The Meaning of Numbers 11:9 Explained

Numbers 11:9

KJV: And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.

YLT: And in the descending of the dew on the camp by night, the manna descendeth upon it.

Darby: And when the dew fell upon the camp by night, the manna fell upon it.

ASV: And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And when the dew  fell  upon the camp  in the night,  the manna  fell  upon it. 

What does Numbers 11:9 Mean?

Context Summary

Numbers 11:1-15 - The Murmuring Flesh-Lovers
We cannot wonder at the people's murmuring. They were unaccustomed to the fatigues of the desert, and had not realized the length of the journey. Let us beware of querulous complaints. See 1 Corinthians 10:10. Let us also guard against familiarity with those who have never known God's regenerating grace. "The mixed multitude" was largely composed of Egyptians, whose evil example spread to the chosen people, Exodus 12:38. When our religious life is low, we tire of angels' food, and our hearts turn back to the world we have left.
Moses' outcry is hardly to be wondered at. He was thoroughly overstrained by the immense demands of his life. But he ought not to have spoken as though the entire weight of the pilgrimage rested on him. His Almighty Friend was bearing and carrying them during "all the days of old." See Isaiah 63:9. We must never look at our responsibilities apart from Him who makes all grace abound, 2 Corinthians 9:8. [source]

Chapter Summary: Numbers 11

1  The burning at Taberah quenched by Moses' prayer
4  The people crave meat, and loathe manna
10  Moses complains of his charge
16  God promises to divide his burden unto seventy elders,
18  and to give the people meat for a month
21  Moses' faith is staggered
31  Quails are given in wrath at Kibroth Hattaavah

What do the individual words in Numbers 11:9 mean?

And when fell the dew on the camp in the night fell the manna on it
וּבְרֶ֧דֶת הַטַּ֛ל עַל־ הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה לָ֑יְלָה יֵרֵ֥ד הַמָּ֖ן עָלָֽיו

וּבְרֶ֧דֶת  And  when  fell 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: יָרַד  
Sense: to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down.
הַטַּ֛ל  the  dew 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: טַל  
Sense: dew, night mist.
הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה  the  camp 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: מַחֲנֶה  
Sense: encampment, camp.
לָ֑יְלָה  in  the  night 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: לַיִל 
Sense: night.
יֵרֵ֥ד  fell 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָרַד  
Sense: to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down.
הַמָּ֖ן  the  manna 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מָן 
Sense: manna.
עָלָֽיו  on  it 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.

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