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Numbers 10:34

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 10:34 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the cloud of Jehovah was over them by day, when they set forward from the camp.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the cloud of Jehovah was over them by day, when they set forward from the camp.
Numbers 10:34 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 10

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
31And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou shalt be to us instead of eyes.
32And it shall be, if thou go with us, yea, it shall be, that what good soever Jehovah shall do unto us, the same will we do unto thee.
33And they set forward from the mount of Jehovah three days` journey; and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah went before them three days` journey, to seek out a resting-place for them.
34And the cloud of Jehovah was over them by day, when they set forward from the camp.
35And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, O Jehovah, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee.
36And when it rested, he said, Return, O Jehovah, unto the ten thousands of the thousands of Israel.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the cloud of the Lord [was] upon them by day, etc.] Not only upon the tabernacle, and upon the ark particularly, but it spread itself in journeying over the whole body of the people, and therefore said to be a covering to them from the heat of the sun, (<19A539>Psalm 105:39); as well as it was a guide unto them, and a token of the divine Presence with them, (see <230405> Isaiah 4:5); when they went out of the camp; or out of the place of their encampment, when they removed from Sinai; and appears from, hence that it was in the daytime.”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“By day - And by night too, as was expressed before. So we must learn to compare places of scripture, and to supply the defects of one out of another, as we do in all authors. Numbers 10:36”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Exo 13:21, Exo 13:22; Neh 9:12, Neh 9:19; Psa 105:39 Numbers 10:35”
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