Exodus 13:21
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And the Lord went before them to shew the way, by day in a pillar of a cloud, and by night in a pillar of fire; that he might be the guide of their journey at both times.

Exodus 14:19-24 And the angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, removing, went behind them: and together with him the pillar of the cloud, leaving the forepart, . . .

Exodus 40:34-38 The cloud covered the tabernacle of the testimony, and the glory of the Lord filled it. . . .

Numbers 9:15-23 Now on the day that the tabernacle was reared up, a cloud covered it. But from the evening there was over the tabernacle, as it were, the appearance of fire until the morning. . . .

Numbers 10:34 The cloud also of the Lord was over them by day when they marched.

Numbers 14:14 And the inhabitants of this land, (who have heard that thou, O Lord, art among this people, and art seen face to face, and thy cloud protecteth them, and thou goest before them in a pillar of a cloud by day, and in a pillar of fire by night,)

Deuteronomy 1:33 Who went before you in the way, and marked out the place, wherein you should pitch your tents, in the night shewing you the way by fire, and in the day by the pillar of a cloud.

Nehemiah 9:12,19 And in a pillar of a cloud thou wast their leader by day, and in a pillar of fire by night, that they might see the way by which they went. . . .

Psalm 78:14 And he conducted them with a cloud by day: and all the night with a light of fire.

Psalm 99:7 He spoke to them in the pillar of the cloud. They kept his testimonies, and the commandment which he gave them.

Psalm 105:39 He spread a cloud for their protection, and fire to give them light in the night.

Isaiah 4:5,6 And the Lord will create upon every place of mount Sion, and where he is called upon, a cloud by day, and a smoke and the brightness of a flaming fire in the night: for over all the glory shall be a protection. . . .

1 Corinthians 10:1,2 For I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud: and all passed through the sea. . . .

Context
The Pillars of Cloud and Fire
20And marching from Socoth, they encamped in Etham, in the utmost coasts of the wilderness. 21And the Lord went before them to shew the way, by day in a pillar of a cloud, and by night in a pillar of fire; that he might be the guide of their journey at both times.22There never failed the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, before the people.…
Cross References
1 Corinthians 10:1
For I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud: and all passed through the sea.

Exodus 14:19
And the angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, removing, went behind them: and together with him the pillar of the cloud, leaving the forepart,

Exodus 14:24
And now the morning watch was come, and behold the Lord looking upon the Egyptian army through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, slew their host.

Exodus 16:10
And when Aaron spoke to all the assembly of the children of Israel, they looked towards the wilderness; and behold the glory of the Lord appeared in a cloud.

Exodus 33:9
And when he was gone into the tabernacle of the covenant, the pillar of the cloud came down, and stood at the door, and he spoke with Moses.

Exodus 33:10
And all saw that the pillar of the cloud stood at the door of the tabernacle. And they stood and worshipped at the doors of their tent.

Exodus 40:38
For the cloud of the Lord hung over the tabernacle by day, and a fire by night, in the sight of all the children of Israel throughout all their mansions.

Numbers 9:15
Now on the day that the tabernacle was reared up, a cloud covered it. But from the evening there was over the tabernacle, as it were, the appearance of fire until the morning.

Numbers 14:14
And the inhabitants of this land, (who have heard that thou, O Lord, art among this people, and art seen face to face, and thy cloud protecteth them, and thou goest before them in a pillar of a cloud by day, and in a pillar of fire by night,)

Deuteronomy 1:33
Who went before you in the way, and marked out the place, wherein you should pitch your tents, in the night shewing you the way by fire, and in the day by the pillar of a cloud.

Deuteronomy 31:8
And the Lord who is your leader, he himself will be with thee: he will not leave thee, nor forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

Nehemiah 9:12
And in a pillar of a cloud thou wast their leader by day, and in a pillar of fire by night, that they might see the way by which they went.

Psalm 68:7
O God, when thou didst go forth in the sight of thy people, when thou didst pass through the desert:

Psalm 77:20
Thou hast conducted thy people like sheep, by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

Psalm 78:14
And he conducted them with a cloud by day: and all the night with a light of fire.

Psalm 99:7
He spoke to them in the pillar of the cloud. They kept his testimonies, and the commandment which he gave them.

Psalm 105:39
He spread a cloud for their protection, and fire to give them light in the night.

Songs 3:6
Who is she that goeth up by the desert, as a pillar of smoke of aromatical spices, of myrrh, and frankincense, and of all the powders of the perfumer?

Isaiah 4:5
And the Lord will create upon every place of mount Sion, and where he is called upon, a cloud by day, and a smoke and the brightness of a flaming fire in the night: for over all the glory shall be a protection.

Lexicon
And the LORD
וַֽיהוָ֡ה (Yah·weh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

went
הֹלֵךְ֩ (hō·lêḵ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk

before them
לִפְנֵיהֶ֨ם (lip̄·nê·hem)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face

in a pillar
בְּעַמּ֤וּד (bə·‘am·mūḏ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5982: A column, a stand, platform

of cloud
עָנָן֙ (‘ā·nān)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6051: A cloud, the nimbus, thunder-cloud

to guide
לַנְחֹתָ֣ם (lan·ḥō·ṯām)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5148: To guide, to transport

their way
הַדֶּ֔רֶךְ (had·de·reḵ)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

by day,
יוֹמָ֜ם (yō·w·mām)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 3119: Daytime, by day

and in a pillar
בְּעַמּ֥וּד (bə·‘am·mūḏ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5982: A column, a stand, platform

of fire
אֵ֖שׁ (’êš)
Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 784: A fire

to give them light
לְהָאִ֣יר (lə·hā·’îr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 215: To be or become light

at night,
וְלַ֛יְלָה (wə·lay·lāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3915: A twist, night, adversity

so that they could travel
לָלֶ֖כֶת (lā·le·ḵeṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk

by day
יוֹמָ֥ם (yō·w·mām)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 3119: Daytime, by day

or night.
וָלָֽיְלָה׃ (wā·lā·yə·lāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3915: A twist, night, adversity


Additional Translations
And 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 at night, so that they could travel by day or night.And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:

And Jehovah went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them the way, and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light, that they might go by day and by night:

And God led them, in the day by a pillar of cloud, to show them the way, and in the night by a pillar of fire.

And Jehovah went before their face by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them [in] the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; so that they could go day and night.

And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; that they might go by day and by night:

And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them in the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light: to go by day and night.

Yahweh went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them on their way, and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light, that they might go by day and by night:

and Jehovah is going before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them in the way, and by night in a pillar of fire, to give light to them, to go by day and by night;
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