Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 shall be in the evening, the quail shall come up and shall cover the camp: and in the morning the dew was lying round about the camp. 14 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. 15 And the sons of Israel will see, and they will say, each to his brother, What this? for they knew not what it was And Moses will say to them, This the bread which Jehovah gave to you to eat
Cross References
Numbers 11:7-9
And the manna it as the seed of coriander, and its eye as the eye of bdellium.
Psalm 105:40
Asking, and he will bring the quail, and he will fill them with the bread of the heavens.
Nehemiah 9:15
And bread from the heavens thou gavest to them for their hunger, and water from the rock thou broughtest forth to them for their thirst; and thou wilt say to them to go in and to inherit the land which thou didst lift up thy hand to give to them.
Psalm 78:24
And he will rain upon them manna to eat, and he gave the grain of the heavens to them.
Exodus 16:31
And the house of Israel will call its name portion: as the seed of coriander, white, and its taste as a flat cake with honey.
Deuteronomy 8:3
And he will humble thee, and cause thee to hunger, and will give thee to eat manna which thou knewest not, and thy fathers knew not; so that he caused thee to know that upon bread only man shall not live, but upon all going out of the mouth of Jehovah shall man live.
Psalm 147:16
Giving snow as wool: he will scatter the hoarfrost as ashes.