Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the Tent, the Israelites would set out, and wherever the cloud settled, there the Israelites would camp.Numbers 9:17
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וּלְפִ֞י הֵעָלֹ֤ת הֶֽעָנָן֙ מֵעַ֣ל הָאֹ֔הֶל וְאַ֣חֲרֵי־כֵ֔ן יִסְע֖וּ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּבִמְק֗וֹם אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִשְׁכָּן־שָׁם֙ הֶֽעָנָ֔ן שָׁ֥ם יַחֲנ֖וּ בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
- וּלְפִ֞יu.le.Fi“and to [the] mouth of”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from פֶּה · “according” · Strong's H6310K
- הֵעָלֹ֤תhe.'a.Lot“[the] taking up of”Verb, niphal, infinitive construct, common · from עָלָה · “establish” · Strong's H5927H
- הֶֽעָנָן֙he.'a.Nan“the cloud”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָנָן · “cloud” · Strong's H6051
- מֵעַ֣לme.'Al“from over”Preposition + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- הָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.hel“the tent”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֹ֫הֶל · “tent” · Strong's H0168G
- וְאַ֣חֲרֵי־ve.'A.cha.rei-“and after”Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
- כֵ֔ןKhen“thus”Adverb · from כֵּן · “so” · Strong's H3651C
- יִסְע֖וּyis.'U“they set out”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָסַע · “to set out” · Strong's H5265
- בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei“[the] people of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'El“Israel”Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
- וּבִמְק֗וֹםu.vim.Kom“and in [the] place”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מָקוֹם · “standing place” · Strong's H4725
- אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sher“<of> where”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- יִשְׁכָּן־yish.kon-“it settled down”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁכַן · “to dwell” · Strong's H7931
- שָׁם֙sham“there”Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
- הֶֽעָנָ֔ןhe.'a.Nan“the cloud”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָנָן · “cloud” · Strong's H6051
- שָׁ֥םsham“there”Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
- יַחֲנ֖וּya.cha.Nu“they encamped”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from חָנָה · “to camp” · Strong's H2583
- בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei“[the] people of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
- יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'El“Israel”Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)