King James Version
Psalms 78:24 in the King James Version says “And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 78 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.”
Psalms 78:24 · KJV
Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:
Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,
And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.
Man did eat angels' food: he sent them meat to the full. Man: or, Every one did eat the bread of the mighty
He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind. to blow: Heb. to go
KJV Study — Public Domain
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“manna”
H4478literally a whatness (so to speak), i.e., manna (so called from the question about it)
“of heaven”
H8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r
“and had given”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
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