And so it was ... — Better, And sometimes, etc.; that is, there were times or occasions when this happened, and so on. So…

Happy people to be so divinely guided! They could never tell when they would have to be on the move; they had no abiding city.

When their te…

And [so] it was, when the cloud was a few days upon the
tabernacle
Or "days of number…

This cloud was appointed to be the visible sign and symbol of God's presence with Israel. Thus we are taught to see God always near us, both night …