051
  7. לַנְחֹתָ֣םlan.cho.Tam“to guide them”
    Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָחָה · “to lead” · Strong's H5148
  8. הַדֶּ֔רֶךְha.De.rekh“the journey”
    Definite article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “journey” · Strong's H1870L
  9. וְלַ֛יְלָהve.Lay.lah“and night”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לַ֫יְלָה · “night” · Strong's H3915
  10. בְּעַמּ֥וּדbe.'a.Mud“in a pillar of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עַמּוּד · “pillar” · Strong's H5982G
  11. אֵ֖שׁ'esh“fire”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from אֵשׁ · “fire” · Strong's H0784
  12. לְהָאִ֣ירle.ha.'Ir“to give light”
    Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from אוֹר · “to light” · Strong's H0215
  13. לָהֶ֑םla.Hem“to them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  14. לָלֶ֖כֶתla.Le.khet“to go”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from הָלַךְ · “walk” · Strong's H1980I
  15. יוֹמָ֥םyo.Mam“by day”
    Adverb · from יוֹמָם · “by day” · Strong's H3119
  16. וָלָֽיְלָה׃va.La.ye.lah“and night”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לַ֫יְלָה · “night” · Strong's H3915
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)