Numbers 10:34

34 They started out from the camp by day. And the cloud of the LORD was above them.

Numbers 10:34 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 10:34

And the cloud of the Lord [was] upon them by day
Not only upon the tabernacle, and upon the ark particularly, but it spread itself in journeying over the whole body of the people, and therefore said to be a covering to them from the heat of the sun, ( Psalms 105:39 ) ; as well as it was a guide unto them, and a token of the divine Presence with them, see ( Isaiah 4:5 ) ;

when they went out of the camp;
or out of the place of their encampment, when they removed from Sinai; and appears from, hence that it was in the daytime.

Numbers 10:34 In-Context

32 So come with us. The LORD will give us good things. We'll share them with you."

33 So they started out from the mountain of the Lord. They traveled for three days. The ark of the covenant of the LORD went in front of them during those three days. It went ahead of them to find a place for them to rest.

34 They started out from the camp by day. And the cloud of the LORD was above them.

35 When the ark started out, Moses said, "Lord, rise up! Let your enemies be scattered. Let them run away from you."

36 When the ark came to rest, Moses said, "Lord, return. Return to the many thousands of people in Israel."