Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageYahweh went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to guide their path, and by night in a pillar of fire to light the way—so that they could journey both day and night without stopping.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GAnd YHWH was going before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them on the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light—so they could travel both by day and by night.
KJV
King James VersionAnd 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:
BSB
Berean Standard BibleAnd the LORD went before them in a pillar of cloud to guide their way by day, and in a pillar of fire to give them light by night, so that they could travel by day or night.
Footnotes
עַמּוּד עָנָן / עַמּוּד אֵשׁ (ammud anan / ammud esh) — "pillar of cloud / pillar of fire." עַמּוּד (ammud) denotes a standing column or architectural pillar—imposing, vertical, visible from vast distances. YHWH takes visible, structural form as divine guide and guardian. This theophany echoes Sinai (Ex. 19:16–18), fills the Tabernacle (Ex. 40:34–38), and becomes the defining image of the Shekinah Presence. For FOG Message, the typological arc is essential: the same Presence that led Israel through the wilderness ultimately "tabernacled" (σκηνόω, skenoo) in human flesh (John 1:14)—the pillar of cloud becoming the cloud of the Transfiguration, the pillar of fire becoming the Light of the World.