Exodus 16:14

Translations

Modern

When the layer of dew had evaporated, there were thin flakes on the desert floor, as fine as frost on the ground.

Traditional

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.

Literal

And the lying of the dew went up, and behold, on the face of the wilderness a thin, flaky substance, as thin as frost on the earth.

Latin

Cumque operuisset superficiem terræ, apparuit in solitudine minutum, et quasi pilo tusum in similitudinem pruinæ super terram.

Original

Hebrew

English

When the layer of dew had evaporated, there were thin flakes on the desert floor, as fine as frost on the ground.

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

Wilderness Wanderingsc. 1491 BC

Related verses

Deuteronomy 8:3
He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.
Numbers 11:7–9
Now the manna resembled coriander seed, and its appearance was like that of gum resin.
Nehemiah 9:15
In their hunger You gave them bread from heaven; in their thirst You brought them water from the rock. You told them to go in and possess the land that You had sworn to give them.
Psalm 78:24
He rained down manna for them to eat; He gave them grain from heaven.
Psalm 105:40
They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
Exodus 16:31
Now the house of Israel called the bread manna. It was white like coriander seed and tasted like wafers made with honey.
Psalm 147:16
He spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;

Glossary

Book of Exodus Bread Deuteronomy, Book of Dew Manna Moses Mount, Mountain Tamarisk

Topics

Blessing: Temporal, from God in Egypt: Manna God: Supplying Manna and Quail Israel: Provided with Manna and Quail Manna: General Scriptures Concerning Manna: Like Hoar Frost Miracles: Catalogue of Manna Sin: Desert of, a Wilderness Between Elim and Sinai: Manna and Quail Given In Types of Christ: Man

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