unfoldingWord_en_tn/exo/16/13.md

# It came about ... that

This phrase is used here to mark an important part of the events. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.

# quails

These are small, plump birds. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])

# like frost

The original readers knew what frost is like, so this phrase would help them understand what the flakes were like. Frost is frozen dew that forms on the ground. It is very fine. AT: "that looked like frost" or "that was fine like frost" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])

# bread

Moses speaks of the food that God sent as if it were bread. The Israelites would eat this food every day, just as they had eaten bread every day before this. See how you translated it in [Exodus 16:4](./04.md). AT: "food" or "food like bread" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bread]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# It came about ... that`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This phrase is used here to mark an important part of the events. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# quails`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`These are small, plump birds. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])`

			`# like frost`

			`The original readers knew what frost is like, so this phrase would help them understand what the flakes were like. Frost is frozen dew that forms on the ground. It is very fine. AT: "that looked like frost" or "that was fine like frost" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])`

			`# bread`

added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`Moses speaks of the food that God sent as if it were bread. The Israelites would eat this food every day, just as they had eaten bread every day before this. See how you translated it in [Exodus 16:4](./04.md). AT: "food" or "food like bread" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bread]]`