Exodus 14:20

KJV1611 – Modern English

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 did not come near the other all night.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    It came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel. There was a cloud and darkness, yet it lit up the night, and neither side approached the other all night long.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    ad wet betwene the hoste of the Egiptians ad the hoste of Israel. Yt was a darke clowde, and gaue lighte by nyghte: so that all the nyghte long the one coude not come at the other.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and came betwixte the armies of the Egipcians and the armies of Israel. It was a darcke cloude, and gaue light that night, so that all the night longe these and they coude not come together.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And came betweene the campe of the Egyptians and the campe of Israel: it was both a cloude and darkenes, yet gaue it light by night, so that all the night long the one came not at the other)

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And came betweene the tentes of the Egyptians, and the tentes of Israel, and it was a cloude and darknesse, and gaue lyght by nyght: and all the nyght long the one came not at the other.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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 didn't come near the other all the night.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and cometh in between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel, and the cloud and the darkness are, and he enlighteneth the night, and the one hath not drawn near unto the other all the night.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And it came between the army of Egypt and the army of Israel; and there was a dark cloud between them, and they went on through the night; but the one army came no nearer to the other all the night.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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 didn't come near the other all the night.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    It came between the Egyptian camp and the Israelite camp; it was a dark cloud and it lit up the night so that one camp did not come near the other the whole night.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 18:11 : 11 He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion around him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
  • Prov 4:18-19 : 18 But the path of the just is like the shining light, that shines more and more unto the perfect day. 19 The way of the wicked is like darkness: they do not know at what they stumble.
  • Isa 8:14 : 14 And He shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offense to both the houses of Israel, for a trap and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
  • 2 Cor 2:15-16 : 15 For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. 16 To the one we are the aroma of death leading to death, and to the other the aroma of life leading to life. And who is adequate for these things?

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Exod 14:19
    82%

    19And the angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud went from before them, and stood behind them:

  • Exod 13:20-22
    3 verses
    80%

    20And they took their journey from Succoth, and camped in Etham, at the edge of the wilderness.

    21And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:

    22He did not take away the pillar of cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.

  • Exod 14:21-27
    7 verses
    80%

    21And 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.

    22And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand, and on their left.

    23And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.

    24And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the LORD looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,

    25And took off their chariot wheels, so that they drove them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fights for them against the Egyptians.

    26And the LORD said to Moses, Stretch out your hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.

    27And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea.

  • Ps 78:14
    80%

    14In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.

  • Ps 105:39
    79%

    39He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.

  • Neh 9:12
    77%

    12Moreover, You led them by day with a pillar of cloud, and by night with a pillar of fire, to give them light on the way they should go.

  • Exod 10:21-23
    3 verses
    76%

    21And the LORD said to Moses, Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness which may be felt.

    22And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt for three days.

    23They saw not one another, nor did any rise from his place for three days; but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.

  • Exod 40:36-38
    3 verses
    76%

    36And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys:

    37But if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not journey until the day that it was taken up.

    38For the cloud of the LORD was upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys.

  • Josh 24:7
    75%

    7And when they cried to the LORD, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them; and your eyes have seen what I have done in Egypt: and you lived in the wilderness for a long time.

  • Num 9:19-22
    4 verses
    75%

    19And when the cloud lingered long upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the LORD and did not journey.

    20And so it was, when the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle; according to the command of the LORD they remained in their tents, and according to the command of the LORD they journeyed.

    21And so it was, when the cloud stayed from evening until the morning, and when the cloud was taken up in the morning, then they journeyed: whether it was by day or by night that the cloud was taken up, they journeyed.

    22Or whether it was two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud lingered upon the tabernacle, remaining on it, the children of Israel remained in their tents and did not journey: but when it was taken up, they journeyed.

  • Num 9:15-17
    3 verses
    75%

    15And on the day that the tabernacle was set up, the cloud covered the tabernacle, namely, the tent of the testimony: and in the evening there was over the tabernacle the appearance of fire, until the morning.

    16So it was always: the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night.

    17And when the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, then after that the children of Israel set out: and in the place where the cloud stayed, there the children of Israel pitched their tents.

  • Num 10:34
    75%

    34And the cloud of the LORD was upon them by day, when they went out of the camp.

  • Num 14:14
    75%

    14And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land: for they have heard that you LORD are among this people, that you LORD are seen face to face, and that your cloud stands over them, and that you go before them, by day in a pillar of a cloud, and in a pillar of fire by night.

  • Deut 1:33
    74%

    33Who went in the way before you, to search out a place for you to pitch your tents, in fire by night to show you by what way you should go, and in a cloud by day.

  • Exod 14:29-30
    2 verses
    73%

    29But the children of Israel walked on dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand, and on their left.

    30Thus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore.

  • Exod 16:13
    72%

    13And it came to pass that in the evening the quails came up and covered the camp; and in the morning the dew lay all around the camp.

  • Exod 14:10
    72%

    10And when Pharaoh drew near, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were greatly afraid: and the children of Israel cried out to the LORD.

  • Exod 20:21
    71%

    21So the people stood afar off, but Moses drew near the thick darkness where God was.

  • Neh 9:19
    71%

    19Yet in Your overwhelming mercies, You did not forsake them in the wilderness; the pillar of cloud did not depart from them by day to lead them on the way, nor the pillar of fire by night to show them light and the way they should go.

  • Num 11:9
    71%

    9And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.

  • Exod 11:4
    71%

    4And Moses said, Thus says the LORD, About midnight I will go out into the midst of Egypt:

  • Exod 14:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2Speak to the children of Israel, that they turn and camp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, opposite Baalzephon: before it you shall camp by the sea.

    3For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are trapped in the land, the wilderness has shut them in.

  • Exod 10:13
    70%

    13And Moses stretched out his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the locusts.

  • Exod 14:16
    70%

    16But lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.

  • 2 Sam 22:12
    70%

    12And he made darkness canopies around him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.

  • Exod 40:34
    70%

    34Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

  • Exod 12:42
    69%

    42It is a night to be solemnly observed for the LORD for bringing them out of the land of Egypt: this is that night of the LORD to be observed by all the children of Israel throughout their generations.

  • Deut 4:11
    69%

    11And you came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness.

  • Ps 105:28
    69%

    28He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they did not rebel against his word.