Numbers 9:18
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“At the LORD’s command the Israelites set out, and at the LORD’s command they camped. As long as the cloud remained over the tabernacle, they remained encamped.”
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“At the LORD’s command the Israelites set out, and at the LORD’s command they camped. As long as the cloud remained over the tabernacle, they remained encamped.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“At the commandment of the Lord the children of Israel journeyed, and at the commandment of the Lord they pitched: as long as the cloud abode upon the tabernacle they rested in their tents.”
King James Version · Public Domain“At the commandment of Jehovah the children of Israel journeyed, and at the commandment of Jehovah they encamped: as long as the cloud abode upon the tabernacle they remained encamped.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“by the command of Jehovah the sons of Israel journey, and by the command of Jehovah they encamp; all the days that the cloud doth tabernacle over the tabernacle they encamp.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Numbers 9:18 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 17:1Then the whole congregation of Israel left the Desert of Sin, moving from place to place as the LORD commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink.
- Numbers 9:16It remained that way continually; the cloud would cover the tabernacle by day, and at night it would appear like fire.
- Numbers 9:20Sometimes the cloud remained over the tabernacle for only a few days, and they would camp at the LORD’s command and set out at the LORD’s command.
- Numbers 10:13They set out this first time according to the LORD’s command through Moses.
- 1 Corinthians 10:1I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea.
- 2 John 1:6And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the very commandment you have heard from the beginning, that you must walk in love.
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