Verse 25
25. Man did eat Every “man,” without exception. There was no lack at any point to give cause to the complaint. See Exodus 16:16-18.
Angels’ food So called because of its origin and of its excellent quality. The Septuagint has αρτον αγγελων , food of angels, and so the Vulgate, angelorum. So our English version; but the Hebrew word אבירים , ( abeereem,) here rendered “angels,” is not the word for celestial beings, but simply denotes one that is physically strong, mighty, whether man or beast, as in Jeremiah 8:16; Lamentations 1:15, or figuratively, one that is noble, of high rank. If the former is adopted in the text (Hammond) it is a rebuke of their complaint of its being “light food,” unsuited to robust men, (Numbers 21:5;) if the latter, (Gesenius,) it denotes the high quality of their diet, as belonging to nobles, princes; and in either case is a reproof of their murmurings.
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