Exodus 16:14
What does Exodus 16:14 mean?
A plain-English look at Exodus 16:14 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And when the dew was gone, on the face of the earth was a small round thing, like small drops of ice on the earth.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and 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.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And when it had covered the face of the earth, it appeared in the wilderness small, and as it were beaten with a pestle, like unto the hoar frost on the ground.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And when the dew that lay [round it] was gone up, behold, on the face of the wilderness there was [something] fine, granular, fine as hoar-frost, on the ground.
Context
v.13And 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.
v.14This passage
v.15And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, What is it? for they knew not what it was. And Moses said unto them, It is the bread which Jehovah hath given you to eat.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 11:7
And the manna was like coriander seed, and the appearance thereof as the appearance of bdellium.
- Nehemiah 9:15
and gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and commandedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them.
- Exodus 16:31
And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.
- Psalms 78:24
And he rained down manna upon them to eat, And gave them food from heaven.
- Psalms 147:16
He giveth snow like wool; He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.
- Psalms 105:40
They asked, and he brought quails, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
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