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And when the cloudוּ הֶעָנָןlingeredבְהַאֲרִיךְoverעַלthe dwellingהַמִּשְׁכָּןmanyרַבִּיםdays,יָמִיםthe sonsוְ בְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwould keepשָׁמְרוּthe chargeאֶת מִשְׁמֶרֶתof YHWHיְהוָהand notוְלֹאset out.יִסָּעוּ
Numbers 9:19
Study it in the app“And when the cloud lingered over the dwelling many days, the sons of Israel would keep the charge of YHWH and not set out.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 9:19, word by word
- And when the cloudעָנָןanan
cloud of presence
The cloud of YHWH's presence.
Where else “anan” appears- lingeredהַאֲרִיךְhaarich
be long, prolong
Be long, last long; prolong.
Where else “haarich” appears- the dwellingמִּשְׁכָּןmishkan
dwelling
The holy tent where YHWH lived among Israel.
Where else “mishkan” appears- manyרַבִּיםrabim
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “rabim” appears- daysיָמִיםyamim
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yamim” appears- the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” 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 keepשָׁמְרוּshamru
keep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “shamru” appears- the chargeמִשְׁמֶרֶתmishmeret
charge
What one is entrusted to keep or carry out.
Where else “mishmeret” 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- set outיִסָּעוּyisau
set out
To break camp and set out for another place.
Where else “yisau” appears
The context
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.
19 · This verse (above)
20And sometimes the cloud was a few days over the dwelling; according to the command of YHWH they would camp, and according to the command of YHWH they would set out.