Exodus 16:14
And when the dew had gone up, there on the surface of the wilderness lay a small round thing, as small as the frost on the ground.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
When the dew evaporated, there was a fine, flaky substance on the surface of the wilderness, as fine as frost on the ground.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And when the dew{H2919} that lay{H7902} was gone up,{H5927} behold, upon the face{H6440} of the wilderness{H4057} a small{H1851} round thing,{H2636} small{H1851} as the hoar-frost{H3713} on the ground.{H776}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And when the dew{H2919} that lay{H7902} was gone up{H5927}{(H8799)}, behold, upon the face{H6440} of the wilderness{H4057} there lay a small{H1851} round thing{H2636}{(H8794)}, as small{H1851} as the hoar frost{H3713} on the ground{H776}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And whe the dewe was falle: behold, it laye apo the grounde in the wildernesse, small ad roude ad thyn as the hore frost on the groude.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan the dew was falle, beholde, there laye a thinge in the wildernes, thynne and small, as the horefrost vpon the grounde.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And when the dewe that was fallen was ascended, beholde, a small round thing was vpon the face of the wildernes, small as the hoare frost on the earth.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And when the deawe was gone, beholde, vpon the grounde in the wyldernesse there lay a small rounde thyng, as small as the hoare frost on the ground.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness [there lay] a small round thing, [as] small as the hoar frost on the ground.
Webster's Bible (1833)
When the dew that lay had gone, behold, on the surface of the wilderness was a small round thing, small as the hoar-frost on the ground.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
and the lying of the dew goeth up, and lo, on the face of the wilderness a thin, bare thing, thin as hoar-frost on the earth.
American Standard Version (1901)
And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness a small round thing, small as the hoar-frost on the ground.
American Standard Version (1901)
And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness a small round thing, small as the hoar-frost on the ground.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And when the dew was gone, on the face of the earth was a small round thing, like small drops of ice on the earth.
World English Bible (2000)
When the dew that lay had gone, behold, on the surface of the wilderness was a small round thing, small as the frost on the ground.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
When the layer of dew had evaporated, there on the surface of the wilderness was a thin flaky substance, thin like frost on the earth.
Referenced Verses
- Num 11:7-9 : 7 And the manna was like coriander seed, and its color was like the color of bdellium. 8 The people went about and gathered it, ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it; and its taste was like the taste of fresh oil. 9 And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.
- Ps 105:40 : 40 The people asked, and he brought quail, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
- Neh 9:15 : 15 You gave them bread from heaven for their hunger, and brought forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and promised them that they would go in to possess the land which You had sworn to give them.
- Ps 78:24 : 24 And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the grain of heaven.
- Deut 8:3 : 3 And he humbled you, and allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna, which you did not know, neither did your fathers know; that he might make you know that man does not live by bread only, but by every word that comes out of the mouth of the LORD does man live.
- Ps 147:16 : 16 He gives snow like wool: he scatters the frost like ashes.
- Exod 16:31 : 31 And the house of Israel called its name Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and its taste was like wafers made with honey.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Num 11:6-94 verses83%
6 But now our soul is dried away; there is nothing at all, besides this manna, before our eyes.
7 And the manna was like coriander seed, and its color was like the color of bdellium.
8 The people went about and gathered it, ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it; and its taste was like the taste of fresh oil.
9 And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.
- Exod 16:15-2511 verses83%
15 And when the children of Israel saw it, they said to one another, What is it? For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, This is the bread which the LORD has given you to eat.
16 This is the thing which the LORD has commanded: Gather of it every man according to his need, an omer for every person, according to the number of your people; each man take for those who are in his tent.
17 And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less.
18 And when they measured it by omers, he who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack; every man gathered according to his need.
19 And Moses said, Let no man leave any of it until the morning.
20 Nevertheless, they did not heed Moses; but some of them left part of it until the morning, and it bred worms and stank: and Moses was angry with them.
21 So they gathered it every morning, every man according to his need; and when the sun became hot, it melted.
22 And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each person; and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.
23 And he said to them, This is what the LORD has said: Tomorrow is a Sabbath rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD; bake what you will bake today, and boil what you will boil, and lay up for yourselves all that remains, to be kept until the morning.
24 So they laid it up till the morning, as Moses commanded, and it did not stink, nor were there any worms in it.
25 And Moses said, Eat that today; for today is a Sabbath to the LORD: today you will not find it in the field.
- Exod 16:11-133 verses82%
11 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
12 I have heard the complaints of the children of Israel: speak to them, saying, At evening you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread; and you shall know that I am the LORD your God.
13 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.
- Exod 16:30-367 verses79%
30 So the people rested on the seventh day.
31 And the house of Israel called its name Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and its taste was like wafers made with honey.
32 And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commands: Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations, that they may see the bread with which I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.
33 And Moses said to Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omer full of manna in it, and place it before the LORD, to be kept for your generations.
34 As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron placed it before the Testimony, to be kept.
35 And the children of Israel ate manna forty years, until they came to an inhabited land; they ate manna until they came to the border of the land of Canaan.
36 Now an omer is one-tenth of an ephah.
- Exod 16:4-52 verses74%
4 Then the LORD said to Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain amount every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law or not.
5 And it shall come to pass that on the sixth day they shall prepare what they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.
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24 And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the grain of heaven.
- Num 11:31-322 verses70%
31 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.
32 And the people stood up all that day, and all that night, and all the next day, and they gathered the quails; he that gathered least gathered ten homers; and they spread them all abroad for themselves all around the camp.
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27 And it came to pass that some of the people went out on the seventh day to gather, but they found none.
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16 He gives snow like wool: he scatters the frost like ashes.
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12 This bread of ours we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go to you; but now, see, it is dry and moldy:
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40 And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.
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12 And the manna ceased on the day after they had eaten of the old grain of the land; neither did the children of Israel have manna any more, but they ate of the produce of the land of Canaan that year.
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31 Our fathers ate manna in the wilderness; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
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34 And the cloud of the LORD was upon them by day, when they went out of the camp.
- Exod 16:7-82 verses68%
7 And in the morning, you shall see the glory of the LORD; for he hears your complaints against the LORD: and what are we, that you complain against us?
8 And Moses said, This shall be when the LORD gives you meat to eat in the evening and bread to the full in the morning; for the LORD hears your complaints which you make against him: and what are we? Your complaints are not against us, but against the LORD.
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40 The people asked, and he brought quail, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
- Num 9:15-173 verses68%
15 And on the day that the tabernacle was set up, the cloud covered the tabernacle, namely, the tent of the testimony: and in the evening there was over the tabernacle the appearance of fire, until the morning.
16 So it was always: the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night.
17 And when the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, then after that the children of Israel set out: and in the place where the cloud stayed, there the children of Israel pitched their tents.
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14 And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land: for they have heard that you LORD are among this people, that you LORD are seen face to face, and that your cloud stands over them, and that you go before them, by day in a pillar of a cloud, and in a pillar of fire by night.
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16 Who fed you in the wilderness with manna, which your fathers did not know, that he might humble you, and that he might test you, to do you good at your latter end;
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21 And so it was, when the cloud stayed from evening until the morning, and when the cloud was taken up in the morning, then they journeyed: whether it was by day or by night that the cloud was taken up, they journeyed.
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27 He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea: