Exodus 16:31
What does Exodus 16:31 mean?
A plain-English look at Exodus 16:31 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And this bread was named manna by Israel: it was white, like a grain seed, and its taste was like cakes made with honey.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and the house of Israel call its name Manna, and it <FI>is<Fi> as coriander seed, white; and its taste <FI>is<Fi> as a cake with honey.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white, and the taste thereof like to flour with honey.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the house of Israel called its name Manna; and it was like coriander-seed, white; and the taste of it was like cake with honey.
Context
v.30So the people rested on the seventh day.
v.31This passage
v.32And Moses said, This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded, Let an omerful of it be kept throughout your generations, that they may see the bread wherewith I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 16:15
And 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.
- Numbers 11:6
but now our soul is dried away; there is nothing at all save this manna to look upon.
- Song of Solomon 2:3
As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, So is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, And his fruit was sweet to my taste.
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