Berean Standard Bible

Numbers 9:15-22

15On the day thatוּבְיוֹם֙u.ve.yOmH3117the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908,the Tentלְאֹ֖הֶלle.'O.helH168of the Testimonyהָעֵדֻ֑תha.'e.DutH5715,was set upהָקִ֣יםha.KimH6965אֶת־'et-H853,the cloudהֶֽעָנָן֙he.'a.NanH6051אֶת־'et-H853coveredכִּסָּ֤הki.SahH3680itהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908and appearedכְּמַרְאֵה־ke.mar.'eh-H4758like fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784aboveעַֽל־'al-H5921the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןha.mish.KanH4908from eveningוּבָעֶ֜רֶב יִהְיֶ֧הu.va.'E.rev yih.YehH6153 H1961untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningבֹּֽקֶר׃Bo.kerH1242.

16It remainedיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961that wayכֵּ֚ןkenH3651continuallyתָמִ֔ידta.MidH8548;the cloudהֶעָנָ֖ןhe.'a.NanH6051would cover the tabernacleיְכַסֶּ֑נּוּye.khas.Se.nuH3680by day,and at nightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915it would appearוּמַרְאֵה־u.mar.'eh-H4758like fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784.

17Wheneverוּלְפִ֞יu.le.FiH6310the cloudהֶֽעָנָן֙he.'a.NanH6051was liftedהֵעָלֹ֤תhe.'a.LotH5927from aboveמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921the Tentהָאֹ֔הֶל וְאַ֣חֲרֵי־ כֵ֔ןha.'O.hel ve.'A.cha.rei- KhenH168 H310 H3651,the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478would set outיִסְע֖וּyis.'UH5265,and whereverוּבִמְק֗וֹםu.vim.KomH4725אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834the cloudשָׁם֙ הֶֽעָנָ֔ןsham he.'a.NanH6051 H8033settledיִשְׁכָּן־yish.kon-H7931,thereשָׁ֥םshamH8033the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478would campיַחֲנ֖וּya.cha.NuH2583.

18Atעַל־'al-H5921the LORD’sיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068commandפִּ֣יpiH6310the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478set outיִסְעוּ֙yis.'UH5265,and atוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the LORD’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandפִּ֥יpiH6310they campedיַחֲנ֑וּya.cha.NuH2583.As long asכָּל־ יְמֵ֗יkol- ye.MeiH3605 H3117אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the cloudהֶעָנָ֛ןhe.'a.NanH6051remainedיִשְׁכֹּ֧ןyish.KonH7931overעַל־'al-H5921the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908,they remained encampedיַחֲנֽוּ׃ya.cha.NuH2583.

19Even when the cloudהֶֽעָנָ֛ןhe.'a.NanH6051lingeredוּבְהַאֲרִ֧יךְu.ve.ha.'a.RikhH748overעַל־'al-H5921the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908for manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117,the Israelitesבְנֵי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478אֶת־'et-H853keptוְשָׁמְר֧וּve.sha.me.RuH8104the LORD’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068chargeמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931and did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808set outיִסָּֽעוּ׃yi.Sa.'uH5265.

20Sometimesוְיֵ֞שׁve.YeshH3426אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the cloudהֶֽעָנָ֛ןhe.'a.NanH6051remainedיִהְיֶ֧הyih.YehH1961overעַל־'al-H5921the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ןha.mish.KanH4908for only a fewמִסְפָּ֖רmis.ParH4557daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117,and they would campיַחֲנ֔וּya.cha.NuH2583atעַל־'al-H5921the LORD’sיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068commandפִּ֤יpiH6310and set outיִסָּֽעוּ׃yi.Sa.'uH5265atוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the LORD’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandפִּ֥יpiH6310.

21Sometimesוְיֵ֞שׁve.YeshH3426אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the cloudהֶֽעָנָן֙he.'a.NanH6051remainedיִהְיֶ֤הyih.YehH1961only from eveningמֵעֶ֣רֶבme.'E.revH6153untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningבֹּ֔קֶרBo.kerH1242,and whenהֶֽעָנָ֛ןhe.'a.NanH6051itliftedוְנַעֲלָ֧הve.na.'a.LahH5927in the morningבַּבֹּ֖קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,they would set outוְנָסָ֑עוּve.na.Sa.'uH5265.Whetherא֚וֹ'oH176it wasby dayיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119or by nightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915,when the cloudהֶעָנָ֖ןhe.'a.NanH6051was taken upוְנַעֲלָ֥הve.na.'a.LahH5927,they would set outוְנָסָֽעוּ׃ve.na.Sa.'uH5265.

22Whetherיֹמַ֜יִםyo.Ma.yimH176 H3117the cloudlingeredבְּהַאֲרִ֨יךְbe.ha.'a.RikhH748for two daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117,a monthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320,or longerH176,the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478campedיַחֲנ֥וּya.cha.NuH2583and did notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808set outיִסָּ֑עוּyi.Sa.'uH5265as long as the cloudהֶעָנָ֤ןhe.'a.NanH6051remainedעַל־ לִשְׁכֹּ֣ן'al- lish.KonH7931 H5921overעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּן֙ha.mish.KanH4908;but when it was liftedוּבְהֵעָלֹת֖וֹu.ve.he.'a.lo.ToH5927,they would set outיִסָּֽעוּ׃yi.Sa.'uH5265.

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