Numbers 9:20 — Compare Translations

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And sometimes the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle; then according to the commandment of Jehovah they remained encamped, and according to the commandment of Jehovah they journeyed.

English Amplified

And sometimes the cloud was only a few days upon the tabernacle, but according to the command of the Lord they remained encamped, and at His command they journeyed.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And sometimes the cloud was only a few days upon the tabernacle, but according to the command of the Lord they remained encamped, and at His command they journeyed.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Sometimes the cloud remained over the tabernacle for only a few days, and they would camp at the Lord’s command and set out at the Lord’s command.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Sometimes the cloud remained over the tabernacle for only a few days. They would camp at the LORD’s command and set out at the LORD’s command.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And if it were so that the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle, according to the commandment of Jehovah they encamped, and according to the commandment of Jehovah they journeyed.

English EASY 2024

Sometimes the cloud stayed over the tabernacle for a few days. Then they remained in their camp. When the Lord showed them that they should travel, they started to travel.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Sometimes the cloud was over the Holy Tent for only a few days. So the people obeyed the Lord's command—they followed the cloud when it moved.

Sometimes the cloud was a few days over the tabernacle, and according to the command of the LORD they remained in camp; then according to the command of the LORD they set out.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Sometimes the cloud remained over the Tent for only a few days; in any case, they remained in camp or moved, according to the command of the Lord.

English God's Word - GW 1995

The same thing happened when the smoke stayed only a few days over the tent: At the Lord's command they would set up camp, and at his command they would break camp.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Sometimes the cloud remained over the tabernacle for [only] a few days. They would camp at the LORD's command and set out at the LORD's command.

English KJV 1611

And so it was, when the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle; according to the commandment of the LORD they abode in their tents, and according to the commandment of the LORD they journeyed.

English LSB

If sometimes the cloud remained a few days over the tabernacle, according to the command of Yahweh they remained camped. Then according to the command of Yahweh they set out.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

When the cloud remained a few days over the tabernacle, according to the commandment of the Lord they dwelt in their tents, and according to the commandment of the Lord they journeyed.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

If sometimes the cloud remained a few days over the tabernacle, according to the command of the LORD they remained camped. Then according to the command of the LORD they set out.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

yet sometimes the cloud was over the Dwelling only for a few days. It was at the bidding of the LORD that they stayed in camp, and it was at his bidding that they departed.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

When the cloud remained over the tabernacle a number of days, they remained camped according to the LORD’s commandment, and according to the LORD’s commandment they would journey.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Sometimes the cloud was above the tent for only a few days. When the Lord would give the command, they would camp. Then when he would give the command, they would start out.

English NIV

Sometimes the cloud was over the tabernacle only a few days; at the LORD's command they would encamp, and then at his command they would set out.

English NKJ 1982

So it was, when the cloud was above the tabernacle a few days: according to the command of the Lord they would remain encamped, and according to the command of the Lord they would journey.

English NLT

Sometimes the cloud would stay over the Tabernacle for only a few days, so the people would stay for only a few days. Then at the LORD's command they would break camp.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Sometimes the cloud would remain a few days over the tabernacle, and according to the command of the LORD they would remain in camp; then according to the command of the LORD they would set out.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Sometimes the cloud was a few days over the tabernacle, and according to the command of the Lord they remained in camp; then according to the command of the Lord they set out.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Sometimes the fire-cloud stayed only during the night and moved on the next morning.

English Tyndale 1537

If it chanced that the cloud abode any space of time upon the habitation, then they kept their tents at the mouth of the LORD: and they journeyed also at the commandment of the LORD.