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Numbers 11:31

King James Version (KJV)

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And there went forth a wind from the LORD, and brought quails from the sea, and let [them] fall by the camp, as it were a day’s journey on this side, and as it were a day’s journey on the other side, round about the camp, and as it were two cubits [high] upon the face of the earth.

Numbers 11:31 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Numbers 11:31

Theological / Devotional

A wind. Compare the use of the wind by God in Gen. 8:1; Ex. 10:13, 19 ; 14:21. Brought quails. The verb translated “brought” means “to cut off,” “to sever,” “to separate.” The idea apparently is that Jehovah used the wind to separate the flock from their resting place on the seashore, and bring them to camp.

Two cubits. About 3½ ft. This was an easy height at which to catch the birds.

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