Numbers 11:7-8
New King James Version
7 Now (A)the manna was like coriander seed, and its color like the color of bdellium. 8 The people went about and gathered it, ground it on millstones or beat it in the mortar, cooked it in pans, and made cakes of it; and (B)its taste was like the taste of pastry prepared with oil.
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Numbers 11:7-8
King James Version
7 And the manna was as coriander seed, and the colour thereof as the colour of bdellium.
8 And the people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.
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Numbers 11:7-8
New American Standard Bible
7 (A)Now the manna was like coriander seed, and its appearance like that of [a](B)bdellium. 8 The people would roam about and gather it and grind it [b]between two millstones, or pound it in the mortar, and boil it in the pot and make loaves with it; and its taste was like the taste of [c]cake baked with oil.
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- Numbers 11:7 I.e., a tree gum
- Numbers 11:8 Lit with
- Numbers 11:8 Lit juice of oil
Numbers 11:7-8
Amplified Bible
7 The manna was like coriander seed, and it looked like [a]bdellium. 8 The people went about and gathered it, and ground it in mills or beat it in mortars, and boiled it in pots, and made cakes with it; and it tasted like cakes baked with fresh [olive] oil.
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- Numbers 11:7 A gum resin obtained from various trees of the genus Commiphora. This resin was used as an ingredient to make incense or perfume, and was also used as a topical ointment.
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