Numbers 11:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The people walked around and gathered it, ground it on a handmill or crushed it in a mortar, then boiled it in a cooking pot or shaped it into cakes. It tasted like pastry baked with fine oil.”
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“The people walked around and gathered it, ground it on a handmill or crushed it in a mortar, then boiled it in a cooking pot or shaped it into cakes. It tasted like pastry baked with fine oil.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in mortars, and boiled it in pots, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“the people have turned aside and gathered <FI>it<Fi> , and ground <FI>it<Fi> with millstones, or beat <FI>it<Fi> in a mortar, and boiled <FI>it<Fi> in a pan, and made it cakes, and its taste hath been as the taste of the moisture of oil.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Numbers 11:8 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 16:16This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Each one is to gather as much as he needs. You may take an omer for each person in your tent.’”
- Exodus 16:23He told them, “This is what the LORD has said: ‘Tomorrow is to be a day of complete rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD. So bake what you want to bake, and boil what you want to boil. Then set aside whatever remains and keep it until morning.’”
- Exodus 16:31Now the house of Israel called the bread manna. It was white like coriander seed and tasted like wafers made with honey.
- John 6:27Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”
- John 6:33For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
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