Why did the Cloud hover over them when they left Har Sinai, and not go ahead of them as it generally did when they traveled in the desert?
Seforno: Because the Aron was traveling ahead of them on this occasion. 1
Refer to 10:33:4:2* - And the Cloud was needed to protect them in place of the Aron (Oznayim la'Torah).
What is the significance of the seven times that the Torah mentions "Anan" in connection with Yisrael's travels in the desert?
Rashi: It teaches us that there were seven clouds - four on the four sides, one above, one below, and one in front to flatten the mountains, to fill in the craters and to kill the snakes and the scorpions.
What does the Torah mean when it writes "be'Nas'am min ha'Machaneh"?
Rashi: It means 'when they departed from the location where they were encamped'.
QUESTIONS ON RASHI
Rashi writes that the Torah writes "Anan" seven times to teach that there were seven Clouds. It is written fourteen times (from 9:15, until the current Pasuk)?
