King James Version

Psalms 105:39

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

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פָּרַ֣שׂparasbreakפָּרַשׂverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “break”, a completed actionH6566to break apart, disperse, etc.break, chop in pieces, lay open, scatter, spread (abroad, forth, selves, out), stretch (forth, out).עָנָ֣ןanancloudעָנָןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “cloud”, the ordinary formH6051a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloudcloud(-y).לְמָסָ֑ךְlemasakheto coveringמָסָךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to covering”, the ordinary formH4539a cover, i.e. veilcovering, curtain, hanging.וְ֝אֵ֗שׁveeshand fireאֵשׁconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “and fire”, the ordinary formH784fire (literally or figuratively)burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.לְהָאִ֥ירlehairto gloriousאוֹרpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “to glorious”, the to-form of the verbH215to be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically)[idiom] break of day, glorious, kindle, (be, en-, give, show) light (-en, -ened), set on fire, shine.לָֽיְלָהlayelahnightלַיִלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “night”, the ordinary formH3915properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity(mid-)night (season).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

He spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to give light in the night.

Young’s Literal Translation

He hath spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to enlighten the night.

World English Bible

He spread a cloud for a covering, fire to give light in the night.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

And was defiled with their works: and they went aside after their own inventions.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He spread out a cloud for a covering to them, and fire to give them light by night.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Διεπέτασε νεφέλην εἰς σκέπην αὐτοῖς, καὶ πῦρ τοῦ φωτίσαι αὐτοῖς τὴν νύκτα.