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Psalms 78:25

78:24 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

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Man ate the bread of angels. He sent them food to the full.

Man did eat angels’ food: he sent them meat to the full.

Man did eat angels’ food: he sent them meat to the full.

78:26 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

What does Psalms 78:25 mean?

Psalms 78:25 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אִישׁ (ʼîysh), אָכַל (ʼâkal), אַבִּיר (ʼabbîyr).

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Manאִישׁʼîysh/eesh/H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
did
eatאָכַלʼâkal/aw-kal'/H398to eat (literally or figuratively)
angels'אַבִּירʼabbîyr/ab-beer'/H47{mighty (spoken of God)}
food:לֶחֶםlechem/lekh'-em/H3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
he
sentשָׁלַחshâlach/shaw-lakh'/H7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
them
meatצֵידָהtsêydâh/tsay-daw'/H6720food
to
the
full.שֹׂבַעsôbaʻ/so'-bah/H7648satisfaction (of food or (figuratively) joy)
Man:
or,
Every
one
did
eat
the
bread
of
the
mighty

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 78:25.

Exodus 16:3

And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.

Genesis 21:14

And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.

Genesis 24:54

And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my master.

Genesis 25:34

Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.

Genesis 26:31

And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.

Genesis 28:20

And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,

Genesis 3:19

In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

Genesis 3:22

And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

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What does Psalms 78:25 say?

Psalms 78:25 (King James Version) reads: "Man did eat angels' food: he sent them meat to the full. Man: or, Every one did eat the bread of the mighty"

Is Psalms 78:25 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 78:25 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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