Exodus 16:4
Contemporary English Version
4 (A) The Lord said to Moses, “I will send bread[a] down from heaven like rain. Tell the people to go out each day and gather only enough for that day. That's how I will see if they obey me.
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- 16.4 bread: This was something like a thin wafer, and it was called “manna,” which in Hebrew means, “What is it?”
Exodus 16:4
New International Version
4 Then the Lord said to Moses, “I will rain down bread from heaven(A) for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test(B) them and see whether they will follow my instructions.
Exodus 16:15
Contemporary English Version
15 (A) The people had never seen anything like this, and they started asking each other, “What is it?”[a]
Moses answered, “This is the bread that the Lord has given you to eat.
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- 16.15 What is it: See the note at 16.4.
Exodus 16:15
New International Version
15 When the Israelites saw it, they said to each other, “What is it?” For they did not know(A) what it was.
Moses said to them, “It is the bread(B) the Lord has given you to eat.
Psalm 78:24
Contemporary English Version
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- 78.24 manna: When the people of Israel were wandering through the desert, the Lord gave them a special kind of food to eat. It tasted like a wafer and was called “manna,” which in Hebrew means, “What is this?”
Psalm 78:24
New International Version
24 he rained down manna(A) for the people to eat,
he gave them the grain of heaven.
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