God’s Word Translation
Numbers 11:9
9When dew fell on the camp at night, manna fell with it.)
Numbers 11:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.
- New International Version (NIV)When the dew settled on the camp at night, the manna also came down.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell with it.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And when the dew fell on the camp in the night, the manna fell on it.
Context of Numbers 11:9
7(Manna was ⌞small⌟ like coriander seeds and looked like resin. 8The people would go around and gather it, then grind it in a handmill or crush it in a mortar. They would cook it in a pot or make round loaves of bread out of it. It tasted like rich pastry made with olive oil. When dew fell on the camp at night, manna fell with it.) 10Moses heard people from every family crying at the entrance to their tents. The Lord became very angry, and Moses didn’t like it either. 11So he asked, “Lord, why have you brought me this trouble? How have I displeased you that you put the burden of all these people on me?
Read all of Numbers 11Numbers 11:9 word by word
וּבְרֶ֧דֶת הַטַּ֛ל עַל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה לָ֑יְלָה יֵרֵ֥ד הַמָּ֖ן עָלָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Numbers 11:9
- Exodus 16:13That evening quails came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp.
- Deuteronomy 32:2Let my teachings come down like raindrops. Let my words drip like dew, like gentle rain on grass, like showers on green plants.
- Psalms 78:23In spite of that, he commanded the clouds above and opened the doors of heaven.
- Psalms 105:40The Israelites asked, and he brought them quail and filled them with bread from heaven.
Commentaries on Numbers 11:9
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4-35Verses 4-35 Occurrences at Kibroth-hattavah. Numbers 11:4 The mixt multitude - The word in the original resembles our “riff-raff,” and denotes a mob of people scraped together. It refers here to the multitude of strangers (see Exodus 12:38) who had followed the Israelites from Egypt. Numbers 11:5 The natural dainties of Egypt are set forth in this passage with the fullness and relish which bespeak personal experience. Numbers 11:6-7 There is nothing at…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-9Verses 4-9 Man, having forsaken his proper rest, feels uneasy and wretched, though prosperous. They were weary of the provision God had made for them, although wholesome food and nourishing. It cost no money or care, and the labour of gathering it was very little indeed; yet they talked of Egypt's cheapness, and the fish they ate there freely; as if that cost them nothing, when they paid dearly for it with hard service! While they lived on manna, they…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-9People often explain manna as a naturally occurring edible substance (but see Deuteronomy 8:3). Yet, its amount and how long it lasted was miraculous.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-96-9. But now ... there is nothing ... beside this manna--Daily familiarity had disgusted them with the sight and taste of the monotonous food; and, ungrateful for the heavenly gift, they longed for a change of fare. It may be noticed that the resemblance of the manna to coriander seed was not in the color, but in the size and figure; and from its comparison to bdellium, which is either a drop of white gum or a white pearl, we are enabled to form a better…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Numbers 11
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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