Numbers 11:31

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And there went forth a wind from the LORD, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, as it were a day's journey on this side, and as it were a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and as it were two cubits high upon the face of the earth.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And there went forth a wind from the LORD, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall beside the camp, as it were a day's journey on this side, and as it were a day's journey on the other side, all around the camp, and about two cubits high upon the face of the earth.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And there went forth a wind from the LORD, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, as it were a day's journey on this side, and as it were a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and as it were two cubits high upon the face of the earth.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And there went forth a wind from Jehovah, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, about a day's journey on this side, and a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and about two cubits above the face of the earth.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And there went forth a wind from the LORD, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, as it were a day's journey on this side, and as it were a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and as it were two cubits high upon the face of the earth.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And there went forth a wynde fro ye LORde and brought quayles from the see and let them fall aboute the hoste euen a dayes iurney rounde aboute on euery syde of the hoste and.ij. cubetes hye apon the erth.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then wente out the wynde from ye LORDE, & caused quayles to come from the see, & scatred the ouer the hoost, here a dayes iourney, there a dayes iourney rounde aboute ye hoost, two cubytes hye aboue ye earth.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then there went foorth a winde from the Lorde, and brought quailes from the Sea, and let them fall vpon the campe, a dayes iourney on this side, and a dayes iourney on the other side, round about the hoste, and they were about two cubites aboue the earth.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And there went foorth a wynde from the Lorde, and brought quayles from the sea, & let them fall about the hoast, euen a dayes iourney rounde about on euery side of the hoast, and they did flee in the ayre as it were two cubites hye ouer the earth.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ And there went forth a wind from the LORD, and brought quails from the sea, and let [them] fall by the camp, as it were a day's journey on this side, and as it were a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and as it were two cubits [high] upon the face of the earth.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    There went forth a wind from Yahweh, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, about a day's journey on this side, and a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and about two cubits above the surface of the earth.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And a spirit hath journeyed from Jehovah, and cutteth off quails from the sea, and leaveth by the camp, as a day's journey here, and as a day's journey there, round about the camp, and about two cubits, on the face of the land.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And there went forth a wind from Jehovah, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, about a day's journey on this side, and a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and about two cubits above the face of the earth.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And there went forth a wind from Jehovah, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, about a day's journey on this side, and a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and about two cubits above the face of the earth.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then the Lord sent a wind, driving little birds from the sea, so that they came down on the tents, and all round the tent-circle, about a day's journey on this side and on that, in masses about two cubits high over the face of the earth.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    A wind from Yahweh went out and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, about a day's journey on this side, and a day's journey on the other side, around the camp, and about two cubits above the surface of the earth.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Provision of Quail Now a wind went out from the LORD and brought quail from the sea, and let them fall near the camp, about a day’s journey on this side, and about a day’s journey on the other side, all around the camp, and about three feet high on the surface of the ground.

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 16:13 : 13 That evening, quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning, there was a layer of dew around the camp.
  • Ps 105:40 : 40 They asked, and he brought quail; he satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
  • Ps 135:7 : 7 He brings up clouds from the ends of the earth; He makes lightning for the rain and brings out the wind from His storehouses.
  • Ps 78:26-29 : 26 He made the east wind blow in the heavens and guided the south wind by His power. 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. 29 They ate and were filled abundantly, for He gave them what they craved.
  • Exod 10:13 : 13 So Moses stretched out his staff over Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day and night. By morning, the wind had brought the locusts.
  • Exod 10:19 : 19 And the LORD changed the wind to a very strong west wind, which carried the locusts into the Red Sea. Not a single locust was left in all the land of Egypt.
  • Exod 15:10 : 10 But You blew with Your wind, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Num 11:32-33
    2 verses
    84%

    32All 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.

    33But 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.

  • Exod 16:11-16
    6 verses
    83%

    11The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

    12"I have heard the complaints of the Israelites. Tell them, 'At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.'"

    13That evening, quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning, there was a layer of dew around the camp.

    14When the dew evaporated, there was a fine, flaky substance on the surface of the wilderness, as fine as frost on the ground.

    15When the Israelites saw it, they said to one another, "What is it?" because they did not know what it was. Moses said to them, "It is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat.

    16This is what the LORD has commanded: 'Each person is to gather as much as they need to eat. Take an omer for each person according to the number of people in your tent.'

  • Ps 78:26-28
    3 verses
    76%

    26He made the east wind blow in the heavens and guided the south wind by His power.

    27He rained meat on them like dust, birds like the sand of the sea.

    28He made them fall inside their camp, all around their dwellings.

  • Ps 105:39-40
    2 verses
    76%

    39He spread a cloud as a covering and fire to give light at night.

    40They asked, and he brought quail; he satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

  • Num 11:9
    74%

    9When the dew came down on the camp at night, the manna would fall with it.

  • Num 11:30
    73%

    30Then Moses returned to the camp along with the elders of Israel.

  • Exod 10:12-13
    2 verses
    71%

    12And the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the land of Egypt so that locusts may swarm over the land and consume every plant that the hail has left."

    13So Moses stretched out his staff over Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day and night. By morning, the wind had brought the locusts.

  • Num 11:18
    71%

    18Tell the people: Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you will eat meat. The LORD heard you when you wailed, ‘If only we had meat to eat! We were better off in Egypt!’ Now the LORD will give you meat to eat, and you will eat it.

  • Exod 16:4-5
    2 verses
    71%

    4Then the LORD said to Moses, "Behold, I am going to rain down bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. In this way, I will test them to see whether they will follow my instructions or not.

    5On the sixth day, they are to prepare what they bring in, and it will be twice as much as they gather on other days.

  • Num 11:20-22
    3 verses
    70%

    20but for a whole month—until it comes out of your nostrils and becomes loathsome to you—because you have rejected the LORD, who is among you, and have wailed before Him, saying, ‘Why did we ever leave Egypt?’

    21But Moses said, 'Here I am among six hundred thousand men on foot, and You say, ‘I will give them meat to eat for a whole month’?

    22Would they have enough if flocks and herds were slaughtered for them? Or if all the fish in the sea were gathered for them, would that be enough?'

  • Exod 10:19
    69%

    19And the LORD changed the wind to a very strong west wind, which carried the locusts into the Red Sea. Not a single locust was left in all the land of Egypt.

  • Exod 14:20-22
    3 verses
    69%

    20It came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel. There was a cloud and darkness, yet it lit up the night, and neither side approached the other all night long.

    21Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the LORD drove the sea back with a strong east wind all night and turned it into dry land. The waters were divided.

    22The Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with the waters forming a wall for them on their right and on their left.

  • Num 10:34
    69%

    34By day, the cloud of the LORD was over them as they set out from the camp.

  • Exod 16:21
    68%

    21Each morning, everyone gathered as much as they needed, and when the sun grew hot, it melted away.

  • Num 11:1
    68%

    1Now the people began to complain bitterly in the hearing of the LORD, and when the LORD heard this, His anger burned, and fire from the LORD consumed the outskirts of the camp.

  • Ps 78:24
    67%

    24He rained down manna for them to eat and gave them the grain of heaven.

  • Num 11:4
    67%

    4The rabble among them began to crave other food, and the Israelites also started to weep again, saying, 'Who will give us meat to eat?

  • Exod 15:10
    67%

    10But You blew with Your wind, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.

  • Deut 1:2
    67%

    2It is an eleven-day journey from Horeb by way of Mount Seir to Kadesh-barnea.

  • Num 10:11
    66%

    11In the second year, on the twentieth day of the second month, the cloud was lifted from over the Tabernacle of the Testimony.

  • Num 11:6
    66%

    6But now our appetite is gone; there’s nothing to see but this manna!

  • Deut 11:5
    66%

    5And what He did for you in the wilderness until you reached this place.

  • Exod 19:16
    66%

    16On the morning of the third day, there was thunder and lightning, a thick cloud on the mountain, and a very loud trumpet sound, so that all the people in the camp trembled.

  • Ezek 1:25
    66%

    25A voice came from above the expanse over their heads as they stood still with their wings lowered.

  • Judg 11:16
    66%

    16For when they came up from Egypt, Israel traveled through the wilderness to the Red Sea and arrived at Kadesh.

  • Deut 1:33
    66%

    33who went before you on the way to scout out a place for you to camp, by night in the fire to show you the way you should go, and by day in the cloud.

  • Num 9:21
    66%

    21Sometimes the cloud remained only from evening until morning, and when the cloud lifted in the morning, they set out. Whether by day or by night, when the cloud lifted, they set out.

  • Exod 16:32
    66%

    32Moses said, "This is what the LORD has commanded: 'Let an omer of it be kept for future generations so that they can see the bread I gave you to eat in the wilderness when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.'"

  • Neh 9:12
    66%

    12By day, You led them with a pillar of cloud and by night with a pillar of fire, to give them light for the path they should follow.

  • Exod 9:23
    66%

    23When Moses stretched out his staff toward the sky, the Lord sent thunder and hail, and lightning flashed down to the ground. So the Lord rained hail on the land of Egypt.

  • Judg 11:18
    66%

    18Then they journeyed through the wilderness, went around the land of Edom and the land of Moab, and came to the east side of the land of Moab. They camped on the other side of the Arnon but did not enter the territory of Moab, for the Arnon was the border of Moab.

  • Ps 78:14
    66%

    14By day He led them with a cloud, and all night with a light of fire.