Psalms 105:40
Psalms 105:40 in Multiple Translations
They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
They asked, and he brought quails, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
At the people's request he sent birds, and gave them the bread of heaven for food.
He gave them quails to eat when they asked him; he fed them with the bread of heaven until they were full.
They asked, and he brought quailes, and he filled them with the bread of heauen.
They have asked, and He bringeth quails, And [with] bread of heaven satisfieth them.
They asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of the sky.
The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
And the Lord was exceedingly angry with his people: and he abhorred his inheritance.
Later the Israelis asked for meat to eat, and Yahweh sent flocks of quail to them, and he gave them plenty of manna food from the sky each morning.
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Psalms 105:40 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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שָׁאַ֣ל
וַ/יָּבֵ֣א
שְׂלָ֑ו
וְ/לֶ֥חֶם
שָׁ֝מַ֗יִם
יַשְׂבִּיעֵֽ/ם
שָׁאַ֣ל
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
V-Qal-Perf-3ms
וַ/יָּבֵ֣א
bôwʼ
H935
Lebo
Conj | V-Hiphil-ConsecImperf-3ms
שְׂלָ֑ו
sᵉlâv
H7958
quail
N-fs
וְ/לֶ֥חֶם
lechem
H3899
food
Conj | N-cs
שָׁ֝מַ֗יִם
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
N-mp
יַשְׂבִּיעֵֽ/ם
sâbaʻ
H7646
to satisfy
V-Hiphil-Imperf-3ms | Suff
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Hebrew Word Reference — Psalms 105:40
שָׁאַ֣ל
shâʼal
H7592
"to ask"
V-Qal-Perf-3ms
To ask or inquire, this Hebrew word is used in the Bible to describe seeking information or requesting something. It can also mean to beg or borrow, and is used in many different contexts throughout the Old Testament. The KJV translates it as ask, beg, or borrow.
Definition: 1) to ask, enquire, borrow, beg 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to ask, ask for 1a2) to ask (as a favour), borrow 1a3) to enquire, enquire of 1a4) to enquire of, consult (of deity, oracle) 1a5) to seek 1b) (Niphal) to ask for oneself, ask leave of absence 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to enquire, enquire carefully 1c2) to beg, practise beggary 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to be given on request 1d2) to grant, make over to, let (one) ask (successfully) or give or lend on request (then) grant or make over to Aramaic equivalent: she.el (שְׁאֵל "to ask" H7593)
Usage: Occurs in 157 OT verses. KJV: ask (counsel, on), beg, borrow, lay to charge, consult, demand, desire, [idiom] earnestly, enquire, [phrase] greet, obtain leave, lend, pray, request, require, [phrase] salute, [idiom] straitly, [idiom] surely, wish. See also: Genesis 24:47; 2 Samuel 8:10; Psalms 2:8.
וַ/יָּבֵ֣א
bôwʼ
H935
"Lebo"
Conj | V-Hiphil-ConsecImperf-3ms
This verb means to go or come, and is used in many contexts, such as entering a place or approaching someone, as seen in the book of Genesis. It can also mean to abide or apply, and is translated in various ways in the KJV Bible. This term is related to the name Lebo Hamath.
Definition: A shortened name of Lebo Hamath complined withcha.mat (חֲמָת "Hamath" H2574) This name means to go in, enter
Usage: Occurs in 2307 OT verses. KJV: abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat, [phrase] employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, [phrase] follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, [phrase] have, [idiom] indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, [idiom] (well) stricken (in age), [idiom] surely, take (in), way. See also: Genesis 2:19; Genesis 32:7; Exodus 1:19.
שְׂלָ֑ו
sᵉlâv
H7958
"quail"
N-fs
The quail is a type of bird mentioned in the Bible, known for being slow in flight due to its weight. In Exodus, God provided quails for the Israelites to eat in the wilderness.
Definition: quail
Usage: Occurs in 4 OT verses. KJV: quails. See also: Exodus 16:13; Numbers 11:32; Psalms 105:40.
וְ/לֶ֥חֶם
lechem
H3899
"food"
Conj | N-cs
This Hebrew word refers to food, especially bread or grain. It's used throughout the Bible to describe meals, sacrifices, and daily life, highlighting the importance of food in ancient Israelite culture.
Definition: : food(eating) 1) bread, food, grain 1a) bread 1a1) bread 1a2) bread-corn 1b) food (in general)
Usage: Occurs in 277 OT verses. KJV: (shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals. See also: Genesis 3:19; 1 Samuel 20:34; Psalms 14:4.
שָׁ֝מַ֗יִם
shâmayim
H8064
"heaven"
N-mp
The Hebrew word for heaven or sky, it refers to the visible universe and the abode of God. It is often used in the Bible to describe the dwelling place of celestial bodies.
Definition: 1) heaven, heavens, sky 1a) visible heavens, sky 1a1) as abode of the stars 1a2) as the visible universe, the sky, atmosphere, etc 1b) Heaven (as the abode of God) Aramaic equivalent: sha.ma.yin (שָׁמַ֫יִן "heaven" H8065)
Usage: Occurs in 395 OT verses. KJV: air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s). See also: Genesis 1:1; 1 Samuel 2:10; Job 28:21.
יַשְׂבִּיעֵֽ/ם
sâbaʻ
H7646
"to satisfy"
V-Hiphil-Imperf-3ms | Suff
To satisfy means to fill someone with enough of something, like food or desire, and can also mean to have too much of something.
Definition: 1) to be satisfied, be sated, be fulfilled, be surfeited 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be sated (with food) 1a2) to be sated, be satisfied with, be fulfilled, be filled, have one's fill of (have desire satisfied) 1a3) to have in excess, be surfeited, be surfeited with 1a3a) to be weary of (fig) 1b) (Piel) to satisfy 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to satisfy 1c2) to enrich 1c3) to sate, glut (with the undesired)
Usage: Occurs in 93 OT verses. KJV: have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of. See also: Exodus 16:8; Proverbs 12:11; Psalms 17:14.
Study Notes — Psalms 105:40
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- Psalms 105:40 Summary
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- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Psalms 105:40
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 105:40
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Psalms 105:40
- Trapp's Commentary on Psalms 105:40
- Cambridge Bible on Psalms 105:40
- Barnes' Notes on Psalms 105:40
- Whedon's Commentary on Psalms 105:40
- Sermons on Psalms 105:40
Context — Tell of His Wonders
38Egypt was glad when they departed, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.
39He spread a cloud as a covering and a fire to light up the night.
40They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert. 42For He remembered His holy promise to Abraham His servant.Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
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| 1 | Psalms 78:18 | They willfully tested God by demanding the food they craved. |
| 2 | Numbers 11:31–33 | Now a wind sent by the LORD came up, drove in quail from the sea, and brought them near the camp, about two cubits above the surface of the ground, for a day’s journey in every direction around the camp. All that day and night, and all the next day, the people stayed up gathering the quail. No one gathered less than ten homers, and they spread them out all around the camp. But while the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the anger of the LORD burned against the people, and the LORD struck them with a severe plague. |
| 3 | Joshua 5:12 | And the day after they had eaten from the produce of the land, the manna ceased. There was no more manna for the Israelites, so that year they began to eat the crops of the land of Canaan. |
| 4 | John 6:48–58 | I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.” At this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?” So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man, you have no life in you. Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For My flesh is real food, and My blood is real drink. Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him. Just as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on Me will live because of Me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.” |
| 5 | Psalms 78:23–28 | Yet He commanded the clouds above and opened the doors of the heavens. He rained down manna for them to eat; He gave them grain from heaven. Man ate the bread of angels; He sent them food in abundance. He stirred the east wind from the heavens and drove the south wind by His might. He rained meat on them like dust, and winged birds like the sand of the sea. He felled them in the midst of their camp, all around their dwellings. |
| 6 | John 6:31–33 | Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’ ” Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” |
| 7 | Exodus 16:12–35 | “I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.’” That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp. When the layer of dew had evaporated, there were thin flakes on the desert floor, as fine as frost on the ground. When the Israelites saw it, they asked one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. So Moses told them, “It is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat. This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Each one is to gather as much as he needs. You may take an omer for each person in your tent.’” So the Israelites did this. Some gathered more, and some less. When they measured it by the omer, he who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall. Each one gathered as much as he needed to eat. Then Moses said to them, “No one may keep any of it until morning.” But they did not listen to Moses; some people left part of it until morning, and it became infested with maggots and began to smell. So Moses was angry with them. Every morning each one gathered as much as was needed, and when the sun grew hot, it melted away. On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much food—two omers per person —and all the leaders of the congregation came and reported this to Moses. He told them, “This is what the LORD has said: ‘Tomorrow is to be a day of complete rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD. So bake what you want to bake, and boil what you want to boil. Then set aside whatever remains and keep it until morning.’” So they set it aside until morning as Moses had commanded, and it did not smell or contain any maggots. “Eat it today,” Moses said, “because today is a Sabbath to the LORD. Today you will not find anything in the field. For six days you may gather, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, it will not be there.” Yet on the seventh day some of the people went out to gather, but they did not find anything. Then the LORD said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to keep My commandments and instructions? Understand that the LORD has given you the Sabbath; that is why on the sixth day He will give you bread for two days. On the seventh day, everyone must stay where he is; no one may leave his place.” So the people rested on the seventh day. Now the house of Israel called the bread manna. It was white like coriander seed and tasted like wafers made with honey. Moses said, “This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Keep an omer of manna for the generations to come, so that they may see the bread I fed you in the wilderness when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’” So Moses told Aaron, “Take a jar and fill it with an omer of manna. Then place it before the LORD to be preserved for the generations to come.” And Aaron placed it in front of the Testimony, to be preserved just as the LORD had commanded Moses. The Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a land where they could settle; they ate manna until they reached the border of Canaan. |
| 8 | Numbers 11:4–9 | Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, “Who will feed us meat? We remember the fish we ate freely in Egypt, along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic. But now our appetite is gone; there is nothing to see but this manna!” Now the manna resembled coriander seed, and its appearance was like that of gum resin. The people walked around and gathered it, ground it on a handmill or crushed it in a mortar, then boiled it in a cooking pot or shaped it into cakes. It tasted like pastry baked with fine oil. When the dew fell on the camp at night, the manna would fall with it. |
| 9 | Deuteronomy 8:3 | He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD. |
| 10 | Nehemiah 9:20 | You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold Your manna from their mouths, and You gave them water for their thirst. |
Psalms 105:40 Summary
This verse tells us that when the Israelites asked God for food, He provided them with quail and a special kind of bread called 'bread of heaven'. This bread was a miraculous provision that God gave to them every day for many years, as described in Exodus 16:4. God wants us to know that He cares about our needs and will provide for us, just like He did for the Israelites (Matthew 6:25-34). We can trust Him to take care of us, even when things seem difficult or uncertain.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the 'bread of heaven' refer to in Psalms 105:40?
The 'bread of heaven' is likely referring to the manna that God provided for the Israelites in the wilderness, as described in Exodus 16:4 and Numbers 11:7-9. This miraculous provision was a physical representation of God's care and provision for His people.
Why did God bring quail to the Israelites?
God brought quail to the Israelites in response to their complaint about the lack of meat in their diet, as recorded in Numbers 11:31-32. This event demonstrates God's willingness to provide for the physical needs of His people, even when they are not always grateful or content.
Is this verse related to any other events in the Bible?
Yes, this verse is connected to the events described in Exodus 16 and Numbers 11, where the Israelites were provided with manna and quail in the wilderness. These events are also alluded to in other passages, such as Deuteronomy 8:3 and Nehemiah 9:15.
What can we learn from the Israelites' experience of receiving quail and bread from heaven?
We can learn about God's provision, care, and patience with His people, even when they are not always faithful or grateful, as seen in Psalms 78:23-25 and Matthew 6:25-34.
Reflection Questions
- How have I experienced God's provision in my life, and how can I be more thankful for His care?
- What are some ways that I can trust God to provide for my physical and spiritual needs, just as He did for the Israelites in the wilderness?
- How can I balance my desire for physical comfort and satisfaction with my desire to follow God and trust in His provision?
- What does this verse teach me about God's character, and how can I apply that to my relationship with Him?
Gill's Exposition on Psalms 105:40
The people asked, and he brought quails,.... The Targum is, "they asked flesh, and he brought quails,'' or pheasants; some render it partridges, others locusts: that is, the people of Israel asked
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 105:40
The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Psalms 105:40
He speaks of the first giving of quails, , which God gave them as a refreshment, notwithstanding their sin in desiring them, which he graciously pardoned; and not of that second giving of quails, which God gave them in judgment, Numbers 11, and therefore would not have been numbered here amongst God’ s favours vouchsafed to them. With the bread of heaven; with manna which came out of the air, which is commonly called heaven.
Trapp's Commentary on Psalms 105:40
Psalms 105:40 [The people] asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.Ver. 40. The people asked] Not as suppliants, but as malcontents, and therefore had what they asked, with a vengeance. And satisfied them with the bread of heaven] Never was any prince in his greatest state so served as these miscreants were; and yet we fare better than they in God’ s holy ordinances.
Cambridge Bible on Psalms 105:40
40. The people asked] The Heb. verb is in the sing., but with LXX Jer. Syr. Targ. we should read the plural, They asked. See Exodus 16, and cp. Psalms 78:18 ff. The murmuring of the Israelites is not mentioned, because the Psalmist’s object is to point to God’s goodness, not to Israel’s faithlessness. the bread of heaven] The manna: cp. Psalms 78:24-25; Nehemiah 9:15.
Barnes' Notes on Psalms 105:40
The people asked, and he brought quails - See the notes at Psalms 78:26-29. And satisfied them with the bread of heaven - manna, sent down, as it were, from heaven.
Whedon's Commentary on Psalms 105:40
40. Quails—This would seem, by the order of events named, to refer to the first supply of quails, Exodus 16:12-13. For second supply, see on Psalms 78:26. Bread of heaven—Same as “angels’ food,” “corn of heaven,” manna.
Sermons on Psalms 105:40
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John's Gospel - Streams of Living Water by John Vissers | In this sermon, the speaker describes a significant event in the Gospel of John that took place during the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem. The festival was a time of celebration |
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Don't Slander Your Heavenly Father by David Wilkerson | In this sermon, the preacher reflects on his lifelong commitment to serving God since the age of 8. He emphasizes that God's promises have never failed him and encourages the congr |
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God's Provision for the Children of Israel by Chuck Smith | In this sermon, Pastor Chuck Smith discusses the provision of God for the children of Israel as they journeyed through the wilderness. He begins by highlighting the contrasting rea |
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(Exodus) Exodus 16:32-36 by J. Vernon McGee | In this sermon, the preacher discusses the significance of the manna in the wilderness and its representation of Christ's provision and sacrifice. He explains that the manna was pl |
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The Experience of Holiness by Charles William Butler | Charles William Butler shares his personal testimony of experiencing holiness as a definite epochal crisis, leading to a deep understanding and illumination of the Word of God. Thi |
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Some Dangers in Not Going on to Perfection by John Hames | John Hames preaches on the importance of spiritual growth and maturity, highlighting the dangers of remaining in a state of spiritual babyhood, where believers are dull of hearing, |
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Undeveloped Capabilities by John Hames | John Hames preaches on the importance of progressing from spiritual babyhood to Christian Perfection, as outlined in the letter to the Hebrews. He emphasizes the need to move from |