Exodus 16:31
Modern Translations
New International Version
The people of Israel called the bread manna. It was white like coriander seed and tasted like wafers made with honey.

New Living Translation
The Israelites called the food manna. It was white like coriander seed, and it tasted like honey wafers.

English Standard Version
Now the house of Israel called its name manna. It was like coriander seed, white, and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.

Berean Study Bible
Now the house of Israel called the bread manna. It was white like coriander seed and tasted like wafers made with honey.

New American Standard Bible
And the house of Israel named the bread manna, and it was like coriander seed, white, and its taste was like wafers with honey.

NASB 1995
The house of Israel named it manna, and it was like coriander seed, white, and its taste was like wafers with honey.

NASB 1977
And the house of Israel named it manna, and it was like coriander seed, white; and its taste was like wafers with honey.

Amplified Bible
The house of Israel called the bread manna; it was like coriander seed, white, and it tasted like flat pastry (wafers) made with honey.

Christian Standard Bible
The house of Israel named the substance manna. It resembled coriander seed, was white, and tasted like wafers made with honey.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The house of Israel named the substance manna. It resembled coriander seed, was white, and tasted like wafers made with honey.

Contemporary English Version
The Israelites called the bread manna. It was white like coriander seed and delicious as wafers made with honey.

Good News Translation
The people of Israel called the food manna. It was like a small white seed, and tasted like thin cakes made with honey.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The Israelites called the food [manna]. It was like coriander seeds. It was white and tasted like wafers made with honey.

International Standard Version
The Israelis named it "manna". It was white like coriander seed, and tasted like a wafer made with honey.

NET Bible
The house of Israel called its name "manna." It was like coriander seed and was white, and it tasted like wafers with honey.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.

New King James Version
And the house of Israel called its name Manna. And it was like white coriander seed, and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.

King James 2000 Bible
And the house of Israel called the name of it Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.

New Heart English Bible
The house of Israel called its name Manna, and it was like coriander seed, white; and its taste was like wafers with honey.

World English Bible
The house of Israel called its name Manna, and it was like coriander seed, white; and its taste was like wafers with honey.

American King James Version
And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.

American Standard Version
And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.

A Faithful Version
And the house of Israel called the name of it Manna. And it was like coriander seed, white. And the taste of it was like wafers with honey.

Darby Bible Translation
And the house of Israel called its name Manna; and it was like coriander-seed, white; and the taste of it was like cake with honey.

English Revised Version
And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the house of Israel called its name Manna: and it was like coriander-seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And the house of Israel called the name of it, MAN; it was like to coriander seede, but white: and the taste of it was like vnto wafers made with hony.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And the house of Israel called the name therof Manna: and it was like coriander seede, but yet whyte, and the taste of it was lyke wafers made with honye.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And the house of Israel called it Man, and it was like Coriander sede, and whyte, & had a taist like symnels with hony.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And the housse of Israel called it Man, And it was lyke vnto Coriander seed and white, and the taste of it was lyke vnto wafers made with honye.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and the house of Israel calls its name Manna, and it [is] as white coriander seed; and its taste [is] as a cake with honey.

Young's Literal Translation
and the house of Israel call its name Manna, and it is as coriander seed, white; and its taste is as a cake with honey.

Smith's Literal Translation
And the house of Israel will call its name portion: as the seed of coriander, white, and its taste as a flat cake with honey.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed white, and the taste thereof like to flour with honey.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And the house of Israel called its name ‘Manna.’ It was like white coriander seed, and its taste was like wheat flour with honey.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the children of Israel called its name manna, and it was like the seed of white coriander, and its taste like honeycomb of honey.

Lamsa Bible
And the children of Israel called the name thereof manna; and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like honeycomb.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna; and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the children of Israel called the name of it Man; and it was as white coriander seed, and the taste of it as a wafer with honey.
















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