New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 9:15-22

15Now onthe dayוּבְיוֹם֙u.ve.yOmH3117that the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908was erectedהָקִ֣יםha.KimH6965the cloudהֶֽעָנָן֙he.'a.NanH6051coveredכִּסָּ֤הki.SahH3680the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ןha.mish.KanH4908, thetentלְאֹ֖הֶלle.'O.helH168of the testimonyהָעֵדֻ֑תha.'e.DutH5715, andin the eveningוּבָעֶ֜רֶבu.va.'E.revH6153it was like the appearanceכְּמַרְאֵה־ke.mar.'eh-H4758of fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784overעַֽל־'al-H5921the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֛ןha.mish.KanH4908,untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningבֹּֽקֶר׃Bo.kerH1242.

16Soכֵּ֚ןkenH3651it was continuouslyתָמִ֔ידta.MidH8548;the cloudהֶעָנָ֖ןhe.'a.NanH6051would coverיְכַסֶּ֑נּוּye.khas.Se.nuH3680it by day,and the appearanceוּמַרְאֵה־u.mar.'eh-H4758of fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784by nightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

17Wheneverוּלְפִ֞יu.le.FiH6310the cloudהֶֽעָנָן֙he.'a.NanH6051was liftedהֵעָלֹ֤תhe.'a.LotH5927from overמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921the tentהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168,afterwardוְאַ֣חֲרֵי־ כֵ֔ןve.'A.cha.rei- KhenH310 H3651the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478would then setיִסְע֖וּyis.'UH5265out; and in the placeוּבִמְק֗וֹםu.vim.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֤ר שָׁם֙'a.Sher shamH834 H8033the cloudהֶֽעָנָ֔ןhe.'a.NanH6051settledH7931downיִשְׁכָּן־yish.kon-H7931,thereשָׁ֥םshamH8033the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478would campיַחֲנ֖וּya.cha.NuH2583.

18At thecommandפִּ֣יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478would setיִסְעוּ֙yis.'UH5265out, and at thecommandפִּ֥יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068they would campH2583;as longכָּל־ יְמֵ֗יkol- ye.MeiH3605 H3117as the cloudהֶעָנָ֛ןhe.'a.NanH6051settledיִשְׁכֹּ֧ןyish.KonH7931overH5921the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908,they remainedH2583campedH2583.

19Even when the cloudהֶֽעָנָ֛ןhe.'a.NanH6051lingeredוּבְהַאֲרִ֧יךְu.ve.ha.'a.RikhH748overעַל־'al-H5921the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ןha.mish.KanH4908for manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117,the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478would keepוְשָׁמְר֧וּve.sha.me.RuH8104the Lord’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068chargeמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931and not setיִסָּֽעוּ׃yi.Sa.'uH5265out.

20Ifsometimesוְיֵ֞שׁve.YeshH3426the cloudהֶֽעָנָ֛ןhe.'a.NanH6051remainedיִהְיֶ֧הyih.YehH1961a fewמִסְפָּ֖רmis.ParH4557daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117overעַל־'al-H5921the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּ֑ןha.mish.KanH4908,accordingעַל־'al-H5921to thecommandפִּ֤יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068they remainedH2583campedH2583.Then accordingוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921to thecommandפִּ֥יpiH6310of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068they setיִסָּֽעוּ׃yi.Sa.'uH5265out.

21Ifsometimesוְיֵ֞שׁve.YeshH3426the cloudהֶֽעָנָן֙he.'a.NanH6051remainedיִהְיֶ֤הyih.YehH1961from eveningמֵעֶ֣רֶבme.'E.revH6153untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningבֹּ֔קֶרBo.kerH1242,when the cloudהֶֽעָנָ֛ןhe.'a.NanH6051was liftedוְנַעֲלָ֧הve.na.'a.LahH5927in the morningבַּבֹּ֖קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,they would moveוְנָסָ֑עוּve.na.Sa.'uH5265out; orא֚וֹ'oH176if it remainedin the daytimeיוֹמָ֣םyo.MamH3119and at nightוָלַ֔יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915,whenever the cloudהֶעָנָ֖ןhe.'a.NanH6051was liftedוְנַעֲלָ֥הve.na.'a.LahH5927,they would setוְנָסָֽעוּ׃ve.na.Sa.'uH5265out.

22Whetherאֽוֹ־'ov-H176it was two daysיֹמַ֜יִםyo.Ma.yimH3117orאוֹ־'ov-H176a monthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320orאוֹ־'ov-H176a yearיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117that the cloudהֶעָנָ֤ןhe.'a.NanH6051lingeredבְּהַאֲרִ֨יךְbe.ha.'a.RikhH748overעַל־'al-H5921the tabernacleהַמִּשְׁכָּן֙ha.mish.KanH4908,stayingלִשְׁכֹּ֣ןlish.KonH7931aboveעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921it, the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478remainedH2583campedH2583and did not setיִסָּ֑עוּyi.Sa.'uH5265out; butwhen it was liftedוּבְהֵעָלֹת֖וֹu.ve.he.'a.lo.ToH5927,they did setיִסָּֽעוּ׃yi.Sa.'uH5265out.

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