# Connecting Statement:
The elder continues to speak to John.
# they ... them
These words refer to those people who have come through the great tribulation.
# day and night
These two parts of the day are used together to mean "all the time" or "without stopping" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism]])
# will spread his tent over them
"will put his tent up over them." Protecting them is spoken of as if it were giving them shelter to live under. Alternate translation: "will shelter them" or "will protect them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])