KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Exodus 13:21 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And the Lord” | וַֽיהוָ֡ה | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
| “went” | הֹלֵךְ֩ | To walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) | went |
| “before” | לִפְנֵיהֶ֨ם | The face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) | before |
| “them by day” | יוֹמָ֜ם | Daily | day |
| “in a pillar” | בְּעַמּ֤וּד | A column (as standing); also a stand, i.e., platform | pillar |
| “of a cloud,” | עָנָן֙ | A cloud (as covering the sky), i.e., the nimbus or thunder-cloud | cloud |
| “to lead” | לַנְחֹתָ֣ם | To guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists) | lead |
| “them the way;” | הַדֶּ֔רֶךְ | A road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb | way |
| “and by night” | וְלַ֛יְלָה | Properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity | night |
| “in a pillar” | בְּעַמּ֥וּד | A column (as standing); also a stand, i.e., platform | pillar |
| “of fire,” | אֵ֖שׁ | Fire (literally or figuratively) | fire |
| “to give them light;” | לְהָאִ֣יר | To be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically) | give light |
| “to go” | לָלֶ֖כֶת | To walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) | go |
| “by day” | יוֹמָ֥ם | Daily | day |
| “and night:” | וָלָֽיְלָה׃ | Properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity | night |
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19 And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.
20 And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.
21 And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:
22 He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.
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