Numbers 9:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 9:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 9:17 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And when the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, then after that the children of Israel journeyed: and in the place ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 9:17 — KJV
“And when the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, then after that the children of Israel journeyed: and in the place where the cloud abode, there the children of Israel pitched their tents.”
— Numbers 9:17 (KJV)
Numbers 9:17 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 9:17
“Or whether it were two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle, remaining thereon, the children of Israel abode in their tents, and journeyed not: but when it was taken up, they journeyed.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 9:17: cloud, taken, tabernacle
“And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys: went onward: Heb. journeyed”
Shares key themes with Numbers 9:17: cloud, taken, tabernacle
“And when the cloud tarried long upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the LORD, and journeyed not. tarried...: Heb. prolonged”
Shares key themes with Numbers 9:17: cloud, tabernacle, then
“And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the LORD, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 9:17: after, children, israel
“And so it was, when the cloud was a few days upon the tabernacle; according to the commandment of the LORD they abode in their tents, and according to the commandment of the LORD they journeyed.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 9:17: cloud, tabernacle, journeyed
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