That’s what continued to happen. The cloud covered the tent. At night the cloud looked like fire.

常是这样，云彩遮盖帐幕，夜间形状如火。

经常都是这样：云彩遮盖帐幕，夜间云彩形状如火。

经常都是这样：云彩遮盖帐幕，夜间云彩形状如火。

之后，每天如此：白天云彩遮盖圣幕，晚上云彩像火。

常常是这样：白天（《马索拉文本》无“白天”，现参照各古译本补上）有云彩遮盖帐幕，夜间云彩形状像火。

常是這樣，雲彩遮蓋帳幕，夜間形狀如火。

經常都是這樣：雲彩遮蓋帳幕，夜間雲彩形狀如火。

經常都是這樣：雲彩遮蓋帳幕，夜間雲彩形狀如火。

之後，每天如此：白天雲彩遮蓋聖幕，晚上雲彩像火。

常常是這樣：白天（《馬索拉文本》無“白天”，現參照各古譯本補上）有雲彩遮蓋帳幕，夜間雲彩形狀像火。

老是這樣：白天有雲彩遮蓋着帳幕，夜間有火的形狀。

恆久如斯、雲覆厥幕、夜間其狀若火、

無日不然、晝有雲蔽、夜望若火。

晝有雲蔽法幕、夜有火光、恆如此、

That is how it continued to be; the cloud covered it, and at night it looked like fire.

So it was always: the cloud covered it by day and the appearance of fire by night.

This was the regular pattern— at night the cloud that covered the Tabernacle had the appearance of fire.

It remained that way continuously: the cloud would cover it, appearing like fire at night.

That is how it was continuously; the cloud would cover it by day, and the appearance of fire by night.

So it was always: the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night.

So it was alway: the cloud covered it, and the appearance of fire by night.

It remained that way continuously: the cloud would cover it, appearing like fire at night.

So it was alway: the cloud covered it[ by day], and the appearance of fire by night.

This is the way it used to be continually: The cloud would cover it by day, and there was a fiery appearance by night.

So it was continually. The cloud covered it, and the appearance of fire by night.

By day you led the Israelites with a pillar of cloud. At night you led them with a pillar of fire. It gave them light to show them the way you wanted them to go.

Brothers and sisters, I want you to know something about our people who lived long ago. They were all led by the cloud. They all walked through the Red Sea.

“ Because you loved them so much, you didn’t leave them in the desert. During the day the pillar of cloud didn’t stop guiding them on their path. At night the pillar of fire didn’t stop shining on the way you wanted them to go.

When the Lord gave the command, the Israelites started out. And when he gave the command, they camped. As long as the cloud stayed above the holy tent, they remained in camp.Sometimes the cloud remained above the tent for a long time. Then the Israelites obeyed the Lord’ s order. They didn’t start out.Sometimes the cloud was above the tent for only a few days. When the Lord would give the command, they would camp. And when he would give the command, they would start out.Sometimes the cloud stayed only from evening until morning. When it lifted in the morning, they started out. It didn’t matter whether it was day or night. When the cloud lifted, the people started out.It didn’t matter whether the cloud stayed above the holy tent for two days or a month or a year. The Israelites would remain in camp. They wouldn’t start out. But when the cloud lifted, they would start out.

Then the Lord will create over Jerusalem a cloud of smoke by day. He will also create a glow of flaming fire at night. The cloud and fire will appear over all of Mount Zion. They will also appear over the people who gather together there. The Lord’ s glory will be like a tent over everything.It will cover the people and give them shade from the hot sun all day long. It will be a safe place where they can hide from storms and rain.

I heard a loud voice from the throne. It said,“ Look! God now makes his home with the people. He will live with them. They will be his people. And God himself will be with them and be their God.

The Lord spread out a cloud to cover his people. He gave them a fire to light up the night.

God was bringing the world back to himself through Christ. He did not hold people’s sins against them. God has trusted us with the message that people may be brought back to him.

He guided them with the cloud during the day. He led them with the light of a fire all night long.

He went ahead of you on your journey. He was in the fire at night and in the cloud during the day. He found places for you to camp. He showed you the way you should go.

By day the Lord went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud. It guided them on their way. At night he led them with a pillar of fire. It gave them light. So they could travel by day or at night.The pillar of cloud didn’t leave its place in front of the people during the day. And the pillar of fire didn’t leave its place at night.

So the cloud of the Lord was above the holy tent during the day. Fire was in the cloud at night. All the Israelites could see the cloud during all their travels.