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OET-LV And_in/on/at/with_pillar of_cloud led_them by_day and_in/on/at/with_pillar of_fire night to_give_light to/for_them DOM the_way which they_walked in/on/at/with_her.
UHB וּבְעַמּ֣וּד עָנָ֔ן הִנְחִיתָ֖ם יוֹמָ֑ם וּבְעַמּ֥וּד אֵשׁ֙ לַ֔יְלָה לְהָאִ֣יר לָהֶ֔ם אֶת־הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֵֽלְכוּ־בָֽהּ׃ ‡
(ūⱱəˊammūd ˊānān hinḩītām yōmām ūⱱəˊammūd ʼēsh laylāh ləhāʼir lāhem ʼet-hadderek ʼₐsher yēləkū-ⱱāh.)
Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX No BrLXX NEH book available
BrTr And thou guidedst them by day by a pillar of cloud, and by night by a pillar of fire, to enlighten for them the way wherein they should walk.
ULT And you led them with a pillar of cloud by day, and with a pillar of fire by night to shine for them on the way in which they should go.
UST During the day you led your people by a cloud that looked like a huge pillar. At night you led them by a fire that looked like a huge pillar. It shone on the path in front of them to show them where they should walk.
BSB ⇔ You led them with a pillar of cloud by day
⇔ and a pillar of fire by night,
⇔ to light for them the way
⇔ in which they should travel.
OEB Moreover by a pillar of cloud thou leddest them by day, and by a pillar of fire by night, to give them light by the way in which they should go.
WEBBE Moreover, in a pillar of cloud you led them by day; and in a pillar of fire by night, to give them light in the way in which they should go.
WMBB (Same as above)
MSG (9-15)You saw the anguish of our parents in Egypt.
You heard their cries at the Red Sea;
You amazed Pharaoh, his servants, and the people of his land
with wonders and miracle-signs.
You knew their bullying arrogance against your people;
you made a name for yourself that lasts to this day.
You split the sea before them;
they crossed through and never got their feet wet;
You pitched their pursuers into the deep;
they sank like a rock in the storm-tossed sea.
By day you led them with a Pillar of Cloud,
and by night with a Pillar of Fire
To show them the way
they were to travel.
You came down onto Mount Sinai,
you spoke to them out of heaven;
You gave them instructions on how to live well,
true teaching, sound rules and commands;
You introduced them
to your Holy Sabbath;
Through your servant Moses you decreed
commands, rules, and instruction.
You gave bread from heaven for their hunger,
you sent water from the rock for their thirst.
You told them to enter and take the land,
which you promised to give them.
NET You guided them with a pillar of cloud by day and with a pillar of fire by night to illumine for them the path they were to travel.
LSV And by a pillar of cloud You have led them by day,
And by a pillar of fire by night,
To lighten to them the way in which they go.
FBV You led them with a column of cloud during the day, and a column of fire at night, showing them the way which they should go.
T4T During each day you led our ancestors with a bright cloud that resembled a huge pillar, and each night you led them by a flaming cloud that gave them light to show them where to walk.
LEB You led them by day with a column of cloud and with a column of fire by night, to give them light on the way that they were to go.
BBE And you went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, and in a pillar of fire by night, to give them light on the way they were to go.
Moff No Moff NEH book available
JPS Moreover in a pillar of cloud Thou didst lead them by day; and in a pillar of fire by night, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.
ASV Moreover in a pillar of cloud thou leddest them by day; and in a pillar of fire by night, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.
DRA And in a pillar of a cloud thou wast their leader by day, and in a pillar of Are by night, that they might see the way by which they went.
YLT And by a pillar of cloud Thou hast led them by day, and by a pillar of fire by night, to lighten to them the way in which they go.
Drby And thou leddest them in the day by a pillar of cloud, and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.
RV Moreover thou leddest them in a pillar of cloud by day; and in a pillar of fire by night, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.
Wbstr Moreover, thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way in which they should go.
KJB-1769 Moreover thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.
(Moreover/What's_more thou/you leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go. )
KJB-1611 [fn]Moreouer thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar, and in the night, by a pillar of fire, to giue them light in the way wherin they should go.
(Moreover/What's_more thou/you leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar, and in the night, by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherin they should go.)
9:12 Exod.13. 21.
Bshps And leddest them on the day time in a cloudie piller, and on the night season in a piller of fyre, to shewe them light in the way that they went.
(And leddest them on the day time in a cloudie pillar, and on the night season in a pillar of fire, to show them light in the way that they went.)
Gnva And leddest them in the day with a pillar of a cloude, and in the night with a pillar of fire to giue them light in the way that they went.
(And leddest them in the day with a pillar of a cloud, and in the night with a pillar of fire to give them light in the way that they went. )
Cvdl and leddest them on the daye tyme in a cloudy pyler, and on the nighte season in a piler of fyre, to shewe them lighte in the waye yt they wente.
(and leddest them on the day time in a cloudy pyler, and on the night season in a pillar of fire, to show them lighte in the way it they went.)
Wycl And in a piler of cloude thou were the ledere of hem bi dai, and in a piler of fier bi nyyt, that the weie, bi which thei entriden, schulde appere to hem.
(And in a pillar of cloud thou/you were the ledere of them by day, and in a pillar of fire by night, that the way, by which they entered, should appere to them.)
Luth und sie geführet des Tages in einer Wolkensäule und des Nachts in einer Feuersäule, ihnen zu leuchten auf dem Wege, den sie zogen.
(and they/she/them guided the dayss in einer Wolkensäule and the Nachts in einer firesäule, to_them to leuchten on to_him Wege, the they/she/them zogen.)
ClVg Et in columna nubis ductor eorum fuisti per diem, et in columna ignis per noctem, ut appareret eis via per quam ingrediebantur.
(And in columna nubis ductor their fuisti through diem, and in columna ignis through noctem, as appareret to_them road through how ingrediebantur. )
9:5-37 This long prayer confesses the nation’s sins and praises God for his compassion throughout history (cp. Pss 105–106; 135–136). It prompted listeners to confess their own unfaithfulness and to call on God to be compassionate and forgive their sins.
Nehemiah’s Confidence in God
God gave Nehemiah favor in the eyes of a mighty Persian king so that the king responded favorably to all of Nehemiah’s requests (Neh 1:11; 2:8, 18). Nehemiah then had the confidence to present his bold plan to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem, and the people of Jerusalem responded positively, believing that God was able to give them success (2:18) and to protect them from their enemies (4:4-5, 9). They confidently continued with their work in spite of opposition because they knew that God fights for his people and frustrates the plans of the wicked (4:14-15, 20). When the walls of Jerusalem were finished, Nehemiah recognized that the entire difficult project was completed only because of God’s help (6:16).
The book of Nehemiah vividly demonstrates that God is all-powerful and able to accomplish his will, both in individual lives and in nations. The prayer in Nehemiah 9 focuses on praising God for his sovereign and powerful acts: God created the heavens and earth (9:6), called Abram from Ur, and gave the land to Israel (9:7-8, 22-25). The miraculous signs in Egypt, the parting of the Red Sea, and the provision of guidance, food, and water in the wilderness all demonstrate God’s power over man and nature to provide for his people (9:9-15).
The Lord had sent the Israelites into exile after generations of persistent sin (9:32-37). Now he was fulfilling part of his promise to restore them (1:8-9). Nehemiah had the confidence to pray and lead because he knew that everything that happened was part of God’s sovereign plan. This same confidence in God led Abram to leave Ur and by faith go to an unknown land (Gen 12:1-3; Heb 11:8-10), caused Rahab to trust in God (Josh 2:9-14; Heb 11:31), and prompted Hezekiah not to give in to the demands of the Assyrian king Sennacherib (2 Kgs 18:1–19:37). Confidence comes when people believe that God will keep his promises and complete the work he has started in their lives (Phil 1:6).
Passages for Further Study
Gen 12:1-4; Josh 1:10-18; 2:9-14; 2 Kgs 18:1–19:37; Neh 1:8-9, 11; 2:8, 18, 20; 4:4-5, 9, 14-15, 20; 6:16; 9:6-31; Pss 4:5; 9:10; 37:3; 40:3; 44:6-7; 56:3-12; 112:1-9; Prov 3:5-12; 16:20; 28:1, 25; Isa 26:3; Heb 11:8-10, 31; 1 Jn 4:17
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
וּבְעַמּ֣וּד עָנָ֔ן הִנְחִיתָ֖ם יוֹמָ֑ם וּבְעַמּ֥וּד אֵשׁ֙ לַ֔יְלָה לְהָאִ֣יר לָהֶ֔ם אֶת־הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֵֽלְכוּ־בָֽהּ
and,in/on/at/with,pillar cloud led,them by_day and,in/on/at/with,pillar fire night to=give_light to/for=them DOM the,way which/who go in/on/at/with,her
If it would be helpful in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases since the first phrase gives the reason for the result that is described in the second phrase. Alternate translation: “To show the people the way that they should go, you sent a pillar of cloud to go ahead of them during the day and a pillar of fire to light up the way at night”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
וּבְעַמּ֣וּד עָנָ֔ן הִנְחִיתָ֖ם יוֹמָ֑ם וּבְעַמּ֥וּד אֵשׁ֙ לַ֔יְלָה לְהָאִ֣יר לָהֶ֔ם אֶת־הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֵֽלְכוּ־בָֽהּ
and,in/on/at/with,pillar cloud led,them by_day and,in/on/at/with,pillar fire night to=give_light to/for=them DOM the,way which/who go in/on/at/with,her
If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explain why did this. Alternate translation: “To get from Egypt to the land you had promised them, the Israelites had to cross a trackless desert. To show them what way they should go, you went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud during the day and a pillar of fire by night. The pillar of fire lit up the way ahead”