NUM 11:7 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) (The ‘stuff’ they ate every day was a bit like coriander seed except kind of clear.[ref]

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Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Τὸ δὲ μάννα ὡσεὶ σπέρμα κορίου ἐστὶ, καὶ τὸ εἶδος αὐτοῦ εἶδος κρυστάλλου.
(To de manna hōsei sperma koriou esti, kai to eidos autou eidos krustallou.)

BrTr And the manna is as coriander seed, and the appearance of it the appearance of hoarfrost.

ULT And the manna, it was like the seed of coriander, and its eye was like the eye of bdellium.

UST As for the manna, it had the shape of small seeds, and it looked like resin.

BSB Now the manna resembled coriander seed, and its appearance was like that of gum resin.

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB No OEB NUM book available

WEBBE The manna was like coriander seed, and it looked like bdellium.[fn]

11:7 Bdellium is a resin extracted from certain African trees.

WMBB (Same as above including footnotes)

NET (Now the manna was like coriander seed, and its color like the color of bdellium.

LSV And the manna is as coriander seed, and its aspect as the aspect of bdellium;

FBV Manna looked like coriander seeds, light in color like gum resin.

T4T The manna resembled small white seeds.

LEB Now the manna was like coriander seed, and its outward appearance was like that of bdellium-gum.

BBE Now the manna was like a seed of grain, like small clear drops.

Moff No Moff NUM book available

JPS Now the manna was like coriander seed, and the appearance thereof as the appearance of bdellium.

ASV And the manna was like coriander seed, and the appearance thereof as the appearance of bdellium.

DRA A Now the manna was like coriander seed, of the colour of bdellium.

YLT And the manna is as coriander seed, and its aspect as the aspect of bdolach;

Drby And the manna was as coriander seed, and its appearance as the appearance of bdellium.

RV And the manna was like coriander seed, and the appearance thereof as the appearance of bdellium.

SLT And the manna it as the seed of coriander, and its eye as the eye of bdellium.

Wbstr And the manna was as coriander-seed, and the color of it as the color of bdellium.

KJB-1769 And the manna was as coriander seed, and the colour thereof as the colour of bdellium.[fn]

11.7 colour thereof…: Heb. eye of it as the eye of

KJB-1611 And the Manna was as Coriander seed, and the [fn]colour thereof as the colour of Bdelium:

11:7 Hebr. eye of it, as the eye of.

Bshps The Manna was as coriander seede, and to see to lyke Bedellion.
(The Manna was as coriander seed, and to see to like Bedellion.)

Gnva (The Man also was as coriander seede, and his colour like the colour of bdelium.
((The Man also was as coriander seed, and his colour like the colour of bdelium.)

Cvdl The Manna was like Coriader sede, and to loke vpon, like Bedellion.
(The Manna was like Coriader seed, and to look upon, like Bedellion.)

Wycl Forsothe manna was as the seed of coriaundre, of the colour of bdellyum, which is whijt and briyt as cristal.
(For_certain/Truly manna was as the seed of coriaundre, of the colour of bdellyum, which is white and bright as cristal.)

Luth Es war aber Man wie Koriandersamen und anzusehen wie Bedellion.
(It what/which but They as/like Koriandersamen and to_view as/like Bedellion.)

ClVg Erat autem man quasi semen coriandri, coloris bdellii.
(It_was however man as_if seed coriandri, coloured bdellii.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-background

וְ⁠הַ⁠מָּ֕ן

and,the,manna

Here, the author is providing background information to help readers understand what happens next in the story. The phrase And the manna introduces an explanation of the manna, how it appeared, and what the people did with it in [11:7–9](../11/07.md). In your translation, introduce this information in a way that would be natural in your own language and culture. Alternate translation: [Now about this manna:]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כִּ⁠זְרַע־גַּ֖ד ה֑וּא

[was]_like,seed_of coriander he/it

The point of this comparison is that just as the seed of coriander is small and round, so is the manna. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [it was small and round like the seed of coriander]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

כִּ⁠זְרַע־גַּ֖ד

[was]_like,seed_of coriander

The author is using the possessive form to describe seed that is from the coriander plant. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [coriander seeds]

Note 4 topic: translate-unknown

כִּ⁠זְרַע־גַּ֖ד

[was]_like,seed_of coriander

The plant named coriander produces leaves that people use for seasoning and call “cilantro.” It also produces small, round seeds that are 3–5 millimeters in diameter. If your readers would not be familiar with what coriander is, you could use the name of a similar thing that your readers would recognize, or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: [the small, round seed of a plant called coriander]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

וְ⁠עֵינ֖⁠וֹ כְּ⁠עֵ֥ין הַ⁠בְּדֹֽלַח

and,appearance_of,its [was]_like,the_appearance_of the=bdellium

The point of this comparison is that just as bdellium is yellowish-brown in color, so is the eye (the appearance) of the manna. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [and it was yellowish-brown, like bdellium]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠עֵינ֖⁠וֹ כְּ⁠עֵ֥ין הַ⁠בְּדֹֽלַח

and,appearance_of,its [was]_like,the_appearance_of the=bdellium

Here, eye represents appearance. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [and its appearance was like the appearance of bdellium]

Note 7 topic: translate-unknown

הַ⁠בְּדֹֽלַח

the=bdellium

A bdellium is a kind of gum resin that comes from certain trees. If your readers would not be familiar with what bdellium is, you could use the name of a similar resin that your readers would recognize, or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: [a gum resin called bdellium]

Parallel NUM 11:7