Exodus 14:20
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And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night.so that it came between the camps of Egypt and Israel. The cloud was there in the darkness, but it lit up the night. So all night long neither camp went near the other.
In other translations
And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night.so that it came between the camps of Egypt and Israel. The cloud was there in the darkness, but it lit up the night. So all night long neither camp went near the other.
Hebrew words
וַיָּבֹאvaiyavo'and it wentH935בֵּין׀beinbetweenH996מַחֲנֵהmachaneh[the] camp ofH4264מִצְרַיִםmitzrayimEgyptH4714וּבֵיןuveinand betweenH996מַחֲנֵהmachaneh[the] camp ofH4264יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478וַיְהִיvayhiand it wasH1961הֶעָנָןhe'ananthe cloudH6051וְהַחֹשֶׁךְvehachoshekhand the darknessH2822וַיָּאֶרvaiya'erand it lit upH215אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַלָּיְלָהhalayelahthe nightH3915וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808קָרַבkaravit drew nearH7126זֶהzehthisH2088אֶל־'el-toH413זֶהzehthisH2088כָּל־kol-allH3605הַלָּיְלָה׃halayelahthe nightH3915
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Related verses
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- 2 Corinthians 2:15-1615 For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: 16 To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?15 For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. 16 To the one, we are an odor of death and demise; to the other, a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a task?
- Proverbs 4:18-1918 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. 19 The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.18 The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday. 19 But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.
- Psalm 18:11He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him.
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People and places
People: Jacob
Places: Egypt