Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?
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Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
Voici, il a frappé le rocher, et des eaux ont coulé, Et des torrents se sont répandus; Pourra-t-il aussi donner du pain, Ou fournir de la viande à son peuple?
KJV
Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?
Eusebius of Caesarea
Historia Ecclesiastica
ρρέων ποταμὸς τὴν πόλιν ποτὲ μὲν ἐρήμου τῆς ἀνύδρου ξηρότερος ὤφθη καὶ μᾶλλον αὐχμώδης Dput. 8, 15 ; Ps. 78, 20 ἐκείνης ἣν διαπορευόμενος ὁ Ἰσραὴλ οὕτως ἐδίψησεν, ὡς Μωσῆ μὲν καταβοᾶν, ῥυῆναι δ᾿ Ps. 136, 4 ; Wisdom 11, 4 αὐτοῖς παρὰ τοῦ θαυμάσια ποιοῦντος μόνου ἐκ πέτρας ἀκροτόμο…
Thomas Aquinas
Catena Aurea - Gospel of Mark
en, for the Jews, when receiving manna in the desert, presumed to say of God, “Can he give bread?” [ Ps 78:20 ] To prevent this, therefore, before He performed the miracle, He referred to His Father when He was about to do. Theophylact: He also looks up to heaven, that He may tea…
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