Exodus 16:13

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

That evening, quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning, there was a layer of dew around the camp.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְהִ֣י בָעֶ֔רֶב וַתַּ֣עַל הַשְּׂלָ֔ו וַתְּכַ֖ס אֶת־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה וּבַבֹּ֗קֶר הָֽיְתָה֙ שִׁכְבַ֣ת הַטַּ֔ל סָבִ֖יב לַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה

Transliteration

wə-yəhî in-the-'ereb wə-ta'al ha-śəlāw wə-təkas ʾet-ha-maḥăneh and-in-the-bōqer hāytâ šikbat ha-ṭal around to-the-maḥăneh

Grammar Details

• *wə-yəhî*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it was
• *wə-ta'al*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and came up
• *ha-śəlāw*: feminine singular with definite article - the quail
• *wə-təkas*: waw consecutive + piel imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and covered
• *ha-maḥăneh*: masculine singular with definite article - the camp
• *hāytâ*: qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - was
• *šikbat*: construct state feminine singular - layer of
• *ha-ṭal*: masculine singular with definite article - the dew

Word Meanings

• *wə-yəhî*: and it was/happened/came to pass
• *ha-śəlāw*: the quail(s)
• *wə-təkas*: and covered/concealed
• *maḥăneh*: camp/encampment
• *šikbat*: layer/covering/deposit
• *ṭal*: dew/mist

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And it came to pass that in the evening the quails came up and covered the camp; and in the morning the dew lay all around the camp.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And it came to pass at even, that the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the camp.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And at eue the quayles came ad couered the groude where they laye. And in the mornynge the dewe laye rounde aboute the hoste.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And at euen the quayles came vp, and couered the tentes: and in the mornynge the dewe laye rounde aboute the tentes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And so at euen the quailes came and couered the campe: and in the morning the dewe lay round about the hoste.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And at euen the quailes came vp and couered the tentes, and in the mornyng the deawe lay rounde about them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It happened at evening that quail came up and covered the camp; and in the morning the dew lay around the camp.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And it cometh to pass in the evening, that the quail cometh up, and covereth the camp, and in the morning there hath been the lying of dew round about the camp,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it came to pass at even, that the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the camp.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it came to pass at even, that the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the camp.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And it came about that in the evening little birds came up and the place was covered with them: and in the morning there was dew all round about the tents.

• World English Bible (2000)

  It happened at evening that quail came up and covered the camp; and in the morning the dew lay around the camp.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  In the evening the quail came up and covered the camp, and in the morning a layer of dew was all around the camp.

Referenced Verses

• Num 11:9 : 9 When the dew came down on the camp at night, the manna would fall with it.
• Ps 78:27-28 : 27 He rained meat on them like dust, birds like the sand of the sea. 28 He made them fall inside their camp, all around their dwellings.
• Ps 105:40 : 40 They asked, and he brought quail; he satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
• Num 11:31-33 : 31 Now a wind sent by the LORD drove in quail from the sea and scattered them around the camp to a depth of about two cubits over the ground, as far as a day's walk in any direction around the camp. 32 All that day, night, and the following day, the people went out and gathered quail. The one who gathered the least still collected ten homers. Then they spread them out all around the camp. 33 But while the meat was still between their teeth and before it was consumed, the anger of the LORD burned against the people, and He struck them with a severe plague.