Exodus 14:19

The angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud moved from before them, and stood behind them.

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WEBBE

The angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud moved from before them, and stood behind them.

BSB

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,

KJV

And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:

ASV

And the angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud removed from before them, and stood behind them:

BBE

Then the angel of God, who had been before the tents of Israel, took his place at their back; and the pillar of cloud, moving from before them, came to rest at their back:

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וַיִּסַּע vai·yi·sa' and he set out H5265 מַלְאַךְ mal·'akh [the] angel of H4397 הָאֱלֹהִים ha·'e·lo·him (the) God H430 הַהֹלֵךְ ha·ho·lekh who had been going H1980 לִפְנֵי lif·nei (to) before H6440 מַחֲנֵה ma·cha·neh [the] camp of H4264 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 וַיֵּלֶךְ vai·ye·lekh and he went H1980 מֵאַחֲרֵיהֶם me·'a·cha·rei·hem (from) behind them H310 וַיִּסַּע vai·yi·sa' and it set out H5265 עַמּוּד 'a·mud [the] pillar of H5982 הֶעָנָן he·'a·nan (the) cloud H6051 מִפְּנֵיהֶם mi·pe·nei·hem from before them H6440 וַיַּעֲמֹד vai·ya·'a·mod and it stood H5975 מֵאַחֲרֵיהֶם me·'a·cha·rei·hem (from) behind them H310

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 15–20

Moses' silent prayers of faith prevailed more with God than Israel's loud outcries of fear. The pillar of cloud and fire came behind them, where they needed a guard, and it was a wall between them and their enemies. The word and providence of God have a black and dark side toward sin and sinners, but a bright and pleasant side toward the people of the Lord. He, who divided between light and darkness, Ge 1:4, allotted darkness to the Egyptians, and light to the Israelites. Such a difference there will be between the inheritance of the saints in light, and that utter darkness which will be the portion of hypocrites for ever.

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