King James Version

Numbers 11:9

And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.

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וּבְרֶ֧דֶתuveredetand in bring downיָרַדconjunction, preposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “and in bring down”, the to-form of the verbH3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)[idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take…הַטַּ֛לhatalthe dewטַלdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the dew”, the ordinary formH2919dew (as covering vegetation)dew.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הhamachanehthe armyמַחֲנֶהdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the army”, the ordinary formH4264an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts)army, band, battle, camp, company, drove, host, tents.לָ֑יְלָהlayelahnightלַיִלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “night”, the ordinary formH3915properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity(mid-)night (season).יֵרֵ֥דyeredbring downיָרַדverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bring down”, an unfinished actionH3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)[idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take…הַמָּ֖ןhamanthe mannaמָןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the manna”, the ordinary formH4478literally a whatness (so to speak), i.e. manna (so called from the question about it)manna.עָלָֽיוalayvaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it. —

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.

Young’s Literal Translation

And in the descending of the dew on the camp by night, the manna descendeth upon it.

World English Bible

When the dew fell on the camp in the night, the manna fell on it.

Darby Translation

And when the dew fell upon the camp by night, the manna fell upon it.

Douay-Rheims

And when the dew fell in the night upon the camp, the manna also fell with it.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it. —

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And when the dew came upon the camp by night, the manna came down upon it.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ὅταν κατέβη ἡ δρόσος ἐπὶ τὴν παρεμβολὴν νυκτὸς, κατέβαινε τὸ μάννα ἐπʼ αὐτῆς.