King James Version

Psalms 78:14

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

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וַיַּנְחֵ֣םvayanchemand guideנָחָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and guide”, the next action in the storyH5148to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)bestow, bring, govern, guide, lead (forth), put, straiten.בֶּעָנָ֣ןbeananin cloudעָנָןpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in cloud”, the ordinary formH6051a cloud (as covering the sky), i.e. the nimbus or thunder-cloudcloud(-y).יוֹמָ֑םyomamdailyיוֹמָםadverb — “daily”H3119dailydaily, (by, in the) day(-time).וְכָלvekhaland allכֹּלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הַ֝לַּ֗יְלָהhalaylahthe nightלַיִלdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the night”, the ordinary formH3915properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity(mid-)night (season).בְּא֣וֹרbeorin brightאוֹרpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “in bright”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH216illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)bright, clear, [phrase] day, light (-ning), morning, sun.אֵֽשׁeshfireאֵשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “fire”, the ordinary formH784fire (literally or figuratively)burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

By day also He led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.

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American Standard Version (1901)

In the day-time also he led them with a cloud, And all the night with a light of fire.

Young’s Literal Translation

And leadeth them with a cloud by day, And all the night with a light of fire.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

And he led them with a cloud in the daytime, and all the night with the light of fire.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

By day also He led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he guided them with a cloud by day, and all the night with a light of fire.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ὡδήγησεν αὐτοὺς ἐν νεφέλῃ ἡμέρας, καὶ ὅλην τὴν νύκτα ἐν φωτισμῷ πυρός.