King James Version

Psalms 78:25

Man did eat angels’ food: he sent them meat to the full.

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לֶ֣חֶםlechembreadלֶחֶםnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “bread”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)(shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.אַ֭בִּירִיםabirimmightyאַבִּירadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “mighty”, the ordinary formH47{mighty (spoken of God)}angel, bull, chiefest, mighty (one), stout(-hearted), strong (one), valiant.אָ֣כַלakhaleatאָכַלverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “eat”, a completed actionH398to 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.אִ֑ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…צֵידָ֬הtseydahmeatצֵידָהnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “meat”, the ordinary formH6720foodmeat, provision, venison, victuals.שָׁלַ֖חshalachsendשָׁלַחverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “send”, a completed actionH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…לָהֶ֣םlahemtoלָהֶ֣םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toלָשֹֽׂבַעlasovato fillשֹׂבַעpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to fill”, the ordinary formH7648satisfaction (of food or (figuratively) joy)fill, full(-ness), satisfying, be satisfied.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Man did eat the bread of the mighty; He sent them provisions to the full.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Man did eat the bread of the mighty: He sent them food to the full.

Young’s Literal Translation

Food of the mighty hath each eaten, Venison He sent to them to satiety.

World English Bible

Man ate the bread of angels. He sent them food to the full.

Darby Translation

Man did eat the bread of the mighty; he sent them provision to the full.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Man did eat the bread of the mighty; He sent them provisions to the full.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Man ate angels' bread; he sent them provision to the full.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἄρτον ἀγγέλων ἔφαγεν ἄνθρωπος, ἐπισιτισμὸν ἀπέστειλεν αὐτοῖς εἰς πλησμονήν.