Exodus 14:20
18 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.
19 And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:
And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night.
21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
22 And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- so that it came between the camps of Egypt and Israel. The cloud was there in the darkness, but it lit up the night. So all night long neither camp went near the other.
- KJV
- And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night.
- WEB
- It came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel. There was the cloud and the darkness, yet it gave light by night. One didn’t come near the other all night.
- ASV
- and it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; and there was the cloud and the darkness, yet gave it light by night: and the one came not near the other all the night.
- DARBY
- And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and was a cloud and darkness, and lit up the night; and the one did not come near the other all the night.
- BLB
- And it came between the camp of Egypt and between the camp of Israel; and it was the cloud and the darkness, and it gave light by the night. And this one did not come near to the other all the night.
- ÅB
- så den kom imellom egypternes leir og Israels leir; på den ene side var den sky og mørke, og på den annen side lyste den opp natten; og den ene leir kom ikke inn på den andre hele natten.
- OTB
- og kom mellom egypternes leir og Israels leir. Hele natten brakte skyen mørke til den ene siden og lys til den andre; så ingen kom nær den andre hele natten.
- B1930
- så den kom imellem egypternes leir og Israels leir; på den ene side var den sky og mørke, og på den annen side lyste den op natten; og den ene leir kom ikke inn på den andre hele natten.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 8:14
And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
Read in context2 Corinthians 2:15–16
For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:
Read in contextProverbs 4:18–19
But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Read in contextPsalms 18:11
He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
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