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Exodus 16

Exodus 16:13

Manna and Quail from Heaven · Exodus 16:1–21
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Translations

Modern
That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And it came to pass in the evening that the quail came up and covered the camp, and in the morning the dew was lying around the camp.
Latin
Factum est ergo vespere, et ascendens coturnix, cooperuit castra: mane quoque ros jacuit per circuitum castrorum.

Original

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

Notes

Exodus 16:1–36

God demonstrated care for his people by providing manna and quail as food for them.

Exodus 15:22–18:27

On the journey from the sea to Mount Sinai, God continued to care for the people's needs. During the events where he rescued them, he showed his power. Here, he showed that he cares about their basic needs.

Theme notes and profiles

Moses Bread from Heaven Complaints

Events

Glossary

Birds Book of Exodus Bread Deuteronomy, Book of Dew Food and Food Preparation Moses Mount, Mountain Quail Tamarisk

Topics

Birds: Clean: Quail God: Supplying Manna and Quail Israel: Provided with Manna and Quail Journey of Israel Through The Desert: Through the Wilderness of Sin: Quails Given for One Night Manna: General Scriptures Concerning Miracles: Catalogue of Manna Miracles: Catalogue of Quails Quail: The Miracle of, in the Wilderness of Sin Sin: Desert of, a Wilderness Between Elim and Sinai: Manna and Quail Given In Types of Christ: Man