Parallel Verses
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,
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.
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.
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 to pass, in the evening, that there came up quail, and covered the camp, - and in the morning was the outpouring of dew, round about the camp; 14 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, 15 And when the sons of Israel saw it they said one to another - What is that? For they knew not what "that" was. Then said Moses unto them, "That" is the bread which Yahweh hath given you to eat.
Cross References
Numbers 11:7-9
Now, the manna, was like coriander seed, and the appearance thereof like the appearance of bdellium,
Psalm 105:40
They asked, and he brought in the quail, - And, with the bread of the heavens, he satisfied them;
Nehemiah 9:15
And, bread out of the heavens, didst thou give them, for their hunger, and, waters out of the cliff, didst thou bring them, for their thirst, - and badest them go in to take possession of the land, which thou hadst lifted thy hand to give them.
Psalm 78:24
And had rained on them manna to eat, And, the corn of the heavens, had given to them:
Exodus 16:31
And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna, - and the same, was like coriander seed white, and the taste thereof, like flat-cake with honey,
Deuteronomy 8:3
So he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna which thou hadst not known, neither had thy fathers' known, - that he might lead thee to consider that not on bread alone, shall the son of earth live, but on whatsoever cometh from the bidding of Yahweh, shall the son of earth live.
Psalm 147:16
Who giveth snow like wool, Hoar-frost - like ashes, he scattereth: