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href="/bsb/psalms/78.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/psalms/78.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He rained meat down on them like dust, birds like sand on the seashore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/78.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He rained down meat as thick as dust— birds as plentiful as the sand on the seashore!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/78.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />he rained meat on them like dust, winged birds like the sand of the seas;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/78.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He rained meat on them like dust, and winged birds like the sand of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/78.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/78.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He also rained meat on them like the dust, Feathered fowl like the sand of the seas;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/78.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />When He rained meat upon them like the dust, Even winged fowl like the sand of the seas,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/78.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />When He rained meat upon them like the dust, Even winged fowl like the sand of the seas,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/78.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />When He rained meat upon them like the dust, Even winged fowl like the sand of the seas,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/78.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then He rained meat upon them like the dust, Even winged fowl like the sand of the seas,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/78.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He rained meat upon them like the dust, And winged birds (quail) like the sand of the seas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/78.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He rained meat on them like dust, and winged birds like the sand of the seas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/78.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He rained meat on them like dust, and winged birds like the sand of the seas. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/78.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He rained flesh also upon them as the dust, And winged birds as the sand of the seas:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/78.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and it brought birds that covered the ground, like sand on the beach. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/78.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He rained flesh also upon them as the dust, and winged fowl as the sand of the seas:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/78.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He rained meat down on them like dust, birds like the sand on the seashore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/78.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and to his people he sent down birds, as many as the grains of sand on the shore; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/78.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He caused meat to rain on them like dust and winged birds as the sand of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/78.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He rained meat on them like dust, and winged birds like the sand of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/78.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He rained down meat on them like dust, birds as numerous as the sand on the seashores. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/78.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He rained also flesh on them as the dust; winged birds as the sand of the seas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/78.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/78.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He also rained meat on them as the dust, winged birds as the sand of the seas. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/78.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And He rains on them flesh as dust, "" And as sand of the seas—winged bird,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/78.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And He raineth on them flesh as dust, And as sand of the seas -- winged fowl,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/78.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will rain flesh upon them as the dust, birds of feather as the sand of the seas.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/78.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he rained upon them flesh as dust: and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/78.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 77:27>And he rained down flesh upon them, as if it were dust, and feathered birds, as if they were the sand of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/78.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He rained meat upon them like dust, winged fowl like the sands of the sea, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/78.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />he rained flesh upon them like dust, winged birds like the sand of the seas;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/78.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He rained flesh also upon them like dust, and feathered fowls like the sands of the sea:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/78.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He sent flesh down for them like dust, and birds of the wing like the sand of the sea<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/78.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He caused flesh also to rain upon them as the dust, And winged fowl as the sand of the seas;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/78.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he rained upon them flesh like dust, and feathered birds like the sand of the seas.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/78-27.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/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=9647" 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/psalms/78.htm">I Will Open My Mouth in Parables</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">26</span>He stirred the east wind from the heavens and drove the south wind by His might. <span class="reftext">27</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4305.htm" title="4305: way·yam·ṭêr (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To rain. A primitive root; to rain.">He rained</a> <a href="/hebrew/7607.htm" title="7607: šə·’êr (N-ms) -- Flesh. From sha'ar; flesh, as living or for food; generally food of any kind; figuratively, kindred by blood.">meat</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on them</a> <a href="/hebrew/6083.htm" title="6083: ke·‘ā·p̄ār (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- Dry earth, dust. From aphar; dust; hence, clay, earth, mud.">like dust,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3671.htm" title="3671: kā·nāp̄ (N-fs) -- Wing, extremity. From kanaph; an edge or extremity; specifically a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle.">and winged</a> <a href="/hebrew/5775.htm" title="5775: ‘ō·wp̄ (N-msc) -- Flying creatures. From uwph; a bird, often collectively.">birds</a> <a href="/hebrew/2344.htm" title="2344: ū·ḵə·ḥō·wl (Conj-w, Prep-k:: N-msc) -- Sand. From chuwl; sand.">like the sand</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: yam·mîm (N-mp) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">of the sea.</a> </span><span class="reftext">28</span>He felled them in the midst of their camp, all around their dwellings.…<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/16-13.htm">Exodus 16:13</a></span><br />That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/11-31.htm">Numbers 11:31-32</a></span><br />Now a wind sent by the LORD came up, drove in quail from the sea, and brought them near the camp, about two cubits above the surface of the ground, for a day’s journey in every direction around the camp. / All that day and night, and all the next day, the people stayed up gathering the quail. No one gathered less than ten homers, and they spread them out all around the camp.<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="/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="/nehemiah/9-20.htm">Nehemiah 9:20-21</a></span><br />You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold Your manna from their mouths, and You gave them water for their thirst. / For forty years You sustained them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-3.htm">1 Corinthians 10:3-4</a></span><br />They all ate the same spiritual food / and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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="/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="/matthew/6-11.htm">Matthew 6:11</a></span><br />Give us this day our daily bread.<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="/exodus/16-12.htm">Exodus 16:12</a></span><br />“I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/11-4.htm">Numbers 11:4-6</a></span><br />Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, “Who will feed us meat? / We remember the fish we ate freely in Egypt, along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic. / But now our appetite is gone; there is nothing to see but this manna!”<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="/psalms/23-5.htm">Psalm 23:5</a></span><br />You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/14-19.htm">Matthew 14:19-21</a></span><br />And He directed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He spoke a blessing. Then He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. / They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. / About five thousand men were fed, besides women and children.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He rained flesh also on them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea:</p><p class="hdg">he rained</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/16-12.htm">Exodus 16:12,13</a></b></br> I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I <i>am</i> the LORD your God… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/11-18.htm">Numbers 11:18,19,32</a></b></br> And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for <i>it was</i> well with us in Egypt: therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and ye shall eat… </p><p class="hdg">feathered fowls.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/50-11.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/psalms/78-26.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/psalms/72-9.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-17.htm">Feathered</a> <a href="/psalms/78-20.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-19.htm">Flying</a> <a href="/psalms/50-11.htm">Fowl</a> <a href="/psalms/50-11.htm">Fowls</a> <a href="/psalms/78-25.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/psalms/78-24.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/psalms/78-24.htm">Rained</a> <a href="/psalms/78-24.htm">Raineth</a> <a href="/job/39-14.htm">Sand</a> <a href="/psalms/78-13.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/psalms/78-15.htm">Seas</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-17.htm">Seashore</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-7.htm">Winged</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/79-2.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/psalms/80-5.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/psalms/83-10.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-17.htm">Feathered</a> <a href="/psalms/78-39.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/psalms/148-10.htm">Flying</a> <a href="/psalms/79-2.htm">Fowl</a> <a href="/psalms/79-2.htm">Fowls</a> <a href="/psalms/78-30.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/psalms/84-6.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/psalms/78-48.htm">Rained</a> <a href="/job/20-23.htm">Raineth</a> <a href="/psalms/102-6.htm">Sand</a> <a href="/psalms/78-53.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/psalms/93-3.htm">Seas</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-22.htm">Seashore</a> <a href="/psalms/99-1.htm">Winged</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 78</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/78-1.htm">An exhortation both to learn and to preach, the law of God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/78-9.htm">The story of God's wrath against the incredulous and disobedient</a></span><br><span class="reftext">67. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/78-67.htm">The Israelites being rejected, God chose Judah, Zion, and David.</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/psalms/78.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/78.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He rained meat on them like dust</b><br>This phrase refers to the miraculous provision of quail for the Israelites during their wilderness journey, as recorded in <a href="/exodus/16-13.htm">Exodus 16:13</a> and <a href="/numbers/11-31.htm">Numbers 11:31-32</a>. The imagery of "raining" suggests an overwhelming abundance, emphasizing God's ability to provide beyond human expectation. The comparison to "dust" highlights the sheer quantity, indicating that the meat was as plentiful as the particles of dust, which are innumerable. This event underscores God's power and faithfulness in meeting the needs of His people, despite their complaints and lack of faith. It also serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty over creation, as He commands the natural world to fulfill His purposes.<p><b>and winged birds like the sand of the sea</b><br>The "winged birds" specifically refer to quail, which were brought by a wind from the sea, as detailed in <a href="/numbers/11-31.htm">Numbers 11:31</a>. The comparison to "the sand of the sea" further emphasizes the vast number of birds provided, echoing the promise to Abraham about his descendants being as numerous as the sand (<a href="/genesis/22-17.htm">Genesis 22:17</a>). This abundance is a testament to God's generosity and His ability to provide in ways that defy human logic. The quail episode also serves as a type of Christ, who is the true bread from heaven (<a href="/john/6-31.htm">John 6:31-35</a>), providing spiritual sustenance to all who believe. The provision of quail, like manna, points to God's ultimate provision in Jesus, who satisfies the deepest needs of humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, demonstrating His power and provision for the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The recipients of God's provision, who were wandering in the wilderness and in need of sustenance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/wilderness.htm">Wilderness</a></b><br>The setting where the Israelites experienced God's miraculous provision of quail.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/q/quail.htm">Quail</a></b><br>The "winged birds" mentioned in the verse, provided by God to feed the Israelites.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/exodus.htm">Exodus</a></b><br>The broader event during which this provision took place, as the Israelites journeyed from Egypt to the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_abundant_provision.htm">God's Abundant Provision</a></b><br>God provides for our needs abundantly, often beyond what we can imagine, as He did for the Israelites with quail.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>The Israelites' experience teaches us to trust in God's timing and provision, even when we are in a "wilderness" season of life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/gratitude_over_grumbling.htm">Gratitude Over Grumbling</a></b><br>Instead of grumbling like the Israelites, we should cultivate a heart of gratitude for God's continuous provision in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_sustenance.htm">Spiritual Sustenance</a></b><br>Just as God provided physical sustenance, He also offers spiritual nourishment through Jesus Christ, the Bread of Life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_discontent.htm">Consequences of Discontent</a></b><br>The Israelites' discontent led to consequences; we should be mindful of the spiritual implications of our attitudes and desires.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_78.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 78</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_78_align_with_archaeology.htm">How do the events recounted in Psalm 78 compare with archaeological findings regarding the Israelites' wilderness journey?</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_foods_are_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What foods are mentioned in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'soft_answer_turns_away_wrath'.htm">What does the Bible say about blessing and cursing?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/78.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(27) No doubt there is poetical hyperbole here, but for the enormous numbers of quails that are now caught, see the article quoted above.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/78.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 27.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He rained flesh also upon them</span>. With the expression, "rained flesh," comp. <a href="/exodus/16-4.htm">Exodus 16:4</a>, "Behold, I will <span class="accented">rain</span> bread from heaven;" and see also <a href="/genesis/19-24.htm">Genesis 19:24</a> and <a href="/exodus/9-23.htm">Exodus 9:23</a>. <span class="cmt_word">As dust;</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "as thick as dust" (Prayer book Version). The quails lay "as it were two cubits high" for the distance of a day's journey round about each encampment (see <a href="/numbers/11-31.htm">Numbers 11:31</a>). And feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea. The commonest image of multiplicity (<a href="/genesis/22-17.htm">Genesis 22:17</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/33-19.htm">Deuteronomy 33:19</a>; <a href="/joshua/11-4.htm">Joshua 11:4</a>; <a href="/judges/7-12.htm">Judges 7:12</a>, etc.). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/78-27.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">He rained</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּמְטֵ֬ר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yam·ṭêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4305.htm">Strong's 4305: </a> </span><span class="str2">To rain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">meat</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁאֵ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(šə·’êr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7607.htm">Strong's 7607: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flesh, as living, for, food, food of any kind, kindred by blood</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on them</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<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">like dust,</span><br /><span class="heb">כֶּעָפָ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(ke·‘ā·p̄ār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6083.htm">Strong's 6083: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dust, clay, earth, mud</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and winged</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּנָֽף׃</span> <span class="translit">(kā·nāp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3671.htm">Strong's 3671: </a> </span><span class="str2">An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">birds</span><br /><span class="heb">ע֣וֹף</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·wp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5775.htm">Strong's 5775: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flying creatures</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like the sand</span><br /><span class="heb">וּֽכְח֥וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḵə·ḥō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2344.htm">Strong's 2344: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the sea.</span><br /><span class="heb">יַ֝מִּ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(yam·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/78-27.htm">Psalm 78:27 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/78-27.htm">Psalm 78:27 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/78-27.htm">Psalm 78:27 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/78-27.htm">Psalm 78:27 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/78-27.htm">Psalm 78:27 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/78-27.htm">Psalm 78:27 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/78-27.htm">Psalm 78:27 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/78-27.htm">Psalm 78:27 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/78-27.htm">Psalm 78:27 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/78-27.htm">Psalm 78:27 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/78-27.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 78:27 He rained also flesh on them as (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/78-26.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 78:26"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 78:26" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/78-28.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 78:28"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 78:28" /></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>