Exodus 16:14 “When the layer of dew had evaporated, there were thin flakes on the de…”

Exodus 16:14

When the layer of dew had evaporated, there were thin flakes on the desert floor, as fine as frost on the ground.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

World English Bible

When the dew that lay had gone, behold, on the surface of the wilderness was a small round thing, small as the frost on the ground.

American Standard Version

And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness a small round thing, small as the hoar-frost on the ground.

Geneva Bible 1599

And when the dewe that was fallen was ascended, beholde, a small round thing was vpon the face of the wildernes, small as the hoare frost on the earth.

Darby Translation

And when the dew that lay [round it] was gone up, behold, on the face of the wilderness there was [something] fine, granular, fine as hoar-frost, on the ground.

Young's Literal Translation

and the lying of the dew goeth up, and lo, on the face of the wilderness a thin, bare thing, thin as hoar-frost on the earth.

Bible in Basic English

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.

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Cross references

“the dew”

Numbers 11:7–9 Deuteronomy 8:3 Nehemiah 9:15 Psalm 78:24 Psalm 105:40

Numbers 11:7–9 · BSB

Now the manna resembled coriander seed, and its appearance was like that of gum resin.

Deuteronomy 8:3 · BSB

He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth o…

Nehemiah 9:15 · BSB

In their hunger You gave them bread from heaven; in their thirst You brought them water from the rock. You told them to go in and possess the land that You had sworn to give them.

Psalm 78:24 · BSB

He rained down manna for them to eat; He gave them grain from heaven.

Psalm 105:40 · BSB

They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

“the hoar frost”

Psalm 147:16

Psalm 147:16 · BSB

He spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;

Also

Exodus 16:31

Exodus 16:31 · BSB

Now the house of Israel called the bread manna. It was white like coriander seed and tasted like wafers made with honey.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

13That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp.

15When the Israelites saw it, they asked one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. So Moses told them, “It is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat.

Read Exodus 16