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Berean Standard Bible

“And the angel of God, who had gone before the camp of Israel, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from before them and stood behind them,”

Exodus 14:19

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Israel is trapped between the sea and Pharaoh's advancing army. God has just told Moses to keep the people moving and to stretch out his staff over the water.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And the angel of God, who had gone before the camp of Israel, withdrew and went behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from before them and stood behind them,

World English Bible (WEB)

The angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud moved from before them, and stood behind them.

King James Version (KJV)

And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Then the angel of God, who had been before the tents of Israel, took his place at their back; and the pillar of cloud, moving from before them, came to rest at their back:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y el ángel de Dios que iba delante del campo de Israel, se apartó, é iba en pos de ellos; y asimismo la columna de nube que iba delante de ellos, se apartó, y púsose á sus espaldas:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

El ángel del Señor, que estaba guiando al pueblo de Israel, se puso detrás de todos. También la columna de nube se colocó detrás del pueblo,

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