Psalms 78:28

78:27 He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea: feathered: Heb. fowl of wing

And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations.

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He let them fall in the middle of their camp, around their habitations.

And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations.

And he let it fall in the middle of their camp, round about their habitations.

78:29 So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire;

What does Psalms 78:28 mean?

Psalms 78:28 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָפַל (nâphal), קֶרֶב (qereb), מַחֲנֶה (machăneh).

Hebrew interlinear

And

let

fallנָפַלnâphal/naw-fal'/H5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)

the

midstקֶרֶבqereb/keh'-reb/H7130properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)

their

camp,מַחֲנֶהmachăneh/makh-an-eh'/H4264an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts)

round

aboutסָבִיבçâbîyb/saw-beeb'/H5439(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around

their

habitations.מִשְׁכָּןmishkân/mish-kawn'/H4908a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 78:28.

Exodus 16:13

And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.

Exodus 38:20

And all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about, were of brass.

Exodus 38:31

And the sockets of the court round about, and the sockets of the court gate, and all the pins of the tabernacle, and all the pins of the court round about.

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What does Psalms 78:28 say?

Psalms 78:28 (King James Version) reads: "And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations."

Is Psalms 78:28 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 78:28 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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