Psalms 105:40

105:39 He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.

The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

KJV

They asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of the sky.

The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

105:41 He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.

What does Psalms 105:40 mean?

Psalms 105:40 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁאַל (shâʼal), בּוֹא (bôwʼ), שְׂלָו (sᵉlâv).

Hebrew interlinear

The

people

asked,שָׁאַלshâʼal/shaw-al'/H7592to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand

and

broughtבּוֹאbôwʼ/bo/H935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

quails,שְׂלָוsᵉlâv/sel-awv'/H7958the quail collectively (as slow in flight from its weight)

and

satisfiedשָׂבַעsâbaʻ/saw-bah'/H7646to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)

them

with

the

breadלֶחֶםlechem/lekh'-em/H3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)

heaven.שָׁמַיִםshâmayim/shaw-mah'-yim/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 revolve)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 105:40.

Exodus 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 God.

Exodus 16:8

And Moses said, This shall be, when the LORD shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD.

Genesis 2:19

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Adam: or, the man

Genesis 6:17

And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 105:40 say?

Psalms 105:40 (King James Version) reads: "The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven."

Is Psalms 105:40 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 105:40 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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