King James Version

Psalms 78:27

He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea:

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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,…כֶּעָפָ֣רkeafaras dustעָפָרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as dust”, the ordinary formH6083dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mudashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.שְׁאֵ֑רsheerfleshשְׁאֵרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “flesh”, the ordinary formH7607flesh (as swelling out), as living or forfood; generally food of any kind; figuratively, kindred by bloodbody, flesh, food, (near) kin(-sman, -swoman), near (nigh) (of kin).וּֽכְח֥וֹלukhecholand as sandחוֹלconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and as sand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2344sand (as round or whirling particles)sand.יַ֝מִּ֗יםyamimseaיָםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “sea”, the ordinary formH3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the southsea ([idiom] -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).ע֣וֹףofbirdעוֹףnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “bird”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5775a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectivelybird, that flieth, flying, fowl.כָּנָֽףkanafwingכָּנָףnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “wing”, the ordinary formH3671an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle[phrase] bird, border, corner, end, feather(-ed), [idiom] flying, [phrase] (one an-) other, overspreading, [idiom] quarters, skirt, [idiom] sort, uttermost part, wing(-ed).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He caused flesh also to rain upon them as the dust, and winged fowl as the sand of the seas;

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American Standard Version (1901)

He rained flesh also upon them as the dust, And winged birds as the sand of the seas:

Young’s Literal Translation

And He raineth on them flesh as dust, And as sand of the seas — winged fowl,

World English Bible

He also rained meat on them as the dust, winged birds as the sand of the seas.

Darby Translation

And he rained flesh upon them as dust, and feathered fowl as the sand of the seas,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He caused flesh also to rain upon them as the dust, and winged fowl as the sand of the seas;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he rained upon them flesh like dust, and feathered birds like the sand of the seas.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

αὐτοῦ Λίβα. Καὶ ἔβρεξεν ἐπ αὐτοὺς ὡσεὶ χοῦν σάρκας, καὶ ὡσεῖ ἄμμον θαλασσῶν πετεινὰ πτερωτά.