Exo 14:20 | HCSB | STEP | It came between the Egyptian and Israelite forces . The cloud was there in the darkness , yet it lit up the night . So neither group came near the other all night long .

‏ Exodus 14:20

20 It came between the Egyptian and Israelite forces. The cloud was there in the darkness, yet it lit up the night. ^{▼▼Perhaps the cloud brought darkness to the Egyptians but light to the Israelites; Ex 10:22-23; Ps 105:39.} So neither group came near the other all night long.