Exodus 16:14

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.

Bible in Basic English

In The 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.

In Context

13And 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.

15And 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.

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Cross References

Exodus 16:31And this bread was named manna by Israel: it was white, like a grain seed, and its taste was like cakes made with honey.

Deuteronomy 8:3And 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.

Psalms 78:24And he sent down manna like rain for their food, and gave them the grain of heaven.

Psalms 147:16He gives snow like wool; he sends out ice-drops like dust.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 16:14-22

Manna Rained from Heaven. ( b. c. 1491.) 13 And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host. 14 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. 15 And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the Lord hath given you to… Read the whole commentary →

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