Psalm 105:40
New International Version
They asked, and he brought them quail; he fed them well with the bread of heaven.

New Living Translation
They asked for meat, and he sent them quail; he satisfied their hunger with manna—bread from heaven.

English Standard Version
They asked, and he brought quail, and gave them bread from heaven in abundance.

Berean Standard Bible
They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

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

New King James Version
The people asked, and He brought quail, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

New American Standard Bible
They asked, and He brought quail, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

NASB 1995
They asked, and He brought quail, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

NASB 1977
They asked, and He brought quail, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

Legacy Standard Bible
They asked, and He brought quail, And He satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

Amplified Bible
The Israelites asked, and He brought quail, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

Christian Standard Bible
They asked, and he brought quail and satisfied them with bread from heaven.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with bread from heaven.

American Standard Version
They asked, and he brought quails, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

Contemporary English Version
When they asked for food, he sent more birds than they could eat.

English Revised Version
They asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The Israelites asked, and he brought them quail and filled them with bread from heaven.

Good News Translation
They asked, and he sent quails; he gave them food from heaven to satisfy them.

International Standard Version
Israel asked, and quail came; food from heaven satisfied them.

Majority Standard Bible
They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

NET Bible
They asked for food, and he sent quails; he satisfied them with food from the sky.

New Heart English Bible
They asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of the sky.

Webster's Bible Translation
The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

World English Bible
They asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of the sky.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
They have asked, and He brings quails, "" And satisfies them [with] bread of the heavens.

Young's Literal Translation
They have asked, and He bringeth quails, And with bread of heaven satisfieth them.

Smith's Literal Translation
Asking, and he will bring the quail, and he will fill them with the bread of the heavens.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
They asked, and the quail came: and he filled them with the bread of heaven.

Catholic Public Domain Version
They petitioned, and the quail came; and he satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

New American Bible
They asked and he brought them quail; with bread from heaven he filled them.

New Revised Standard Version
They asked, and he brought quails, and gave them food from heaven in abundance.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
The people asked, and he brought quails and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
They asked and he brought them food and the bread of Heaven filled them.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
They asked, and He brought quails, And gave them in plenty the bread of heaven.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
They asked, and the quail came, and he satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Tell of His Wonders
39He spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light up the night. 40They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven. 41He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.…

Cross References
Exodus 16:4-15
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day the people are to go out and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test whether or not they will follow My instructions. / Then on the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather on the other days.” / So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, “This evening you will know that it was the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt, ...

Numbers 11:7-9
Now the manna resembled coriander seed, and its appearance was like that of gum resin. / The people walked around and gathered it, ground it on a handmill or crushed it in a mortar, then boiled it in a cooking pot or shaped it into cakes. It tasted like pastry baked with fine oil. / When the dew fell on the camp at night, the manna would fall with it.

John 6:31-35
Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” / Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. / For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” ...

Nehemiah 9:15
In their hunger You gave them bread from heaven; in their thirst You brought them water from the rock. You told them to go in and possess the land that You had sworn to give them.

Exodus 16:31-35
Now the house of Israel called the bread manna. It was white like coriander seed and tasted like wafers made with honey. / Moses said, “This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Keep an omer of manna for the generations to come, so that they may see the bread I fed you in the wilderness when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’” / So Moses told Aaron, “Take a jar and fill it with an omer of manna. Then place it before the LORD to be preserved for the generations to come.” ...

Numbers 11:31-32
Now a wind sent by the LORD came up, drove in quail from the sea, and brought them near the camp, about two cubits above the surface of the ground, for a day’s journey in every direction around the camp. / All that day and night, and all the next day, the people stayed up gathering the quail. No one gathered less than ten homers, and they spread them out all around the camp.

John 6:49-51
Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. / This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die. / I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.”

Deuteronomy 8:3
He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.

1 Corinthians 10:3-4
They all ate the same spiritual food / and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.

Exodus 16:2-3
And there in the desert the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron. / “If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!”

John 6:58
This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.”

Psalm 78:24-25
He rained down manna for them to eat; He gave them grain from heaven. / Man ate the bread of angels; He sent them food in abundance.

Matthew 4:4
But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

Exodus 16:12
“I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.’”

John 6:26-27
Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it is not because you saw these signs that you are looking for Me, but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. / Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”


Treasury of Scripture

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

asked

Psalm 78:18,26-28
And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust…

Exodus 16:12,13
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…

Numbers 11:4-6,31-33
And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat? …

satisfied

Exodus 16:14-35
And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground…

Numbers 11:7-9
And the manna was as coriander seed, and the colour thereof as the colour of bdellium…

Deuteronomy 8:3
And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.

bread

Psalm 78:23-25
Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven, …

John 6:31-33,48-58
Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat…

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Psalm 105
1. An exhortation to praise God, and to seek out his works
7. The story of God's providence over Abraham
16. Over Joseph
23. Over Jacob in Egypt
26. Over Moses delivering the Israelites
37. Over the Israelites brought out of Egypt, fed in the desert, and planted in Canaan.














They asked
This phrase indicates a direct request or petition made by the Israelites. In the Hebrew context, the word used here is "שָׁאַל" (sha'al), which means to ask, inquire, or request. This reflects the relationship between God and His people, where they are encouraged to bring their needs and desires before Him. Historically, this asking is rooted in the Israelites' dependence on God during their wilderness journey, highlighting their reliance on divine provision.

and He brought quail
The provision of quail is a miraculous event recorded in the wilderness journey of the Israelites. The Hebrew word for quail is "שְׂלָו" (selav), which refers to a type of bird that God provided in abundance. This act of God bringing quail demonstrates His power over creation and His ability to provide for His people in unexpected ways. It serves as a reminder of God's faithfulness and His willingness to meet the physical needs of His people.

and satisfied them
The word "satisfied" comes from the Hebrew "שָׂבַע" (sava), meaning to be filled or to have enough. This indicates not just a provision, but an abundance that meets the needs fully. It reflects God's generosity and His desire for His people to experience fullness and contentment. In a broader scriptural context, this satisfaction points to the spiritual fulfillment that God offers, beyond just physical sustenance.

with the bread of heaven
This phrase refers to the manna that God provided for the Israelites during their time in the wilderness. The "bread of heaven" is a powerful symbol of God's provision and care. In Hebrew, "מַן" (man) is the word for manna, which was a miraculous food that sustained the Israelites. This heavenly bread is a precursor to the spiritual nourishment that Christ, the Bread of Life, offers to believers. It underscores the theme of divine provision and the sustenance that comes from God alone.

Verse 40. - The people asked, and he brought quails; literally, they asked (comp. Exodus 16:3, 13; Numbers 11:31). And satisfied them with the bread of heaven. The "bread of heaven" is the manna, which was given to the Israelites continuously from their first encampment in the wilderness of Sin (Exodus 16:14, 15) to their first Passover in Canaan (Joshua 5:12). The quails seem to have been given only twice.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
They asked,
שָׁאַ֣ל (šā·’al)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7592: To inquire, to request, to demand

and He brought
וַיָּבֵ֣א (way·yā·ḇê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

quail
שְׂלָ֑ו (śə·lāw)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 7958: The quail

and satisfied them
יַשְׂבִּיעֵֽם׃ (yaś·bî·‘êm)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's 7646: To be sated, satisfied or surfeited

with the bread
וְלֶ֥חֶם (wə·le·ḥem)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain

of heaven.
שָׁ֝מַ֗יִם (ma·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky


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