Exodus 16:14

Exodus 16:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)When the dew was gone, thin flakes like frost on the ground appeared on the desert floor.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when the dew had gone up, there was on the face of the wilderness a fine, flake-like thing, fine as frost on the ground.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when the layer of dew lifted, there, on the surface of the wilderness, was a small round substance, as fine as frost on the ground.

Context of Exodus 16:14

12‘I have heard the bad things that the Israelites have said against me. Tell them this: “In the evening, you will eat meat. And in the morning you will eat all the bread that you want. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God.” ’ 13That evening, quails appeared. They covered all the ground round the tents. In the morning, there was dew on the ground round the tents. When the dew had gone, thin white pieces remained on the dry ground, there in the desert. It seemed like frost on the ground. 15When the Israelites saw these pieces, they said, ‘What is it?’ They did not understand what it was. But Moses said to them, ‘This is the bread that the Lord has given to you. It is for you to eat. 16This is what the Lord has commanded: “Each family must pick up as much as they need to eat. Pick up two litres for each person who lives in your tent.” ’

Exodus 16:14 word by word

וַתַּ֖עַל שִׁכְבַ֣ת הַטָּ֑ל וְהִנֵּ֞ה עַל־פְּנֵ֤י הַמִּדְבָּר֙ דַּ֣ק מְחֻסְפָּ֔ס דַּ֥ק כַּכְּפֹ֖ר עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when the dewטַלţal · dewH2919
• that layשְׁכָבָהshekâbâh · semenH7902
• was gone upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• behold, upon the faceפָּנֶהpânîym · face: surfaceH6440
• of the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• a smallדַּקdaq · thinH1851
• round thingחַסְפַּסchaspas · to peelH2636
• as the hoar frostכְּפוֹרkephôr · frostH3713
• on the groundאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776

Cross-references for Exodus 16:14

• Numbers 11:7The manna was like small seeds called coriander. Its colour was yellow and white.
• Deuteronomy 8:3He caused you to become hungry and then he fed you with manna. Neither you nor your ancestors had ever seen this food before. In this way, he taught you that food alone cannot cause people to live. They need to hear every word that the Lord speaks. That is what gives them true life.
• Nehemiah 9:15You gave your people bread from heaven when they were hungry. You gave them water from a rock to drink when they were thirsty. You commanded them to go to the land that you had promised to give them. You told them to take it for themselves.
• Psalms 78:24He poured down manna like rain, so that they could eat grain that came from heaven.
• Psalms 105:40When they asked him for food, he gave them quails to eat. He fed them with bread from the sky.
• Psalms 147:16He covers the earth with snow, like a white blanket. He puts white frost everywhere, like ashes that the wind blows.

Commentaries on Exodus 16:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing - It appears that this small round thing fell with the dew, or rather the dew fell first, and this substance fell on it. The dew might have been intended to cool the ground, that the manna on its fall might not be dissolved; for we find from Exodus 16:21, that the heat of the sun melted it. The ground therefore being sufficiently cooled by the dew, the manna lay unmelted long enough for…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-21Verses 13-21 At evening the quails came up, and the people caught with ease as many as they needed. The manna came down in dew. They called it "Manna, Manhu," which means, "What is this?" "It is a portion; it is that which our God has allotted us, and we will take it, and be thankful." It was pleasant food; it was wholesome food. The manna was rained from heaven; it appeared, when the dew was gone, as a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost, like…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-36God demonstrated care for his people by providing manna and quail as food for them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-3113-31. at even the quails came up, and covered the camp--This bird is of the gallinaceous kind [that is, relating to the order of heavy-bodied, largely terrestrial birds], resembling the red partridge, but not larger than the turtledove. They are found in certain seasons in the places through which the Israelites passed, being migratory birds, and they were probably brought to the camp by "a wind from the Lord" as on another occasion (Nu 11:31). and in…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 16:14

• Blessing
• Israel
• Manna
• Miracles
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Ashamed
• Exodus
• Frost
• Manna
• None
• Remain
• Rest
• Testimony
• Color; Colors
• Dwarf

Commentaries on Exodus 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings