Psalms

Psalm 78:23–24

²³Yet He commanded the clouds above

and opened the doors of the heavens.

²⁴He rained down manna for them to eat;

He gave them grain from heaven.^c

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Yet He commanded	וַיְצַ֣ו	way·ṣaw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
the clouds	שְׁחָקִ֣ים	šə·ḥā·qîm	Noun - masculine plural	H7834 dust, cloud
above	מִמָּ֑עַל	mim·mā·‘al	Preposition-m; Adverb	H4605 higher part
and opened	פָּתָֽח׃	pā·ṯāḥ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6605 open
the doors	וְדַלְתֵ֖י	wə·ḏal·ṯê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine dual construct	H1817 door
of the heavens	שָׁמַ֣יִם	šā·ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He rained down	וַיַּמְטֵ֬ר	way·yam·ṭêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4305 rain
manna	מָ֣ן	mān	Noun - masculine singular	H4478 manna
for them	עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height
to eat	לֶאֱכֹ֑ל	le·’ĕ·ḵōl	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H398 eat
He gave	נָ֣תַן	nā·ṯan	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
them	לָֽמוֹ׃	lā·mōw	Preposition; third person masculine plural
grain	וּדְגַן־	ū·ḏə·ḡa·nō·šā-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1715 corn, grain
from heaven	שָׁ֝מַ֗יִם	šā·ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 78:23 Genesis 7:11 · Malachi 3:10

Psalm 78:24 Exodus 16:4 · Psalm 105:40 · Deuteronomy 8:3 · John 6:31–71 · Nehemiah 9:15 · Exodus 16:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.