Exodus 16:31 Parallel Translations

The Israelites called the food manna. It was like coriander seeds. It was white and tasted like wafers made with honey.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.

ASV:

And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.

BBE:

And this bread was named manna by Israel: it was white, like a grain seed, and its taste was like cakes made with honey.

DBY:

And the house of Israel called its name Manna; and it was like coriander-seed, white; and the taste of it was like cake with honey.

ERV:

And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.

JPS:

And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna; and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.

WBS:

And the house of Israel called its name Manna: and it was like coriander-seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.

WEB:

The house of Israel called its name Manna, and it was like coriander seed, white; and its taste was like wafers with honey.

YLT:

and the house of Israel call its name Manna, and it is as coriander seed, white; and its taste is as a cake with honey.

Exodus 16:31 Cross References

XREF:

Exodus 16:14 When the layer of dew evaporated, behold, on the surface of the wilderness there was a fine flake-like thing, fine as the frost on the ground.

Numbers 11:7 Now the manna was like coriander seed, and its appearance like that of bdellium.

Deuteronomy 8:3 "He humbled you and let you be hungry, and fed you with manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that He might make you understand that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of the LORD.

Deuteronomy 8:16 "In the wilderness He fed you manna which your fathers did not know, that He might humble you and that He might test you, to do good for you in the end. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

16:31 And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it [was] like {n} coriander seed, white; and the taste of it [was] like wafers [made] with honey.
(n) In form and figure, but not in colour; Nu 11:7.

MHC:

16:22-31 Here is mention of a seventh-day sabbath. It was known, not only before the giving of the law upon mount Sinai, but before the bringing of Israel out of Egypt, even from the beginning, Ge 2:3. The setting apart one day in seven for holy work, and, in order to that, for holy rest, was ever since God created man upon the earth, and is the most ancient of the Divine laws. Appointing them to rest on the seventh day, he took care that they should be no losers by it; and none ever will be losers by serving God. On that day they were to fetch in enough for two days, and to make it ready. This directs us to contrive family affairs, so that they may hinder us as little as possible in the work of the sabbath. Works of necessity are to be done on that day; but it is desirable to have as little as may be to do, that we may apply ourselves the more closely to prepare for the life that is to come. When they kept manna against a command, it stank; when they kept it by a command, it was sweet and good; every thing is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. On the seventh day God did not send the manna, therefore they must not expect it, nor go out to gather. This showed that it was produced by miracle.

CONC:

Bread Cake Cakes Coriander Coriander-seed Grain Honey Manna Named Seed Taste Tasted Thereof Wafers

Bread Cake Cakes Coriander Coriander-Seed Grain Honey House Israel Manna Seed Taste Tasted Thereof Wafers White

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