What is He Saying?

In this way, they traveled and camped at the Lord’s command
wherever he told them to go. Then they remained in their
camp as long as the cloud stayed over the Tabernacle.

If the cloud remained over the Tabernacle for a long time,
the Israelites stayed and performed their duty to the Lord.

Sometimes the cloud would stay over the Tabernacle for
only a few days, so the people would stay for only a few days,
as the Lord commanded. Then at the Lord’s command they
would break camp and move on.

Sometimes the cloud stayed only overnight and lifted
the next morning. But day or night, when the cloud lifted,
the people broke camp and moved on.

Whether the cloud stayed above the Tabernacle for two days,
a month, or a year, the people of Israel stayed in camp and
did not move on. But as soon as it lifted, they broke camp
and moved on.

So they camped or traveled at the Lord’s command,
and they did whatever the Lord told them through Moses.
‭‭Numbers‬ ‭9‬:‭18‬-‭23‬ ‭(NLT‬‬)