Exodus
Exodus 16:13
13That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| That evening | בָעֶ֔רֶב | ḇā·‘e·reḇ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6153 (sun)set, evening |
| quail | הַשְּׂלָ֔ו | haś·śə·lāw | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H7958 quail |
| came | וַתַּ֣עַל | wat·ta·‘al | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| and covered | וַתְּכַ֖ס | wat·tə·ḵas | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3680 cover |
| the camp | הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה | ham·ma·ḥă·neh | Article; Noun - common singular | H4264 encampment, camp |
| and in the morning | וּבַבֹּ֗קֶר | ū·ḇab·bō·qer | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1242 morning |
| there was | הָֽיְתָה֙ | hā·yə·ṯāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a layer | שִׁכְבַ֣ת | šiḵ·ḇaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H7902 act of lying, layer |
| of dew | הַטַּ֔ל | haṭ·ṭal | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2919 night-mist, dew |
| around | סָבִ֖יב | sā·ḇîḇ | Adverb | H5439 circuit, round about |
| the camp | לַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ | lam·ma·ḥă·neh | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - common singular | H4264 encampment, camp |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Numbers 11:9 · Psalm 78:27–28 · Psalm 105:40 · Numbers 11:31–33
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.