But when the cloud stayed on the Holy Tent, the people did not try to move. They stayed in that place until the cloud rose.
Numbers 9:19 - Easy To Read Version Sometimes the cloud would stay over the Holy Tent for a long time. The Israelites obeyed the Lord and did not move. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Even when the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle many days, the Israelites kept the Lord's charge and did not set out. American Standard Version (1901) And when the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of Jehovah, and journeyed not. Common English Bible When the cloud lingered on the meeting tent for many days, the Israelites would observe the LORD’s direction and they wouldn’t march. Catholic Public Domain Version 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, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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, |
But when the cloud stayed on the Holy Tent, the people did not try to move. They stayed in that place until the cloud rose.
You must stay at the entrance of the Meeting Tent day and night for seven days. If you don’t obey the Lord’s commands, then you will die! The Lord gave me those commands.”
The Lord All-Powerful said these things.\par “Live the way I tell you,\par and do all the things I say.\par And you will be in charge of my temple.\par You will take care of its courtyard.\par You will be free to go\par anywhere in my temple\par just like these angels standing here.\par
The people of Israel should protect all the things in the Meeting Tent; it is their duty. But the Levites will serve the people of Israel by caring for these things. This will be their way of worshiping at the Holy Tent.
This was the way the Lord showed the people of Israel when to move and when to stop and set up camp. While the cloud stayed over the Holy Tent, the people continued to camp in that same place.
Sometimes the cloud was over the Holy Tent for only a few days. So the people obeyed the Lord’s command—they followed the cloud when it moved.