39 Then Yahweh spread a cloud to cover the Israelis;

and at night it became a big fire in the sky to give them light.

40 Later the Israelis asked for meat to eat,

and Yahweh sent flocks of quail to them,

and he gave them plenty of manna food from the sky each morning.

41 One day he caused a rock to open up and water poured out for them to drink;

it was like a river flowing in that desert.