And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat.
When the Israelites saw it, they said to each other, 'What is it?' because they didn't know what it was. Moses told them, 'This is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat.'
God provided mysterious bread called manna to feed the Israelites when they didn't know what it was or where their next meal would come from.
📚 Historical Context
The Israelites had been wandering in the wilderness for about a month after escaping Egypt, and their food supplies were running out. This was their first encounter with manna, a supernatural food that God would provide daily for the next 40 years. The word 'manna' literally means 'what is it?' in Hebrew, reflecting their puzzlement at this strange new provision.
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