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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/numbers/11.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/numbers/11.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />When the dew settled on the camp at night, the manna also came down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The manna came down on the camp with the dew during the night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />When the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell with it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the dew fell on the camp at night, the manna would fall with it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And when the dew fell on the camp in the night, the manna fell on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the dew came down on the camp at night, the manna would come down with it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />When the dew fell on the camp at night, the manna would fall with it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And when the dew fell on the camp at night, the manna would fall with it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And when the dew fell on the camp at night, the manna would fall with it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When the dew fell on the camp at night, the manna fell with it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the dew fell on the camp at night, the manna would fall with it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the dew fell on the camp at night, the manna would fall with it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When dew fell on the camp at night, manna fell with it.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When the dew fell in the camp, the manna came with it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the dew fell on the camp at night, the manna would fall with it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />And when the dew came down on the camp in the night, the manna fell with it.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When the dew fell on the camp in the night, the manna fell on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When the dew fell on the camp in the night, the manna fell on it. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And in the descending of the dew on the camp by night, the manna descends on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And in the descending of the dew on the camp by night, the manna descendeth upon it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And in the descending of the dew upon the camp by night the manna descended upon it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />and when the dew fell in the night upon the camp, the manna also fell with it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when the dew descended in the night over the camp, the manna descended together with it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />At night, when the dew fell upon the camp, the manna also fell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When the dew fell on the camp in the night, the manna would fall with it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when the dew came down upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And whenever the dew descended on the camp in the night, Manna came down upon it.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And when the dew came upon the camp by night, the manna came down upon it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/11-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=3584" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/11.htm">The Complaints of the People</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>The people walked around and gathered it, ground it on a handmill or crushed it in a mortar, then boiled it in a cooking pot or shaped it into cakes. It tasted like pastry baked with fine oil. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2919.htm" title="2919: haṭ·ṭal (Art:: N-ms) -- Night mist, dew. From talal; dew.">When the dew</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: ū·ḇə·re·ḏeṯ (Conj-w, Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To come or go down, descend. ">fell</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/4264.htm" title="4264: ham·ma·ḥă·neh (Art:: N-cs) -- An encampment, camp. From chanah; an encampment; hence, an army, whether literal or figurative.">the camp</a> <a href="/hebrew/3915.htm" title="3915: lā·yə·lāh (N-ms) -- Night. Or leyl; also laylah; from the same as luwl; properly, a twist, i.e. Night; figuratively, adversity.">at night,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4478.htm" title="4478: ham·mān (Art:: N-ms) -- Manna (a kind of bread). From mah; literally, a whatness, i.e. Manna.">the manna</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: yê·rêḏ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To come or go down, descend. ">would fall</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">with it.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/16-4.htm">Exodus 16:4</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day the people are to go out and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test whether or not they will follow My instructions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/16-14.htm">Exodus 16:14-15</a></span><br />When the layer of dew had evaporated, there were thin flakes on the desert floor, as fine as frost on the ground. / When the Israelites saw it, they asked one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. So Moses told them, “It is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/16-31.htm">Exodus 16:31</a></span><br />Now the house of Israel called the bread manna. It was white like coriander seed and tasted like wafers made with honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-23.htm">Psalm 78:23-25</a></span><br />Yet He commanded the clouds above and opened the doors of the heavens. / He rained down manna for them to eat; He gave them grain from heaven. / Man ate the bread of angels; He sent them food in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-40.htm">Psalm 105:40</a></span><br />They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-31.htm">John 6:31-33</a></span><br />Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” / Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. / For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-49.htm">John 6:49-51</a></span><br />Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. / This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die. / I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-58.htm">John 6:58</a></span><br />This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-15.htm">Nehemiah 9:15</a></span><br />In their hunger You gave them bread from heaven; in their thirst You brought them water from the rock. You told them to go in and possess the land that You had sworn to give them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-3.htm">Deuteronomy 8:3</a></span><br />He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-16.htm">Deuteronomy 8:16</a></span><br />He fed you in the wilderness with manna that your fathers had not known, in order to humble you and test you, so that in the end He might cause you to prosper.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-3.htm">1 Corinthians 10:3</a></span><br />They all ate the same spiritual food<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-4.htm">Matthew 4:4</a></span><br />But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-17.htm">Revelation 2:17</a></span><br />He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/5-12.htm">Joshua 5:12</a></span><br />And the day after they had eaten from the produce of the land, the manna ceased. There was no more manna for the Israelites, so that year they began to eat the crops of the land of Canaan.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And when the dew fell on the camp in the night, the manna fell on it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/16-13.htm">Exodus 16:13,14</a></b></br> And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-2.htm">Deuteronomy 32:2</a></b></br> My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-23.htm">Psalm 78:23-25</a></b></br> Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven, … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/11-1.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/james/3-15.htm">Descendeth</a> <a href="/genesis/28-12.htm">Descending</a> <a href="/numbers/10-12.htm">Settled</a> <a href="/numbers/10-34.htm">Tents</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/11-26.htm">Camp</a> <a href="/psalms/133-3.htm">Descendeth</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-27.htm">Descending</a> <a href="/numbers/21-25.htm">Settled</a> <a href="/numbers/11-35.htm">Tents</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/11-1.htm">The burning at Taberah quenched by Moses' prayer</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/11-4.htm">The people crave meat, and loathe manna</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/11-10.htm">Moses complains of his charge</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/11-16.htm">God promises to divide his burden unto seventy elders, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/11-18.htm">and to give the people meat for a month</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/11-21.htm">Moses' faith is staggered</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/11-31.htm">Quails are given in wrath at Kibroth Hattaavah</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>When the dew fell on the camp at night</b><br>The Israelites were encamped in the wilderness during their journey from Egypt to the Promised Land. The mention of "dew" highlights the natural provision of God, as dew is a common phenomenon in desert regions, providing moisture in an otherwise arid environment. Dewfall at night is significant because it symbolizes God's provision and care, even in the darkness or difficult times. This aligns with other biblical instances where God provides for His people in unexpected ways, such as the provision of water from a rock (<a href="/exodus/17-6.htm">Exodus 17:6</a>).<p><b>the manna would fall with it</b><br>Manna, described as bread from heaven, was a miraculous provision from God to sustain the Israelites during their 40 years in the wilderness. It is a type of Christ, as Jesus refers to Himself as the "bread of life" in <a href="/john/6-31.htm">John 6:31-35</a>, drawing a parallel between the physical sustenance provided by manna and the spiritual sustenance He offers. The simultaneous fall of dew and manna signifies the seamless integration of God's natural and supernatural provision. Manna's appearance with the dew also emphasizes its divine origin, as it was not a product of human effort but a gift from God, reinforcing the theme of reliance on divine provision.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, who guided them through the wilderness after their exodus from Egypt. He is central to the account of Numbers and is responsible for communicating God's instructions to the people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of Israel, who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and are now journeying through the wilderness towards the Promised Land. They are the recipients of God's provision of manna.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/manna.htm">Manna</a></b><br>A miraculous food provided by God to the Israelites during their 40-year journey in the wilderness. It symbolizes God's provision and care for His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a></b><br>The setting for the Israelites' journey, representing both a physical and spiritual testing ground where they learn to rely on God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/dew.htm">Dew</a></b><br>A natural phenomenon that God uses to deliver manna to the Israelites. It signifies freshness and renewal, as well as God's gentle provision.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithful_provision.htm">God's Faithful Provision</a></b><br>Just as God provided manna daily for the Israelites, He provides for our needs today. We are called to trust in His faithfulness and provision.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>The Israelites' reliance on manna teaches us about daily dependence on God. We are encouraged to seek Him daily for our spiritual and physical needs.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/contentment_and_gratitude.htm">Contentment and Gratitude</a></b><br>The Israelites often grumbled about the manna, reminding us to cultivate contentment and gratitude for God's blessings, even when they come in unexpected forms.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_nourishment.htm">Spiritual Nourishment</a></b><br>Manna is a type of Christ, the true bread from heaven. We are invited to nourish our souls with the Word of God and the presence of Christ in our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_quail's_role_in_the_bible.htm">What role did quail play in the biblical narrative?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_causes_evil_to_exist_in_the_world.htm">How did Israel test God ten times?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_quail_in_numbers_11_4-6.htm">In Numbers 11:4-6, is there any archaeological or historical evidence supporting the Israelites' complaints and the provision of quail in the wilderness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_nature_of_manna.htm">What is the nature of manna?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And when the dew fell,... the manna fell upon it.</span> We know from <a href="/exodus/16-14.htm">Exodus 16:14</a> that when the dew evaporated in the morning it left a deposit of manna upon the ground; we learn here that the manna fell upon the dew during the night. Now the dew is deposited in the cool of the night beneath a clear sky, when radiation of heat goes on uninterruptedly from the earth's surface; it is clear, therefore, that the manna was let fall in some way beyond human experience from the upper air. What possible physical connection there could be between the dew and the manna we cannot tell. To the untaught mind, however, the dew seemed to come more directly than any other gift of nature from the clear sky which underlay the throne of God; and thus the Jew was led to look upon the manna too as coming to him day by day direct front the storehouse of heaven (cf. <a href="/psalms/78-23.htm">Psalm 78:23, 24</a>; <a href="/psalms/105-40.htm">Psalm 105:40</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/11-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">When the dew</span><br /><span class="heb">הַטַּ֛ל</span> <span class="translit">(haṭ·ṭal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2919.htm">Strong's 2919: </a> </span><span class="str2">Night mist, dew</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fell</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְרֶ֧דֶת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·re·ḏeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come or go down, descend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the camp</span><br /><span class="heb">הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·ma·ḥă·neh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4264.htm">Strong's 4264: </a> </span><span class="str2">An encampment, an army</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at night,</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֑יְלָה</span> <span class="translit">(lā·yə·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3915.htm">Strong's 3915: </a> </span><span class="str2">A twist, night, adversity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the manna</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמָּ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4478.htm">Strong's 4478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Manna (a kind of bread)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">would fall</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵרֵ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(yê·rêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come or go down, descend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with it.</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/11-9.htm">Numbers 11:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/11-9.htm">Numbers 11:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/11-9.htm">Numbers 11:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/11-9.htm">Numbers 11:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/11-9.htm">Numbers 11:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/11-9.htm">Numbers 11:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/11-9.htm">Numbers 11:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/11-9.htm">Numbers 11:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/11-9.htm">Numbers 11:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/11-9.htm">Numbers 11:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/11-9.htm">OT Law: Numbers 11:9 When the dew fell on the camp (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/11-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 11:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 11:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/11-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 11:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 11:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>