Psalms 78:27

“and rained down upon them meat like dust, and like the sand of the seas, winged birds,”

Psalms 78:27 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 78:27, word by word

and rained downיַּמְטֵרyamter

rain

Send rain, make it rain.

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meatשְׁאֵרsheer

flesh

The soft tissue of the body, or animal food.

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like dustעָפָרafar

dust

Dry, loose earth, fine as dust; God formed man from it.

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and like the sandחוֹלchol

sand

Sand.

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of the seasיַמִּיםyamim

sea

The sea, or a large lake.

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wingedכָּנָףkanaf

wing

A bird's wing; shelter under God's wings.

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birdsעוֹףof

bird

The animals with wings and feathers that fly through the sky: doves, eagles, ravens.

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The context

26He sent forth the east wind in the heavens, and drove by his strength the south wind,

27 · This verse (above)

28and he let them fall in the midst of his camp, all around his dwellings.

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