Exodus 16:14

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,

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 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;

15And 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.

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Cross References

Exodus 16:31And 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 8:3So 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.

Psalms 78:24And had rained on them manna to eat, And, the corn of the heavens, had given to them:

Psalms 147:16Who giveth snow like wool, Hoar-frost—like ashes, he scattereth:

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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