Exodus 13:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 13:21 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַֽיהוָ֡ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
הֹלֵךְ֩
hâlak
H1980
to walk
לִפְנֵיהֶ֨ם
pânîym
H6440
face
יוֹמָ֜ם
yôwmâm
H3119
daytime
בְּעַמּ֤וּד
ʻammûwd
H5982
pillar
עָנָן֙
ʻânân
H6051
cloud
לַנְחֹתָ֣ם
nâchâh
H5148
to lead
הַדֶּ֔רֶךְ
derek
H1870
way
וְלַ֛יְלָה
layil
H3915
night
בְּעַמּ֥וּד
ʻammûwd
H5982
pillar
אֵ֖שׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
לְהָאִ֣יר
ʼôwr
H215
to shine
לָהֶ֑ם
לָלֶ֖כֶת
yâlak
H3212
to walk
יוֹמָ֥ם
yôwmâm
H3119
daytime
וָלָֽיְלָה
layil
H3915
night
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yahweh went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them on their way, and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light, that they might go by day and by night:
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King James Version Public Domain
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:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Yahweh went before their faces by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them on the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to be light to them, to go by day or by night.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).