According to the commandעַל פִּיof YHWHיְהוָהthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwould set out,יִסְעוּand according to the commandוְעַל פִּיof YHWHיְהוָהthey would camp;יַחֲנוּallכָּלthe daysיְמֵיthatאֲשֶׁרthe cloudהֶעָנָןdweltיִשְׁכֹּןoverעַלthe dwellingהַמִּשְׁכָּןthey would remain camped.יַחֲנוּ
Numbers 9:18
Study it in the app“According 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 9:18, word by word
- According to the commandפִּיpi
according to
Literally "by the mouth of": just as something directs; or a portion.
Where else “pi” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” 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- they would campיַחֲנוּyachanu
encamp
To pitch tents and stay, or besiege a city.
Where else “yachanu” appears- the daysיְמֵיyeme
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yeme” appears- the cloudעָנָןanan
cloud of presence
The cloud of YHWH's presence.
Where else “anan” appears- dweltיִשְׁכֹּןyishkon
dwell
To live somewhere, stay.
Where else “yishkon” appears- the dwellingמִּשְׁכָּןmishkan
dwelling
The holy tent where YHWH lived among Israel.
Where else “mishkan” appears
The context
17And 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.
18 · This verse (above)
19And when the cloud lingered over the dwelling many days, the sons of Israel would keep the charge of YHWH and not set out.