ESV: So it was always: the cloud covered it by day and the appearance of fire by night.
NIV: That is how it continued to be; the cloud covered it, and at night it looked like fire.
NASB: That is how it was continuously; the cloud would cover it by day, and the appearance of fire by night.
CSB: It remained that way continuously: the cloud would cover it, appearing like fire at night.
NLT: This was the regular pattern — at night the cloud that covered the Tabernacle had the appearance of fire.
KJV: So it was alway: the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night.
NKJV: So it was always: the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night.