The Meaning of Numbers 9:18 Explained

Numbers 9:18

KJV: 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.

YLT: 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.

Darby: According to the commandment of Jehovah the children of Israel journeyed, and according to the commandment of Jehovah they remained encamped; all the days that the cloud dwelt upon the tabernacle they encamped.

ASV: 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.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Numbers 9:18?

MEANING: What does Numbers 9:18 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Numbers 9:18 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Numbers 9:18?

What is the context of Numbers 9:18?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does Numbers 9:18 Mean?

Context Summary

Numbers 9:15-23 - The Cloud Upon The Tabernacle

We cannot decide on the shape of this cloud; whether it was a great cumulus, or spread out over the camp like an umbrella, so as to shelter the people from the sun glare. As the night fell, the shekinah-fire, that burned at its heart, became apparent. But whether it sheltered by day or illumined by night, it was always the symbol of the divine presence. All this prefigured the guidance and shelter that are afforded to His people by our Lord. Compare John 8:12.

Friends may urge you to change your sphere. The scarcity of your resources and the pressure of your foes may appear to force a move. A nameless fear may suggest that you will never hold your ground. But so long as the cloud doesn't move, you must tarry where you are. Where the cloud broods, the manna falls. "My soul, wait thou only upon God!" Never go in front of God, nor lag behind, nor hesitate to strike your tent, if He leads on. [source]

Chapter Summary: Numbers 9

¹ The Passover is again commanded
⁶ A second Passover for the unclean or absent
¹⁵ The cloud directs the removals and encampments of the Israelites

What do the individual words in Numbers 9:18 mean?

At the command of Yahweh would journey the sons of Israel and at they would camp as long as time as remained the cloud above the tabernacle they camped

עַל־ פִּ֣י יְהוָ֗ה יִסְעוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְעַל־ יַחֲנ֑וּ כָּל־ יְמֵ֗י אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִשְׁכֹּ֧ן הֶעָנָ֛ן עַל־ הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן יַחֲנֽוּ

עַל־	At
Parse: Preposition Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
פִּ֣י	the command
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: פֶּה Sense: mouth.
יְהוָ֗ה	of Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
יִסְעוּ֙	would journey
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: נָסַע Sense: to pull out, pull up, set out, journey, remove, set forward, depart.
בְּנֵ֣י	the sons
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	of Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
וְעַל־	and at
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
יַחֲנ֑וּ	they would camp
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: חָנָה Sense: to decline, incline, encamp, bend down, lay siege against.
כָּל־	as long
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
יְמֵ֗י	as time
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.
יִשְׁכֹּ֧ן	remained
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁכַן Sense: to settle down, abide, dwell, tabernacle, reside.
הֶעָנָ֛ן	the cloud
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: עָנָן Sense: cloud, cloudy, cloud-mass.
עַל־	above
Parse: Preposition Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
הַמִּשְׁכָּ֖ן	the tabernacle
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מִשְׁכָּן Sense: dwelling place, tabernacle.
יַחֲנֽוּ	they camped
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: חָנָה Sense: to decline, incline, encamp, bend down, lay siege against.

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