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Nehemiah 9:12

You led them with a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, to light for them the way in which they should travel.

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ASV

Moreover in a pillar of cloud thou leddest them by day; and in a pillar of fire by night, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.

KJV

Moreover thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וּבְעַמּ֣וּדu.ve.'a.Mudand in a pillar ofH5982 →
עָנָ֔ן'a.NancloudH6051 →
הִנְחִיתָ֖םhin.chi.Tamyou led themH5148 →
יוֹמָ֑םyo.Mamby dayH3119 →
וּבְעַמּ֥וּדu.ve.'a.Mudand in a pillar ofH5982 →
אֵשׁ֙'eshfireH784 →
לַ֔יְלָהLay.lahnightH3915 →
לְהָאִ֣ירle.ha.'Irto light upH215 →
לָהֶ֔םla.Hemfor them
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhthe wayH1870 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
יֵֽלְכוּ־ye.le.khu-they walkedH1980 →
בָֽהּ׃Vahin it

The walk

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Exodus 13:21And the LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day, and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night, so that they could travel by day or night.Isaiah 4:5Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud of smoke by day and a glowing flame of fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a canopy,Exodus 13:21–22And the LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day, and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night, so that they could travel by day or night.Nehemiah 9:19You in Your great compassion did not forsake them in the wilderness. By day the pillar of cloud never turned away from guiding them on their path; and by the night the pillar of fire illuminated the way they should go.Psalms 78:52He led out His people like sheep and guided them like a flock in the wilderness.Numbers 14:14And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have already heard that You, O LORD, are in the midst of this people, that You, O LORD, have been seen face to face, that Your cloud stands over them, and that You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night.Psalms 31:3For You are my rock and my fortress; lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name.Deuteronomy 1:33who went before you on the journey, in the fire by night and in the cloud by day, to seek out a place for you to camp and to show you the road to travel.Numbers 10:34And the cloud of the LORD was over them by day when they set out from the camp.Psalms 78:14He led them with a cloud by day and with a light of fire all night.Psalms 107:7He led them on a straight path to reach a city where they could live.Exodus 14:19–20And the angel of God, who had gone before the camp of Israel, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from before them and stood behind them,Psalms 143:8Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.Psalms 105:39He spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light up the night.Numbers 9:15On the day that the tabernacle, the Tent of the Testimony, was set up, the cloud covered it and appeared like fire above the tabernacle from evening until morning.Habakkuk 3:4His radiance was like the sunlight; rays flashed from His hand, where His power is hidden.Numbers 9:16It remained that way continually; the cloud would cover the tabernacle by day, and at night it would appear like fire.Exodus 15:13With loving devotion You will lead the people You have redeemed; with Your strength You will guide them to Your holy dwelling.

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