Psalm 78:27
Modern Translations
New International Version
He rained meat down on them like dust, birds like sand on the seashore.

New Living Translation
He rained down meat as thick as dust— birds as plentiful as the sand on the seashore!

English Standard Version
he rained meat on them like dust, winged birds like the sand of the seas;

Berean Study Bible
He rained meat on them like dust, and winged birds like the sand of the sea.

New American Standard Bible
When He rained meat upon them like the dust, Even winged fowl like the sand of the seas,

NASB 1995
When He rained meat upon them like the dust, Even winged fowl like the sand of the seas,

NASB 1977
When He rained meat upon them like the dust, Even winged fowl like the sand of the seas,

Amplified Bible
He rained meat upon them like the dust, And winged birds (quail) like the sand of the seas.

Christian Standard Bible
He rained meat on them like dust, and winged birds like the sand of the seas.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He rained meat on them like dust, and winged birds like the sand of the seas.

Contemporary English Version
and it brought birds that covered the ground, like sand on the beach.

Good News Translation
and to his people he sent down birds, as many as the grains of sand on the shore;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He rained meat down on them like dust, birds like the sand on the seashore.

International Standard Version
He caused meat to rain on them like dust and winged birds as the sand of the sea.

NET Bible
He rained down meat on them like dust, birds as numerous as the sand on the seashores.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea:

New King James Version
He also rained meat on them like the dust, Feathered fowl like the sand of the seas;

King James 2000 Bible
He rained meat also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls as the sand of the sea:

New Heart English Bible
He rained also flesh on them as the dust; winged birds as the sand of the seas.

World English Bible
He rained also flesh on them as the dust; winged birds as the sand of the seas.

American King James Version
He rained flesh also on them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea:

American Standard Version
He rained flesh also upon them as the dust, And winged birds as the sand of the seas:

A Faithful Version
And He also rained flesh upon them like dust, and winged birds like the sand of the sea;

Darby Bible Translation
And he rained flesh upon them as dust, and feathered fowl as the sand of the seas,

English Revised Version
He rained flesh also upon them as the dust, and winged fowl as the sand of the seas:

Webster's Bible Translation
He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea:

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Hee rained flesh also vpon them as dust, and feathered foule as the sand of the sea.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
He rained fleshe vpon them as thycke as dust: and fethered foules like as the sande of the sea.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
He made flesh to rayne vpon them as thicke as dust, and fethered foules like the sonde of ye see.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And He rains on them flesh as dust, "" And as sand of the seas—winged bird,

Young's Literal Translation
And He raineth on them flesh as dust, And as sand of the seas -- winged fowl,

Smith's Literal Translation
And he will rain flesh upon them as the dust, birds of feather as the sand of the seas.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he rained upon them flesh as dust: and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And he rained down flesh upon them, as if it were dust, and feathered birds, as if they were the sand of the sea.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
He sent flesh down for them like dust, and birds of the wing like the sand of the sea

Lamsa Bible
He rained flesh also upon them like dust, and feathered fowls like the sands of the sea:

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
He caused flesh also to rain upon them as the dust, And winged fowl as the sand of the seas;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he rained upon them flesh like dust, and feathered birds like the sand of the seas.
















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