Study it in the app“And 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.”
And sometimesוְיֵשׁ אֲשֶׁרthe cloudהֶעָנָןwasיִהְיֶהa fewמִסְפָּרdaysיָמִיםoverעַלthe dwelling;הַמִּשְׁכָּןaccording to the commandעַל פִּיof YHWHיְהוָהthey would camp,יַחֲנוּand according to the commandוְעַל פִּיof YHWHיְהוָהthey would set out.יִסָּעוּ
cloud of presence
The cloud of YHWH's presence.
Where else “anan” appearsbe
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihye” appearsnumber
The amount that results from counting: how many there are.
Where else “mispar” appearstime
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yamim” appearsdwelling
The holy tent where YHWH lived among Israel.
Where else “mishkan” appearsaccording to
Literally "by the mouth of": just as something directs; or a portion.
Where else “pi” appearsYHWH
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” appearsencamp
To pitch tents and stay, or besiege a city.
Where else “yachanu” appearsset out
To break camp and set out for another place.
Where else “yisau” appears19And when the cloud lingered over the dwelling many days, the sons of Israel would keep the charge of YHWH and not set out.
20 · This verse (above)
21And sometimes the cloud was there from evening until morning; and when the cloud was lifted in the morning, they would set out; or a day and a night, and when the cloud was lifted, they would set out.
