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God gave them all they could hold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/78.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Man ate of the bread of the angels; he sent them food in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/78.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Man ate the bread of angels; He sent them food in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/78.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Man did eat angels' food: he sent them meat to the full.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/78.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Men ate angels’ food; He sent them food to the full.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/78.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Man ate the bread of angels; He sent them food in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/78.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Man did eat the bread of angels; He sent them food in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/78.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Man did eat the bread of angels; He sent them food in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/78.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Man ate the bread of angels; He sent them provision to satisfy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/78.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Man ate the bread of angels; God sent them provision in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/78.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />People ate the bread of angels. He sent them an abundant supply of food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/78.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />People ate the bread of angels. He sent them an abundant supply of food. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/78.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Man did eat the bread of the mighty: He sent them food to the full.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/78.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He gave them more than enough, and each one of them ate this special food. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/78.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Man did eat the bread of the mighty: he sent them meat to the full.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/78.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Humans ate the bread of the mighty ones, and God sent them plenty of food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/78.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So they ate the food of angels, and God gave them all they wanted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/78.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Mortal men ate the food of angels; he sent provision to them in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/78.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Man ate the bread of angels; He sent them food in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/78.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Man ate the food of the mighty ones. He sent them more than enough to eat. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/78.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Man ate the bread of the mighty ones. He sent them food to the full.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/78.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Man ate angels' food: he sent them food to the full.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/78.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Man ate the bread of angels. He sent them food to the full. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/78.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Each has eaten food of the mighty, "" He sent provision to them to satiety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/78.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Food of the mighty hath each eaten, Venison He sent to them to satiety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/78.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Man ate the bread of the strong: he sent to them provision to fulness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/78.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Man ate the bread of angels: he sent them provisions in abundance. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/78.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 77:25>Man ate the bread of Angels. He sent them provisions in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/78.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Man ate the bread of the angels; food he sent in abundance. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/78.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Mortals ate of the bread of angels; he sent them food in abundance.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/78.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Man did eat angels' food; he sent them game in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/78.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Man ate the bread of Angels and he sent game for them to be satisfied.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/78.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Man did eat the bread of the mighty; He sent them provisions to the full.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/78.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Man ate angels' bread; he sent them provision to the full.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/78-25.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=9636" 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">24</span>He rained down manna for them to eat; He gave them grain from heaven. <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">Man</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: ’ā·ḵal (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">ate</a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: le·ḥem (N-msc) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain.">the bread</a> <a href="/hebrew/47.htm" title="47: ’ab·bî·rîm (Adj-mp) -- Mighty, valiant. For 'abiyr.">of angels;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: šā·laḥ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">He sent</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep-l:: Pro-3mp) -- ">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/6720.htm" title="6720: ṣê·ḏāh (N-fs) -- Provision, food. Or tsedah; feminine of tsayid; food.">food</a> <a href="/hebrew/7648.htm" title="7648: lā·śō·ḇa‘ (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Satiety, abundance. From saba'; satisfaction (figuratively) joy).">in abundance.</a> </span><span class="reftext">26</span>He stirred the east wind from the heavens and drove the south wind by His might.…<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/16-15.htm">Exodus 16:15</a></span><br />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="/numbers/11-7.htm">Numbers 11:7-9</a></span><br />Now the manna resembled coriander seed, and its appearance was like that of gum resin. / 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. / When the dew fell on the camp at night, the manna would fall with it.<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="/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="/nehemiah/9-20.htm">Nehemiah 9:20</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.<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="/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="/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="/exodus/16-35.htm">Exodus 16:35</a></span><br />The Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a land where they could settle; they ate manna until they reached the border of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/11-6.htm">Numbers 11:6</a></span><br />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="/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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Man did eat angels' food: he sent them meat to the full.</p><p class="hdg">man, etc.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/103-20.htm">Psalm 103:20</a></b></br> Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.</p><p class="hdg">he sent</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/16-8.htm">Exodus 16:8</a></b></br> And Moses said, <i>This shall be</i>, when the LORD shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what <i>are</i> we? your murmurings <i>are</i> not against us, but against the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/14-20.htm">Matthew 14:20</a></b></br> And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/15-37.htm">Matthew 15:37</a></b></br> And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken <i>meat</i> that was left seven baskets full.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/73-10.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/psalms/68-17.htm">Angels</a> <a href="/psalms/53-4.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/psalms/78-20.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/psalms/78-24.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/psalms/69-9.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/psalms/78-24.htm">Food</a> <a href="/psalms/78-21.htm">Full</a> <a href="/psalms/71-15.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/psalms/78-20.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/psalms/77-19.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/psalms/76-9.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/psalms/73-5.htm">Part</a> <a href="/job/38-41.htm">Provision</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-15.htm">Provisions</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-19.htm">Satiety</a> <a href="/psalms/76-5.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/genesis/27-33.htm">Venison</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/94-19.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/psalms/78-49.htm">Angels</a> <a href="/psalms/78-29.htm">Ate</a> <a href="/psalms/80-5.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/psalms/78-29.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/psalms/102-9.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/psalms/78-29.htm">Food</a> <a href="/psalms/78-29.htm">Full</a> <a href="/psalms/80-5.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/psalms/78-27.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/psalms/78-65.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/psalms/78-31.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/psalms/78-66.htm">Part</a> <a href="/psalms/132-15.htm">Provision</a> <a href="/psalms/132-15.htm">Provisions</a> <a href="/proverbs/13-25.htm">Satiety</a> <a href="/psalms/78-51.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/genesis/25-28.htm">Venison</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>Man ate the bread of angels;</b><br>This phrase refers to the manna provided by God to the Israelites during their wilderness journey after the Exodus from Egypt. Manna is described in <a href="/exodus/16.htm">Exodus 16</a> and <a href="/numbers/11.htm">Numbers 11</a> as a miraculous food that appeared each morning, sustaining the Israelites for 40 years. The term "bread of angels" suggests a heavenly origin, emphasizing the divine provision and the supernatural nature of this sustenance. In Jewish tradition, manna is often associated with spiritual nourishment, symbolizing God's care and provision. The New Testament draws a parallel between manna and Jesus Christ, the "bread of life" (<a href="/john/6-31.htm">John 6:31-35</a>), highlighting the spiritual sustenance He provides to believers.<p><b>He sent them food in abundance.</b><br>This part of the verse underscores the generosity and sufficiency of God's provision. Despite the Israelites' complaints and lack of faith, God provided not just enough, but an abundance of food. This reflects God's grace and mercy, even in the face of human disobedience. The abundance of manna can be seen as a foreshadowing of the spiritual abundance found in Christ, who offers life and sustenance to all who believe in Him. The concept of divine abundance is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/philippians/4-19.htm">Philippians 4:19</a>, where God is described as supplying all needs according to His riches in glory.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and wandered in the wilderness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader chosen by God to guide the Israelites out of Egypt and through the wilderness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/wilderness.htm">Wilderness</a></b><br>The desert area where the Israelites wandered for 40 years after leaving Egypt.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/manna.htm">Manna</a></b><br>The miraculous food provided by God to the Israelites in the wilderness, described as "the bread of angels."<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The provider and sustainer of the Israelites, demonstrating His power and care through the provision of manna.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a></b><br>God provides for our needs abundantly, just as He did for the Israelites with manna. We can trust Him to meet our needs today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_sustenance.htm">Spiritual Sustenance</a></b><br>Just as manna sustained the Israelites physically, Jesus, the "bread of life," sustains us spiritually. We should seek Him daily for our spiritual nourishment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/gratitude_and_contentment.htm">Gratitude and Contentment</a></b><br>The Israelites often grumbled despite God's provision. We are called to cultivate gratitude and contentment, recognizing God's blessings in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a></b><br>The provision of manna was a test of faith for the Israelites. We are encouraged to trust in God's promises and His timing, even when circumstances seem challenging.<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/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/what_does_god's_favor_mean.htm">What does God's favor mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_'bread_of_life'_conflict_beliefs.htm">John 6:35: Does Jesus's claim to be the 'bread of life' conflict with other biblical teachings or Jewish beliefs about divine provision?</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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/78.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(25) <span class= "bld">Angels' food.</span>--See margin, and comp. <a href="//apocrypha.org/wisdom_of_solomon/16-20.htm" title="Instead whereof thou feddest thine own people with angels' food, and didst send them from heaven bread prepared without their labour, able to content every man's delight, and agreeing to every taste.">Wisdom Of Solomon 16:20</a>. LXX. and Vulgate, "angels' bread." Some explain, after <a href="/job/24-22.htm" title="He draws also the mighty with his power: he rises up, and no man is sure of life.">Job 24:22</a>; <a href="/job/34-30.htm" title="That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be ensnared.">Job 34:30</a>, <span class= "ital">lordly </span>food, such as <span class= "ital">nobles </span>eat--here, <span class= "ital">quails. </span>But in connection with "food from heaven," the popular idea of angels' food which poetry reluctantly gives up may be retained.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/78.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 25.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Man did eat angels' food;</span> literally, <span class="accented">bread of the mighty ones</span>, by which the LXX. and most commentators understand "angels" to be meant. "Angels' food" may mean either the actual food on which angels subsist, or food supplied by the ministration of angels, and derived from their dwelling place. It cannot be laid down dogmatically that angels require no food. <span class="cmt_word">He sent them meat to the full</span> (comp. <a href="/exodus/16-3.htm">Exodus 16:3</a>, where the Israelites contrast with their wretched life in the wilderness their life in Egypt, where they "did eat bread <span class="accented">to the full"</span>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/78-25.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">Man</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֑ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ate</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֣כַל</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḵal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the bread</span><br /><span class="heb">לֶ֣חֶם</span> <span class="translit">(le·ḥem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> </span><span class="str2">Food, bread, grain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of angels;</span><br /><span class="heb">אַ֭בִּירִים</span> <span class="translit">(’ab·bî·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_47.htm">Strong's 47: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mighty, valiant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He sent</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁלַ֖ח</span> <span class="translit">(šā·laḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them</span><br /><span class="heb">לָהֶ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(lā·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Pronoun - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> </span><span class="str2">They</span><br /><br /><span class="word">food</span><br /><span class="heb">צֵידָ֬ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṣê·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6720.htm">Strong's 6720: </a> </span><span class="str2">Provision, food</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in abundance.</span><br /><span class="heb">לָשֹֽׂבַע׃</span> <span class="translit">(lā·śō·ḇa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7648.htm">Strong's 7648: </a> </span><span class="str2">Satisfaction, joy)</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/78-25.htm">Psalm 78:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/78-25.htm">Psalm 78:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/78-25.htm">Psalm 78:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/78-25.htm">Psalm 78:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/78-25.htm">Psalm 78:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/78-25.htm">Psalm 78:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/78-25.htm">Psalm 78:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/78-25.htm">Psalm 78:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/78-25.htm">Psalm 78:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/78-25.htm">Psalm 78:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/78-25.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 78:25 Man ate the bread of angels (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/78-24.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 78:24"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 78:24" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/78-26.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 78:26"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 78:26" /></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>