King James Version

Psalms 78:24

And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.

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וַיַּמְטֵ֬רvayamterand rainמָטַרconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and rain”, the next action in the storyH4305to rain(cause to) rain (upon).עֲלֵיהֶ֣םaleyhemaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “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,…מָ֣ןmanmannaמָןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “manna”, the ordinary formH4478literally a whatness (so to speak), i.e. manna (so called from the question about it)manna.לֶאֱכֹ֑לleekholto eatאָכַלpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to eat”, the to-form of the verbH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.וּדְגַןudeganand cornדָּגָןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and corn”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1715properly, increase, i.e. graincorn (floor), wheat.שָׁ֝מַ֗יִםshamayimheavenשָׁמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “heaven”, the ordinary formH8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).נָ֣תַןnatangiveנָתַןverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “give”, a completed actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…לָֽמוֹlamvotoלָֽמוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And He caused manna to rain upon them for food, and gave them of the corn of heaven.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he rained down manna upon them to eat, And gave them food from heaven.

Young’s Literal Translation

And He raineth on them manna to eat, Yea, corn of heaven He hath given to them.

World English Bible

He rained down manna on them to eat, and gave them food from the sky.

Darby Translation

And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them the corn of the heavens.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And He caused manna to rain upon them for food, and gave them of the corn of heaven.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and rained upon them manna to eat, and gave them the bread of heaven.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ἔβρεξεν αὐτοῖς μάννα φαγεῖν, καὶ ἄρτον οὐρανοῦ ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς.

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John 6:31 John 6:31 · King James VersionOur fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.John 6:31 · King James VersionOpen the Source
as it is written
Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.

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