According to the Hebrew Scriptures
The LORD
וַֽיהֹוָ֡ה הֹלֵךְ֩ לִפְנֵיהֶ֨ם יוֹמָ֜ם בְּעַמּ֤וּד עָנָן֙ לַנְחֹתָ֣ם הַדֶּ֔רֶךְ וְלַ֛יְלָה בְּעַמּ֥וּד אֵ֖שׁ לְהָאִ֣יר לָהֶ֑ם לָלֶ֖כֶת יוֹמָ֥ם וָלָֽיְלָה׃
יהוה went before them in a pillar of cloud by day, to guide them along the way, and in a pillar of fire by night, to give them light, that they might travel day and night.
The Angel of God
וַיִּסַּ֞ע מַלְאַ֣ךְ הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים הַהֹלֵךְ֙ לִפְנֵי֙ מַחֲנֵ֣ה יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ מֵאַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם וַיִּסַּ֞ע עַמּ֤וּד הֶֽעָנָן֙ מִפְּנֵיהֶ֔ם וַיַּֽעֲמֹ֖ד מֵאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃
The messenger of God, who had been going ahead of the Israelite army, now moved and followed behind them; and the pillar of cloud shifted from in front of them and took up a place behind them,
The LORD
וַֽיְהִי֙ בְּאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶת הַבֹּ֔קֶר וַיַּשְׁקֵ֤ף יְהֹוָה֙ אֶל־מַחֲנֵ֣ה מִצְרַ֔יִם בְּעַמּ֥וּד אֵ֖שׁ וְעָנָ֑ן וַיָּ֕הׇם אֵ֖ת מַחֲנֵ֥ה מִצְרָֽיִם׃
At the morning watch, יהוה looked down upon the Egyptian army from a pillar of fire and cloud, and threw the Egyptian army into panic.
According to Targum Jonathan
Shekinah of the LORD
וְאֵיקַר שְׁכִינְתָּא דַיְיָ מִידְבַּר קֳדָמֵיהוֹן בִּימָמָא בְּעַמּוּדָא דַעֲנָנָא לְדַבָּרוּתְהוֹן בְּאָרְחָא וּבְלֵילְיָא הָדַר עַמּוּדָא דַעֲנָנָא מִבַּתְרֵיהוֹן לְמַחְשַׁךְ לִדְרַדְפִין מִן בַּתְרֵיהוֹן וְעַמּוּדָא דְאֵישָׁתָא לְאַנְהָרָא קֳדָמֵיהוֹן לְמֵיזַל בִּימָמָא וּבְלֵילְיָא
And the glory of the Shekinah of the Lord went before them by day in the column of the Cloud to lead them in the way, and at night the column of the Cloud removed behind them to darken on their pursuers behind them ; but to be a column of fire to enlighten them before, that they might go forward by day and by night.
The Angel of the LORD
וּנְטַל מַלְאָכָא דַיְיָ דְּמִדַּבַּר קֳדָם מַשְׁרְיָתָא דְיִשְרָאֵל וְאָתָא מִן בַּתְרֵיהוֹן וּנְטַל עַמּוּדָא דַעֲנָנָא מִן קֳדָמֵיהוֹן וּשְׁרָא מִן בַּתְרֵיהוֹן מִן בִּגְלַל מִצְרָאֵי דְפַתְקִין גִּירִין וְאַבְנִין לְיִשְרָאֵל וַהֲוָה עֲנָנָא מְקַבֵּל יַתְהוֹן
And the Angel of the Lord who led the way before the hosts of Israel went and came behind them; and the column of the Cloud went from before and stood behind them: because the Mizraee threw darts and stones at the Israelites, but the Cloud intercepted them
The LORD
וַהֲוָה בְּמַטְרַת צַפְרָא בְּעִידָנָא דְאַתְיַין חַיְילֵי מְרוֹמָא לְשַׁבָּחָא וְאוֹדִיק יְיָ בִּרְגוֹז עֲלוֹי מַשְׁרִיתְהוֹן דְּמִצְרָאֵי בְּעַמּוּדָא דְאֵישָׁתָא לְמִירְמֵי עֲלֵיהוֹן גּוּמְרִין דְּאֵישָׁא וּבְעַמּוּדָא דַעֲנָנָא לְמִרְמָא עֲלֵיהוֹן בַּרְדִין וְשָׁעֲמָם יַת מַשִּׁרְיַית מִצְרָאֵי
And it was that in the morning watch, at the time that the powers on high come to offer praise, the Lord looked forth with anger upon the hosts of the Mizraee from the column of fire, to hurl upon them flakes of fire and hail, and from the column of cloud, and confounded the host of the Mizraee