34 These are migratory birds, said to come up in the spring from Arabia flying north and west, and in the fall returning. They fly with the wind, and so generally alight in the evening, covering the ground. If this is part of the explanation, the divine provision would have had to alter their flight paths to bring them to the Israelites, and bring them in vast numbers.

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In the evening quail came up and covered the camp, and in the morning dew lay around the camp.

That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp.

So at evening quail came and covered the camp. In the morning there was a layer of dew all around the camp.

That evening vast numbers of quail flew in and covered the camp. And the next morning the area around the camp was wet with dew.

And so it was, in the evening, the quail came up and covered the camp, and in the morning, a layer of dew was all around the camp.

And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.

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