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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/numbers/9.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/numbers/9.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />When the cloud remained over the tabernacle a long time, the Israelites obeyed the LORD&#8217s order and did not set out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />If the cloud remained over the Tabernacle for a long time, the Israelites stayed and performed their duty to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Even when the cloud continued over the tabernacle many days, the people of Israel kept the charge of the LORD and did not set out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even when the cloud lingered over the tabernacle for many days, the Israelites kept the LORD’s charge and did not set out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And when the cloud tarried long upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the LORD, and journeyed not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Even when the cloud continued long, many days above the tabernacle, the children of Israel kept the charge of the LORD and did not journey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even when the cloud lingered over the tabernacle for many days, the sons of Israel would comply with the LORD’S ordinance and not set out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Even when the cloud lingered over the tabernacle for many days, the sons of Israel would keep the LORD&#8217S charge and not set out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Even when the cloud lingered over the tabernacle for many days, the sons of Israel would keep the LORD’S charge and not set out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Even when the cloud lingered over the tabernacle for many days, the sons of Israel would keep the charge of Yahweh and not set out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Even when the cloud lingered over the tabernacle for many days, the Israelites would keep their obligation to the LORD and not set out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even when the cloud stayed over the tabernacle many days, the Israelites carried out the LORD’s requirement and did not set out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even when the cloud stayed over the tabernacle many days, the Israelites carried out the LORD&#8217s requirement and did not set out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And when the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of Jehovah, and journeyed not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And when the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the LORD, and journeyed not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When the smoke stayed over the tent for a long time, the Israelites obeyed the LORD's command and wouldn't break camp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When the cloud stayed over the Tent for a long time, they obeyed the LORD and did not move on. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When the cloud over the tent remained for a longer time, the Israelis did what the LORD had instructed and didn't travel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Even when the cloud lingered over the tabernacle for many days, the Israelites kept the LORD?s charge and did not set out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When the cloud remained over the tabernacle many days, then the Israelites obeyed the instructions of the LORD and did not journey. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When the cloud stayed on the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the command of God, and did not travel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And when the cloud tarried long upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the LORD, and journeyed not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When the cloud stayed on the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept Yahweh’s command, and didn’t travel. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And in the cloud prolonging itself over the Dwelling Place many days, then the sons of Israel have kept the charge of YHWH, and do not journey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And in the cloud prolonging itself over the tabernacle many days, then have the sons of Israel kept the charge of Jehovah, and journey not,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And in the prolonging of the cloud upon the dwelling many days, and the sons of Israel shall watch the watches of Jehovah, and they shall not remove.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And if it was so that it continued over it a long time, the children of Israel kept the watches of the Lord, and marched not, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And if it happened that it remained for a long time over it, the sons of Israel kept the night watches of the Lord, and they did not advance,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Even when the cloud lingered many days over the tabernacle, the Israelites kept the charge of the LORD and would not move on.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Even when the cloud continued over the tabernacle many days, the Israelites would keep the charge of the LORD, and would not set out.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when the cloud tarried long upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the LORD and journeyed not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And when the cloud continued on the Tabernacle for many days, Israel kept the charge of LORD JEHOVAH and did not pick up.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And when the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the LORD, and journeyed not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And whenever the cloud shall be drawn over the tabernacle for many days, then the children of Israel shall keep the charge of God, and they shall not remove.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/9-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=3189" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/9.htm">The Cloud Above the Tabernacle</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>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. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6051.htm" title="6051: he·‘ā·nān (Art:: N-ms) -- A cloud mass, cloud. From anan; a cloud, i.e. The nimbus or thunder-cloud.">Even when the cloud</a> <a href="/hebrew/748.htm" title="748: ū·ḇə·ha·’ă·rîḵ (Conj-w, Prep-b:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To be long. A primitive root; to be long.">lingered</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over</a> <a href="/hebrew/4908.htm" title="4908: ham·miš·kān (Art:: N-ms) -- Dwelling place, tabernacle. From shakan; a residence; specifically, the Tabernacle.">the tabernacle</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: rab·bîm (Adj-mp) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">for many</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mîm (N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">days,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇə·nê- (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">the Israelites</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: wə·šā·mə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">kept</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/4931.htm" title="4931: miš·me·reṯ (N-fsc) -- Fem. Of mishmar; watch, i.e. The act, or The sentry, the post; obj. Preservation, or Safe; fig. Observance, i.e. Duty or A usage or party.">charge</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5265.htm" title="5265: yis·sā·‘ū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To pull out or up, set out, journey. A primitive root; properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. Start on a journey.">set out.</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>Sometimes 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21-22</a></span><br />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 by night, so that they could travel by day or night. / Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place before the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/40-36.htm">Exodus 40:36-38</a></span><br />Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out through all the stages of their journey. / If the cloud was not lifted, they would not set out until the day it was taken up. / For the cloud of the LORD was over the tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel through all their journeys.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-19.htm">Nehemiah 9:19</a></span><br />You 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-14.htm">Psalm 78:14</a></span><br />He led them with a cloud by day and with a light of fire all night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-39.htm">Psalm 105:39</a></span><br />He spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light up the night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-33.htm">Deuteronomy 1:33</a></span><br />who 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-1.htm">1 Corinthians 10:1-2</a></span><br />I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea. / They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/14-19.htm">Exodus 14:19-20</a></span><br />And 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, / so that it came between the camps of Egypt and Israel. The cloud was there in the darkness, but it lit up the night. So all night long neither camp went near the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/33-9.htm">Exodus 33:9-10</a></span><br />As Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and remain at the entrance, and the LORD would speak with Moses. / When all the people saw the pillar of cloud standing at the entrance to the tent, they would stand up and worship, each one at the entrance to his own tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/4-5.htm">Isaiah 4:5-6</a></span><br />Then 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, / a shelter to give shade from the heat by day, and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and the rain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a></span><br />The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-15.htm">Revelation 7:15</a></span><br />For this reason, they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">1 Kings 8:10-11</a></span><br />And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD / so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/10-3.htm">Ezekiel 10:3-4</a></span><br />Now when the man went in, the cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple, and a cloud filled the inner court. / Then the glory of the LORD rose from above the cherubim and stood over the threshold of the temple. The temple was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-5.htm">Matthew 17:5</a></span><br />While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And when the cloud tarried long on the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the LORD, and journeyed not.</p><p class="hdg">tarried long.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/1-52.htm">Numbers 1:52,53</a></b></br> And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, throughout their hosts… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/3-8.htm">Numbers 3:8</a></b></br> And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/3-7.htm">Zechariah 3:7</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give thee places to walk among these that stand by.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/8-26.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/numbers/9-18.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/9-18.htm">Command</a> <a href="/numbers/9-16.htm">Continued</a> <a href="/numbers/9-18.htm">House</a> <a href="/numbers/9-18.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/9-18.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-11.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/numbers/9-17.htm">Journey</a> <a href="/numbers/9-18.htm">Journeyed</a> <a href="/numbers/9-12.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/genesis/43-10.htm">Lingered</a> <a href="/exodus/7-16.htm">Obeyed</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-12.htm">Prolonging</a> <a href="/numbers/9-18.htm">Resting</a> <a href="/numbers/9-18.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/genesis/32-4.htm">Tarried</a> <a href="/numbers/9-13.htm">Time</a> <a href="/exodus/40-37.htm">Travel</a> <a href="/numbers/8-25.htm">Waiting</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/9-23.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/numbers/9-22.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/9-20.htm">Command</a> <a href="/numbers/9-21.htm">Continued</a> <a href="/numbers/9-20.htm">House</a> <a href="/numbers/9-22.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/9-22.htm">Israelites</a> <a href="/numbers/23-9.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/numbers/9-20.htm">Journey</a> <a href="/numbers/9-20.htm">Journeyed</a> <a href="/numbers/9-23.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/numbers/9-22.htm">Lingered</a> <a href="/numbers/9-23.htm">Obeyed</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-15.htm">Prolonging</a> <a href="/numbers/9-20.htm">Resting</a> <a href="/numbers/9-20.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/numbers/9-22.htm">Tarried</a> <a href="/numbers/9-22.htm">Time</a> <a href="/numbers/9-22.htm">Travel</a> <a href="/numbers/9-22.htm">Waiting</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/9-1.htm">The Passover is again commanded</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/9-6.htm">A second Passover for the unclean or absent</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/9-15.htm">The cloud directs the removals and encampments of the Israelites</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This divine manifestation first appeared in <a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21-22</a>, where God led the Israelites by a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. The tabernacle, a portable earthly dwelling place for God, was central to Israelite worship and community life. The cloud lingering signifies periods of waiting and testing of faith, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/8-2.htm">Deuteronomy 8:2</a>, where God tested the Israelites to know what was in their hearts. This waiting period can be seen as a type of Christ, who often withdrew to solitary places to pray and wait on the Father’s guidance (<a href="/luke/5-16.htm">Luke 5:16</a>).<p><b>the Israelites kept the LORD’s charge</b><br>The phrase "kept the LORD’s charge" indicates obedience to God's commands, a critical aspect of the covenant relationship between God and Israel. This obedience is emphasized throughout the Pentateuch, particularly in <a href="/deuteronomy/11.htm">Deuteronomy 11:1</a>, which calls for love and obedience to God's statutes. The Israelites' adherence to God's instructions during their wilderness journey is a testament to their faith and trust in His provision and timing. This obedience prefigures Christ's perfect obedience to the Father, as seen in <a href="/john/6-38.htm">John 6:38</a>, where Jesus states He came to do the will of Him who sent Him.<p><b>and did not set out</b><br>The Israelites' decision not to set out without divine instruction underscores the importance of waiting on God's timing. This patience and reliance on God's direction are echoed in <a href="/psalms/27-14.htm">Psalm 27:14</a>, which encourages believers to wait for the Lord. The act of not setting out without the cloud's movement reflects a deep trust in God's plan and timing, a principle that is applicable to believers today. This mirrors the life of Jesus, who often waited for the Father's timing, as seen in <a href="/john/7-6.htm">John 7:6</a>, where He tells His brothers that His time has not yet come.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and were journeying to the Promised Land.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable dwelling place for the divine presence of God among the Israelites during their journey in the wilderness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_cloud.htm">The Cloud</a></b><br>A visible manifestation of God's presence and guidance, which rested over the tabernacle and directed the Israelites' movements.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord's_charge.htm">The LORD's Charge</a></b><br>The command or instruction given by God to the Israelites, which they were to obey as a sign of their covenant relationship with Him.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness_journey.htm">The Wilderness Journey</a></b><br>The period of 40 years during which the Israelites wandered in the desert before entering the Promised Land, a time of testing and reliance on God's guidance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_in_waiting.htm">Obedience in Waiting</a></b><br>The Israelites' obedience to God's command, even when the cloud lingered, teaches us the importance of patience and trust in God's timing. We must learn to wait on the Lord, trusting that His plans are perfect.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_guidance.htm">Divine Guidance</a></b><br>Just as the cloud provided direction for the Israelites, believers today have the Holy Spirit and Scripture to guide their decisions and paths. We should seek God's guidance in all aspects of life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_uncertainty.htm">Faithfulness in Uncertainty</a></b><br>The Israelites' journey was marked by uncertainty, yet they remained faithful to God's charge. In our own lives, we are called to remain steadfast in faith, even when the future is unclear.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_accountability.htm">Community and Accountability</a></b><br>The collective obedience of the Israelites highlights the importance of community in the faith journey. Believers are encouraged to support and hold each other accountable in following God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_tabernacle.htm">Symbolism of the Tabernacle</a></b><br>The tabernacle as the dwelling place of God among His people foreshadows the coming of Christ and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in believers. We are called to be living tabernacles, reflecting God's presence in the world.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_pillar_of_cloud_and_fire.htm">What is the Pillar of Cloud and Fire?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'jesus_in_clouds'_mean.htm">What does 'Jesus coming in the clouds' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_a_nation_follow_a_cloud_smoothly.htm">Numbers 9:17-20: How could an entire nation coordinate travel solely based on a cloud's movement without creating significant logistical issues or leaving substantial archaeological traces?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_israelites'_sinai_route.htm">Numbers 10:11-12: Is there archaeological or historical evidence supporting the exact timing and route described for the Israelites' departure from Sinai?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) <span class= "bld">Kept the charge of the Lord.</span>--The same expression is used of Aaron and his sons in <a href="/leviticus/8-35.htm" title="Therefore shall you abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and night seven days, and keep the charge of the LORD, that you die not: for so I am commanded.">Leviticus 8:35</a>, and also in respect to the office of the Levites in <a href="/numbers/3-7.htm" title="And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle.">Numbers 3:7</a>, as keeping the charge of Aaron and of the congregation. It is also used of the people generally in <a href="/2_chronicles/23-6.htm" title="But let none come into the house of the LORD, save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites; they shall go in, for they are holy: but all the people shall keep the watch of the LORD.">2Chronicles 23:6</a>, in regard to the charge or "watch" of the Lord. It may imply that the people were to engage in acts of religious worship, or it may denote adherence to the Divine commands and ordinances generally, as in <a href="/ezekiel/48-11.htm" title="It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok; which have kept my charge, which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.">Ezekiel 48:11</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Tarried long.</span> Hebrew, <span class="hebrew">אָרַך</span>, "to prolong," <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, the resting. The Septuagint has <span class="greek">ἐφέλκηται...</span> <span class="greek">ἡμέρας πλείους</span>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/9-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Even when the cloud</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶֽעָנָ֛ן</span> <span class="translit">(he·‘ā·nān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6051.htm">Strong's 6051: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cloud, the nimbus, thunder-cloud</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lingered</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְהַאֲרִ֧יךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·ha·’ă·rîḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_748.htm">Strong's 748: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, long</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the tabernacle</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(ham·miš·kān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4908.htm">Strong's 4908: </a> </span><span class="str2">A residence, the Tabernacle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for many</span><br /><span class="heb">רַבִּ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(rab·bîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> </span><span class="str2">Much, many, great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">days,</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Israelites</span><br /><span class="heb">בְנֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·nê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">kept</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָׁמְר֧וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šā·mə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD’s</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">charge</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁמֶ֥רֶת</span> <span class="translit">(miš·me·reṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4931.htm">Strong's 4931: </a> </span><span class="str2">A guard, watch, charge, function</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and did not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">set out.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִסָּֽעוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yis·sā·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5265.htm">Strong's 5265: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pull up, the tent-pins, start on a, journey</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/9-19.htm">Numbers 9:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/9-19.htm">Numbers 9:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/9-19.htm">Numbers 9:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/9-19.htm">Numbers 9:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/9-19.htm">Numbers 9:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/9-19.htm">Numbers 9:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/9-19.htm">Numbers 9:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/9-19.htm">Numbers 9:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/9-19.htm">Numbers 9:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/9-19.htm">Numbers 9:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/9-19.htm">OT Law: Numbers 9:19 When the cloud stayed on the tabernacle (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/9-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 9:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 9:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/9-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 9:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 9:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>