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The Quail and the Plague

31 (A)Now there went forth a wind from Yahweh, and it brought quail from the sea, and let them fall beside the camp, about a day’s journey on this side and a day’s journey on the other side, all around the camp and [a]about two [b]cubits over the surface of the ground. 32 And the people [c]spent all day and all night and all the next day, and gathered the quail (he who gathered least gathered [d]ten (B)homers), and they spread them out for themselves all around the camp. 33 (C)While the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the anger of Yahweh was kindled against the people, and Yahweh struck the people with a very severe plague.

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  1. Numbers 11:31 Or from about two cubits above
  2. Numbers 11:31 A cubit was approx. 18 in. or 45 cm
  3. Numbers 11:32 Lit rose
  4. Numbers 11:32 Approx. 65 bu. or 2,300 l, a homer was approx. 6.5 bu. or 230 l

23 Yet He commanded the skies above
And (A)opened the doors of heaven;
24 He (B)rained down manna upon them to eat
And gave them (C)grain from heaven.
25 Man ate the bread of [a]angels;
He sent them provision (D)to satisfy.
26 He (E)led forth the east wind in the heavens
And by His strength He guided the south wind.
27 Then He rained [b]meat upon them like the dust,
Even (F)winged fowl like the sand of the seas,
28 He caused them to fall in the midst of His camp,
All around His dwelling places.
29 So they (G)ate and were very satisfied,
And their desire He brought to them.
30 [c]Before they had satisfied their desire,
(H)While their food was in their mouths,

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  1. Psalm 78:25 Lit mighty ones
  2. Psalm 78:27 Lit flesh
  3. Psalm 78:30 Lit They were not estranged from

40 [a]They (A)asked, and He brought (B)quail,
And He satisfied them with the [b](C)bread of heaven.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 105:40 Or One
  2. Psalm 105:40 Or food