Even when the cloud continued over the tabernacle for many days, the Israelites kept the charge of the LORD, and did not set out — obedience extends to extended encampments: if the cloud remains for many days (yamim rabbim), Israel patiently waits. The phrase 'kept the charge of the LORD' (shamar mishmemet YHWH) emphasizes that observing the cloud's timing constitutes fulfilling God's command. Waiting, like journeying, is obedience.

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