Even when the cloud lingered over the tabernacle for many days, the Israelites kept the LORD’s charge and did not set out.
Parallel translations
- WEB When the cloud stayed on the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept Yahweh’s command, and didn’t travel.
- KJV And when the cloud tarried long upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the LORD, and journeyed not.
- NKJV Even when the cloud continued long, many days above the tabernacle, the children of Israel kept the charge of the Lord and did not journey.
- NASB Even when the cloud lingered over the tabernacle for many days, the sons of Israel would comply with the Lord’s ordinance and not set out.
- NLT If the cloud remained over the Tabernacle for a long time, the Israelites stayed and performed their duty to the Lord.
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Quick answer
When the cloud stayed long, Israel patiently stayed too, keeping God's charge. Faith trusts God's timing even when it requires waiting.
Overview
During extended stops the people honored God's command rather than growing impatient and moving on their own. This patient obedience models the discipline of waiting on the Lord, trusting that His timing, even when it delays, is good and right.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Zech 3:7“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘If you walk in My ways and keep My instructions, then you will govern My house and will also have charge of My courts; and I will give you a place among these who are standing here.
- Num 3:8They shall take care of all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting and fulfill obligations for the Israelites by attending to the service of the tabernacle.
- Num 1:52–53The Israelites are to camp by their divisions, each man in his own camp and under his own standard.
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