Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And when the dew was gone, on the face of the earth was a small round thing, like small drops of ice on the earth.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
When the layer of dew evaporated, there were fine flakes on the desert surface, as fine as frost on the ground.
International Standard Version
When the layer of dew evaporated, on the surface of the desert a fine flaky substance, as fine as frost, appeared on the ground.
A Conservative Version
and when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness a small round thing, small as the hoarfrost on the ground.
American Standard Version
And 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.
Amplified
When the layer of dew evaporated, on the surface of the wilderness there was a fine, flake-like thing, as fine as frost on the ground.
Darby Translation
And 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.
Julia Smith Translation
And the dew lying will go up, and behold, upon the face of the desert a small thing being peeled off thin, as pitch upon the earth.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the layer of dew came up, {and there} on the face of the desert was a fine granular substance, fine like frost on the ground.
Modern King James verseion
And when the layer of dew had gone up, behold, there was a small round thing upon the face of the wilderness, small as the hoar-frost upon the ground.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And when the dew was fallen: behold, it lay upon the ground in the wilderness, small and round and thin as the hoarfrost on the ground.
NET Bible
When the layer of dew had evaporated, there on the surface of the desert was a thin flaky substance, thin like frost on the earth.
New Heart English Bible
When the dew that lay had gone, behold, on the surface of the wilderness was a small round thing, small as the frost on the ground.
The Emphasized Bible
and when the outpouring of dew went up, then lo! on the face of the desert, a thin flake, thin as hoar-frost on the earth,
Webster
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:
World English Bible
When the dew that lay had gone, behold, on the surface of the wilderness was a small round thing, small as the frost on the ground.
Youngs Literal Translation
and 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.
Themes
Blessing » Temporal » From God » israelites » Supplying » Manna
Israel » Provision » Manna » Quail
Manna » Described as » Like hoar frost
Miracles » Catalogue of » Manna
Sin (place) » Desert of, a wilderness between elim and sinai » Manna and quail given in
Interlinear
`alah
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 16:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh Provides Food In The Desert
13 And 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. 14 And when the dew was gone, on the face of the earth was a small round thing, like small drops of ice on the earth. 15 And when the children of Israel saw it, they said to one another, What is it? for they had no idea what it was. And Moses said to them, It is the bread which the Lord has given you for your food.
Cross References
Numbers 11:7-9
Now the manna was like a seed of grain, like small clear drops.
Psalm 105:40
At the people's request he sent birds, and gave them the bread of heaven for food.
Nehemiah 9:15
And you gave them bread from heaven when they were in need, and made water come out of the rock for their drink, and gave them orders to go in and take for their heritage the land which your hand had been lifted up to give them.
Psalm 78:24
And he sent down manna like rain for their food, and gave them the grain of heaven.
Exodus 16:31
And this bread was named manna by Israel: it was white, like a grain seed, and its taste was like cakes made with honey.
Deuteronomy 8:3
And he made low your pride and let you be without food and gave you manna for your food, a thing new to you, which your fathers never saw; so that he might make it clear to you that bread is not man's only need, but his life is in every word which comes out of the mouth of the Lord.
Psalm 147:16
He gives snow like wool; he sends out ice-drops like dust.