Exodus 13:22

22 Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place in front of the people.

Exodus 13:22 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
22 He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.
English Standard Version (ESV)
22 The pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night did not depart from before the people.
New Living Translation (NLT)
22 And the LORD did not remove the pillar of cloud or pillar of fire from its place in front of the people.
The Message Bible (MSG)
22 The Pillar of Cloud by day and the Pillar of Fire by night never left the people.
American Standard Version (ASV)
22 the pillar of cloud by day, and the pillar of fire by night, departed not from before the people.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
22 The column of smoke was always in front of the people during the day. The column of fire was always there at night.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
22 The pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night never left its place in front of the people.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
22 The pillar of cloud didn't leave its place in front of the people during the day. And the pillar of fire didn't leave its place at night.

Exodus 13:22 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 13:22

He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day
It always appeared in the daytime, and was a guide and shelter: nor the pillar of fire by night, [from] before the people;
this continued till they came through the wilderness to the borders of the land of Canaan, when they needed it no longer, and then it left them; for when they passed over Jordan the ark went before them, ( Joshua 3:6 ) .

Exodus 13:22 In-Context

20 After leaving Sukkoth they camped at Etham on the edge of the desert.
21 By day the LORD went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night.
22 Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place in front of the people.

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