Parallel Verses
King James Version
He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.
New American Standard Bible
And
Holman Bible
and gave a fire to light up the night.
International Standard Version
He spread out a cloud for a cover, and fire for light at night.
A Conservative Version
He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light in the night.
American Standard Version
He spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to give light in the night.
Amplified
The Lord spread a cloud as a covering [by day],
And a fire to illumine the night.
Bible in Basic English
A cloud was stretched over them for a cover; and he sent fire to give light in the night.
Darby Translation
He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light in the night.
Julia Smith Translation
He spread a cloud for covering, and fire to lighten the night
King James 2000
He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He spread out a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light at night.
Modern King James verseion
He spread a cloud for a covering, and fire to give light in the night.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He spread out a cloud to be a covering, and fire to give light in the night season.
NET Bible
He spread out a cloud for a cover, and provided a fire to light up the night.
New Heart English Bible
He spread a cloud for a covering, fire to give light in the night.
The Emphasized Bible
He spread out a cloud as a covering, And fire, to give light by night,
Webster
He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.
World English Bible
He spread a cloud for a covering, fire to give light in the night.
Youngs Literal Translation
He hath spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to enlighten the night.
Themes
Cloud of glory » Was designed to » Defend israel
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 105:39
Verse Info
Context Readings
Praise To Yahweh For His Work On Behalf Of Israel
38 Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them. 39 He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night. 40 The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
Cross References
Nehemiah 9:12
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.
Psalm 78:14
In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.
Isaiah 4:5
And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence.
Exodus 13:21-22
And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:
Exodus 14:24
And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the LORD looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,
Numbers 9:15-22
And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the tabernacle, namely, the tent of the testimony: and at even there was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until the morning.
Nehemiah 9:19
Yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, and the way wherein they should go.
1 Corinthians 10:1-2
Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;