Exodus 16:13
What does Exodus 16:13 mean?
A plain-English look at Exodus 16:13 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And 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.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And 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,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752So it came to pass in the evening, that quails coming up, covered the camp: and in the morning a dew lay round about the camp.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And it came to pass in the evening, that quails came up, and covered the camp; and in the morning the dew lay round the camp.
Context
v.12I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread: and ye shall know that I am Jehovah your God.
v.13This passage
v.14And 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.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 105:40
They asked, and he brought quails, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
- Psalms 78:27
He rained flesh also upon them as the dust, And winged birds as the sand of the seas:
- Numbers 11:31
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.
- Numbers 11:9
And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.
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