And wheneverוּלְפִיthe cloudהֶעָנָןwas liftedהֵעָלֹתfrom overמֵעַלthe tent,הָאֹהֶלafter thatוְאַחֲרֵי כֵןthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwould set out;יִסְעוּand in the placeוּבִמְקוֹםwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁםthe cloudהֶעָנָןsettled,יִשְׁכָּןthereשָׁםthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwould camp.יַחֲנוּ
Numbers 9:17
Study it in the app“And whenever the cloud was lifted from over the tent, after that the sons of Israel would set out; and in the place where the cloud settled, there the sons of Israel would camp.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 9:17, word by word
- And wheneverפִיfi
according to
Literally "by the mouth of": just as something directs; or a portion.
Where else “fi” appears- the cloudעָנָןanan
cloud of presence
The cloud of YHWH's presence.
Where else “anan” appears- was liftedהֵעָלֹתhealot
bring up
To make someone go up: "I led you up from Egypt".
Where else “healot” appears- the tentאֹהֶלohel
tabernacle
Israel's portable sanctuary in the wilderness, where YHWH met with Moses.
Where else “ohel” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- would set outיִסְעוּyisu
set out
To break camp and set out for another place.
Where else “yisu” appears- and in the placeמְקוֹםmekom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “mekom” appears- settledיִשְׁכָּןyishkan
dwell
To live somewhere, stay.
Where else “yishkan” appears- would campיַחֲנוּyachanu
encamp
To pitch tents and stay, or besiege a city.
Where else “yachanu” appears
The context
16So it was continually: the cloud covered it, and the appearance of fire by night.
17 · This verse (above)
18According to the command of YHWH the sons of Israel would set out, and according to the command of YHWH they would camp; all the days that the cloud dwelt over the dwelling they would remain camped.