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Numbers 11:7

And the manna was as coriander seed, and the colour thereof as the colour of bdellium.

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וְהַמָּ֕ןvehamanand the mannaמָןconjunction, definite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and the manna”, the ordinary formH4478literally a whatness (so to speak), i.e. manna (so called from the question about it)manna.כִּזְרַעkizraas seedזֶרַעpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “as seed”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2233seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity[idiom] carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.גַּ֖דgadcorianderגַּדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “coriander”, the ordinary formH1407coriander seed (from its furrows)coriander.ה֑וּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.וְעֵינ֖וֹveeynvoand eye , , -sightעַיִןconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…כְּעֵ֥יןkeeynas eye , , -sightעַיִןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “as eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…הַבְּדֹֽלַחhabdolachthe bdelliumבְּדֹלַחdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the bdellium”, the ordinary formH916something in pieces, i.e. bdellium, a (fragrant) gum (perhaps amber); others a pearlbdellium.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Now the manna was like coriander seed, and the appearance thereof as the appearance of bdellium.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the manna was like coriander seed, and the appearance thereof as the appearance of bdellium.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the manna is as coriander seed, and its aspect as the aspect of bdolach;

World English Bible

The manna was like coriander seed, and it looked like bdellium.

Darby Translation

And the manna was as coriander seed, and its appearance as the appearance of bdellium.

Douay-Rheims

A Now the manna was like coriander seed, of the colour of bdellium.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Now the manna was like coriander seed, and the appearance thereof as the appearance of bdellium.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the manna is as coriander seed, and the appearance of it the appearance of hoarfrost.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τὸ δὲ μάννα ὡσεὶ σπέρμα κορίου ἐστὶ, καὶ τὸ εἶδος αὐτοῦ εἶδος κρυστάλλου.