Bible Strands
Numbers 11:9
When the dew fell on the camp at night, the manna would fall with it.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator describes the nightly provision of manna to the Israelite camp during their wilderness journey.
The words — The Hebrew root יָרַד (yārad) appears twice as וּ/בְ/רֶדֶת (u./ve./Re.det) and יֵרֵד (ye.Red), both literally meaning "when it came down" or "it came down," emphasizing the downward motion of the dew and manna.
The thread — The descent motif reappears in Exodus 16:13 where quail arrive at evening and dew settles in the morning, and in Deuteronomy 32:2 where teaching is compared to rain and speech to dew, while Psalm 78:23 describes God commanding the clouds and opening the doors of the heavens.
Why it lands — The text establishes a direct sequence: dew falls first, then manna follows, requiring the people to recognize the provision as timed and dependent rather than random.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.
Cross-references
- Exodus 16:13 That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp.
- Deuteronomy 32:2 Let my teaching fall like rain and my speech settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass, like showers on tender plants.
- Psalms 78:23 Yet He commanded the clouds above and opened the doors of the heavens.
- Psalms 105:40 They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.