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They asked,שָׁאַלand he broughtוַיָּבֵאquail,שְׂלָוand with breadוְלֶחֶםof heavenשָׁמַיִםhe satisfied them.יַשְׂבִּיעֵם
Psalms 105:40
Study it in the app“They asked, and he brought quail, and with bread of heaven he satisfied them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 105:40, word by word
- They askedשָׁאַלshaal
ask for
To ask for something, or borrow.
Where else “shaal” appears- and he broughtיָּבֵאyave
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “yave” appears- quailשְׂלָוselav
quail
Quail: small birds that travel in large flocks.
Where else “selav” appears- and with breadלֶחֶםlechem
bread
Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.
Where else “lechem” appears- of heavenשָׁמַיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears- he satisfied themיַשְׂבִּיעֵyasbie
satisfy
To give another all they need: YHWH gives good in plenty.
Where else “yasbie” appears
The context
39He spread out a cloud as a covering, and fire to give light at night.
40 · This verse (above)
41He opened the rock, and waters gushed out; they flowed in the dry places like a river.