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 Israelites’ complaints. Now tell them, ‘In the evening you will have meat to eat, and in the morning you will have all the bread you want. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God.’” 13That evening vast numbers of quail flew in and covered the camp. And the next morning the area around the camp was wet with dew. When the dew evaporated, a flaky substance as fine as frost blanketed the ground. 15The Israelites were puzzled when they saw it. “What is it?” they asked each other. They had no idea what it was. And Moses told them, “It is the food the Lord has given you to eat. 16These are the Lord’s instructions: Each household should gather as much as it needs. Pick up two quarts for each person 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 looked like small coriander seeds, and it was pale yellow like gum resin.
• Deuteronomy 8:3Yes, he humbled you by letting you go hungry and then feeding you with manna, a food previously unknown to you and your ancestors. He did it to teach you that people do not live by bread alone; rather, we live by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.
• Nehemiah 9:15“You gave them bread from heaven when they were hungry and water from the rock when they were thirsty. You commanded them to go and take possession of the land you had sworn to give them.
• Psalms 78:24He rained down manna for them to eat; he gave them bread from heaven.
• Psalms 105:40They asked for meat, and he sent them quail; he satisfied their hunger with manna—bread from heaven.
• Psalms 147:16He sends the snow like white wool; he scatters frost upon the ground like ashes.

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