Deuteronomy 1:33

“who went before you on the way to explore for you a place to camp, in fire by night, to show you the way in which you should go, and in the cloud by day.”

Deuteronomy 1:33 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 1:33, word by word

wentהֹלֵךְholech

go

To move on foot from place to place; to set out.

Where else “holech” appears
before youפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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on the wayדֶּרֶךְderech

road

The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.

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to exploreתוּרtur

search out

To search carefully, or to look ahead for a place for others.

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a placeמָקוֹםmakom

place

A place, a spot.

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to campחֲנֹתְchanot

encamp

To pitch tents and stay, or besiege a city.

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in fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

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by nightלַיְלָהlayla

night

Night.

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to show youרְאֹתְreot

show

To make someone see something.

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you should goתֵּלְכוּtelchu

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

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and in the cloudעָנָןanan

cloud of presence

The cloud of YHWH's presence.

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by dayיוֹמָםyomam

by day

By day, in the daytime.

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The context

32Yet in this matter you did not believe in YHWH your Elohim,

33 · This verse (above)

34YHWH heard the voice of your words, and he was angry and swore, saying,

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