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BrLXXΚαὶ ἐπωνόμασαν αὐτὸ οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰσραὴλ τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, Μάν· ἦν δὲ ὡσεὶ σπέρμα κορίου λευκόν· τὸ δὲ γεῦμα αὐτοῦ ὡς ἐγκρὶς ἐν μέλιτι. (Kai epōnomasan auto hoi huioi Israaʸl to onoma autou, Man; aʸn de hōsei sperma koriou leukon; to de geuma autou hōs egkris en meliti. )
BrTrAnd 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.
ULTAnd the house of Israel called its name “manna.” And it was like coriander seed, white, and its taste was like wafers with honey.
USTThe Israelites called this food ‘manna.’ It looked white, like the color of coriander seeds, and it tasted like thin wafers made with honey.
BSB § Now the house of Israel called the bread manna.[fn] It was white like coriander seed and tasted like wafers made with honey.
16:31Manna sounds like the Hebrew for What is it? (see verse 15).
T4TThe Israeli people called this food manna, which sounds like the words in their language that mean ‘what is it?’ It looked like small seeds called coriander, but it was white, and it tasted like thin wafers/biscuits made with honey.
LEBAnd the house of Israel called its name “manna.” And it was like coriander seed, white, and its taste was like a wafer with honey.
BBEAnd this bread was named manna by Israel: it was white, like a grain seed, and its taste was like cakes made with honey.
JPSAnd 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.
ASVAnd 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.
DRAAnd 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.
YLTand the house of Israel call its name Manna, and it [is] as coriander seed, white; and its taste [is] as a cake with honey.
DrbyAnd 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.
RVAnd 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.
WbstrAnd 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.
KJB-1769And 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.
KJB-1611And 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 hony. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)
BshpsAnd 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. (And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, but yet whyte, and the taste of it was like wafers made with honeye.)
GnvaAnd the house of Israel called the name of it, MAN. and it was like to coriander seede, but white: and the taste of it was like vnto wafers made with hony. (And the house of Israel called the name of it, MAN. and it was like to coriander seed, but white: and the taste of it was like unto wafers made with honey. )
CvdlAnd the house of Israel called it Man, and it was like Coriander sede, and whyte, & had a taist like symnels with hony. (And the house of Israel called it Man, and it was like Coriander seed, and whyte, and had a taste like symnels with honey.)
WyclAnd the hous of Israel clepide the name therof man, which was whijt as the seed of coriandre, and the taast therof was as of flour with hony. (And the house of Israel called the name thereof man, which was white as the seed of coriandre, and the taast thereof was as of flour with honey.)
LuthUnd das Haus Israel hieß es Man. Und es war wie Koriandersamen und weiß, und hatte einen Schmack wie Semmel mit Honig. (And the house Israel was_called it Man. And it what/which like Koriandersamen and weiß, and had a Schmack like Semmel with Honig.)
ClVgAppellavitque domus Israël nomen ejus Man: quod erat quasi semen coriandri album, gustusque ejus quasi similæ cum melle. (Appellavitque home Israel nomen his Man: that was as_if seed coriandri album, gustusque his as_if similæ when/with melle. )
Coriander is an herb also known as cilantro. People eat both the leaves and seeds. People dry the seeds, grind them into a powder, and put it in food to add flavor. Alternate translation: “like a small white seed”
Like several other events recorded in Scripture, the Bible’s account of the Israelites’ journey from Egypt to Mount Sinai includes an abundance of geographical references, yet it remains one of the most hotly debated topics among scholars, and numerous theories have been offered. The vast majority of geographical references provided in the story are disputed, including the place where the Israelites crossed the Red Sea, the location of Mount Sinai (see Proposed Locations for Mount Sinai map), and the various stops along the Israelites’ journey. A few locations have been established with some degree of scholarly consensus, but even these are not without opposing viewpoints. Amidst this incredible diversity of opinion, however, a single verse provides one of the most helpful clues for weighing the merits of one viewpoint over another: “By the way of Mount Seir it takes eleven days to reach Kadesh-barnea from Horeb” (Deuteronomy 1:2). For those who assume the Bible’s account to be trustworthy, this verse appears to require the following for any theory to be considered viable: 1) Kadesh-barnea and Mount Sinai must have been located at a distance from each other that could reasonably have been expected to take eleven days for an entire nation of people with small children, flocks, equipment, and perhaps even elderly members to travel on foot; and 2) the pace established by this distance over eleven days should most likely be considered the typical pace for the Israelites as they traveled from place to place along the other parts of the journey. This two-pronged test clearly strains many of the theories put forth to this point, especially when one factors in the time references given for the start of the journey (Exodus 12:6; Numbers 33:3), the middle of the journey (Exodus 16:1; Numbers 33:8), and the end of the journey (Exodus 19:1). In short, the journey from Rameses to the Wilderness of Sin took 31 days, since it included the 15th day of the second month, and the rest of the journey took another 16 days, assuming they arrived at Mount Sinai on the 15th day (not the first day, etc.) of the third month. Along with these criteria, a theory’s overall congruence with other established geographical and archeological data should bolster its credibility over other proposals. Another consideration is the extreme similarity between the events at Rephidim (Exodus 17) and the events at Kadesh-barnea (Numbers 20:1-13; 27:12-14; Deuteronomy 32:51; Ezekiel 47:19; 48:28), raising the question of whether Rephidim (meaning “resting places”) is in fact Kadesh-barnea. With these things in mind, the map below proposes a route for the exodus that meets virtually all of these criteria. A careful analysis and explanation of all the elements of the map is far beyond the scope of this article, but a few key points should be noted. The term Red Sea, in addition to referring to what we now regard it, must have also applied to the interconnected lakes and marshlands that lay along what is now the Suez Canal. Also, the portion of the journey that passed through the wilderness for three days without water (Exodus 15:22; Numbers 33:8) may have been comprised of a partial first day, a full second day, and a partial third day, much like Jesus’ time in the tomb is reckoned as three days in Matthew 12:40. Most notably, Mount Sinai is placed on this map at Gebel Khashm et-Tarif, which is appropriately located near, but not in, Midian (Exodus 3:1; 18:5; Numbers 10:29-30). It is also located 89 miles from Kadesh-barnea (assuming Kadesh is at Tall al-Quderat), which establishes a reasonable pace of 7.6 miles (12.2 km) per day to travel between them in 11 days. This lines up well with several known sources of water along that route (e.g., `Ain Qedeis [Hazar-addar?], Tamilat Suwelima [Hor-haggiggad?], and the spring at Kuntillet al-Girafi [unknown ancient identification]). This general pace then synchronizes very well with the timetable and distances required by this map for the other parts of the journey. The distance from Rameses to the Wilderness of Sin (where it is located here) could be completed in under 26 days, leaving an acceptable buffer of about 5 days for the parting of the Red Sea and perhaps a slower pace through the Wilderness of Shur/Etham. The entire journey took about 60 days, and the journey from the Wilderness of Sin to Mount Sinai took about 29 days. This leaves an acceptable buffer of time to complete the rest of the journey (about 16 days of travel) with a very adequate two weeks of extra time for Jethro to visit Moses and the Israelites to do battle with the Amalekites (Exodus 17-18). It should be noted that this timetable generally assumes (but does not necessarily require) that travel continued on sabbath days, but Scripture does not make clear whether travel was prohibited as work prior to the giving of the law at Mount Sinai.
