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Psalms 78:27

He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea:

KJV

He rained flesh also upon them as the dust, And winged birds as the sand of the seas:

ASV

וַ/יַּמְטֵ֬ר עֲלֵי/הֶ֣ם כֶּ/עָפָ֣ר שְׁאֵ֑ר וּֽ/כְ/ח֥וֹל יַ֝מִּ֗ים ע֣וֹף כָּנָֽף

Hebrew

And He raineth on them flesh as dust, And as sand of the seas--winged fowl,

YLT

He also rained meat on them as the dust, winged birds as the sand of the seas.

WEB

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

ה
h
noun · 393×
ו
v
noun · 110×
וֹ
v
noun · 16×
ח֣וֹל
chvl
noun · 23×
יַמְטֵ֥ר
ymtr
verb · 17×
ע֣וֹף
'vp
noun · 71×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
עָפָ֥ר
'pr
noun · 109×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 10:6 — Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
  • Exod 16:12 — I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your
  • Exod 16:13 — And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.
  • Gen 41:49 — And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.
  • Num 11:18 — And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us i
  • Num 11:20 — But even a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you: because that ye have despised the LORD which is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth