Psalm 78:25
New International Version
Human beings ate the bread of angels; he sent them all the food they could eat.

New Living Translation
They ate the food of angels! God gave them all they could hold.

English Standard Version
Man ate of the bread of the angels; he sent them food in abundance.

Berean Standard Bible
Man ate the bread of angels; He sent them food in abundance.

King James Bible
Man did eat angels' food: he sent them meat to the full.

New King James Version
Men ate angels’ food; He sent them food to the full.

New American Standard Bible
Man ate the bread of angels; He sent them food in abundance.

NASB 1995
Man did eat the bread of angels; He sent them food in abundance.

NASB 1977
Man did eat the bread of angels; He sent them food in abundance.

Legacy Standard Bible
Man ate the bread of angels; He sent them provision to satisfy.

Amplified Bible
Man ate the bread of angels; God sent them provision in abundance.

Christian Standard Bible
People ate the bread of angels. He sent them an abundant supply of food.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
People ate the bread of angels. He sent them an abundant supply of food.

American Standard Version
Man did eat the bread of the mighty: He sent them food to the full.

Contemporary English Version
He gave them more than enough, and each one of them ate this special food.

English Revised Version
Man did eat the bread of the mighty: he sent them meat to the full.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Humans ate the bread of the mighty ones, and God sent them plenty of food.

Good News Translation
So they ate the food of angels, and God gave them all they wanted.

International Standard Version
Mortal men ate the food of angels; he sent provision to them in abundance.

Majority Standard Bible
Man ate the bread of angels; He sent them food in abundance.

NET Bible
Man ate the food of the mighty ones. He sent them more than enough to eat.

New Heart English Bible
Man ate the bread of the mighty ones. He sent them food to the full.

Webster's Bible Translation
Man ate angels' food: he sent them food to the full.

World English Bible
Man ate the bread of angels. He sent them food to the full.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Each has eaten food of the mighty, "" He sent provision to them to satiety.

Young's Literal Translation
Food of the mighty hath each eaten, Venison He sent to them to satiety.

Smith's Literal Translation
Man ate the bread of the strong: he sent to them provision to fulness.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Man ate the bread of angels: he sent them provisions in abundance.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Man ate the bread of Angels. He sent them provisions in abundance.

New American Bible
Man ate the bread of the angels; food he sent in abundance.

New Revised Standard Version
Mortals ate of the bread of angels; he sent them food in abundance.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Man did eat angels' food; he sent them game in abundance.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Man ate the bread of Angels and he sent game for them to be satisfied.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Man did eat the bread of the mighty; He sent them provisions to the full.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Man ate angels' bread; he sent them provision to the full.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
I Will Open My Mouth in Parables
24He rained down manna for them to eat; He gave them grain from heaven. 25Man ate the bread of angels; He sent them food in abundance. 26He stirred the east wind from the heavens and drove the south wind by His might.…

Cross References
Exodus 16:4
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.

Exodus 16:15
When the Israelites saw it, they asked one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. So Moses told them, “It is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat.

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.

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.

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.

Nehemiah 9:20
You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold Your manna from their mouths, and You gave them water for their thirst.

Psalm 105:40
They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

John 6:31-33
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.”

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.”

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.”

1 Corinthians 10:3
They all ate the same spiritual food

Revelation 2:17
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.

Exodus 16:35
The Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a land where they could settle; they ate manna until they reached the border of Canaan.

Numbers 11:6
But now our appetite is gone; there is nothing to see but this manna!”

Deuteronomy 8:16
He fed you in the wilderness with manna that your fathers had not known, in order to humble you and test you, so that in the end He might cause you to prosper.


Treasury of Scripture

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

man, etc.

Psalm 103:20
Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.

he sent

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.

Matthew 14:20
And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.

Matthew 15:37
And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.

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Man ate the bread of angels
This phrase is a poetic and profound expression of God's provision for the Israelites during their wilderness journey. The "bread of angels" refers to manna, the miraculous food that God provided from heaven. In Hebrew, the word for "angels" is "אֵלִים" (elim), which can also mean "mighty ones" or "heavenly beings." This suggests that the sustenance provided was not ordinary but divine, emphasizing God's direct intervention and care. Historically, manna is described as a small, round substance that appeared with the dew each morning, as detailed in Exodus 16. Theologically, this phrase underscores the belief that God provides for His people in extraordinary ways, meeting their needs with heavenly resources. It also foreshadows the spiritual nourishment that Christ, the "bread of life," offers to believers.

He sent them all the food they could eat
This part of the verse highlights God's abundant provision. The Hebrew root for "sent" is "שָׁלַח" (shalach), which conveys the idea of dispatching or extending something with purpose. God's sending of manna was intentional and generous, ensuring that the Israelites had "all the food they could eat." This abundance reflects God's grace and sufficiency, reminding believers that God is not only aware of our needs but also willing to meet them abundantly. In a broader scriptural context, this provision is a testament to God's faithfulness and a call to trust in His ability to provide for all our needs, both physical and spiritual. The historical context of the Israelites' journey through the desert, a place of scarcity, further amplifies the miracle of this divine sustenance.

(25) Angels' food.--See margin, and comp. Wisdom Of Solomon 16:20. LXX. and Vulgate, "angels' bread." Some explain, after Job 24:22; Job 34:30, lordly food, such as nobles eat--here, quails. But in connection with "food from heaven," the popular idea of angels' food which poetry reluctantly gives up may be retained.

Verse 25. - Man did eat angels' food; literally, bread of the mighty ones, by which the LXX. and most commentators understand "angels" to be meant. "Angels' food" may mean either the actual food on which angels subsist, or food supplied by the ministration of angels, and derived from their dwelling place. It cannot be laid down dogmatically that angels require no food. He sent them meat to the full (comp. Exodus 16:3, where the Israelites contrast with their wretched life in the wilderness their life in Egypt, where they "did eat bread to the full").

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Man
אִ֑ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

ate
אָ֣כַל (’ā·ḵal)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 398: To eat

the bread
לֶ֣חֶם (le·ḥem)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain

of angels;
אַ֭בִּירִים (’ab·bî·rîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 47: Mighty, valiant

He sent
שָׁלַ֖ח (šā·laḥ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

them
לָהֶ֣ם (lā·hem)
Preposition-l | Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They

food
צֵידָ֬ה (ṣê·ḏāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 6720: Provision, food

in abundance.
לָשֹֽׂבַע׃ (lā·śō·ḇa‘)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7648: Satisfaction, joy)


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