78:24 He rained down manna for them to eat;
he gave them the grain of heaven. 1
78:48 He rained hail down on their cattle, 2
and hurled lightning bolts down on their livestock. 3
78:27 He rained down meat on them like dust,
birds as numerous as the sand on the seashores. 4
1 sn Manna was apparently shaped like a seed (Exod 16:31), perhaps explaining why it is here compared to grain.
2 tn Heb “and he turned over to the hail their cattle.”
3 tn Heb “and their livestock to the flames.” “Flames” here refer to the lightning bolts that accompanied the storm.
4 tn Heb “and like the sand of the seas winged birds.”