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God provided for them

This could be translated as: “God gave them everything they needed for food, water, and shelter.”

bread from heaven, called manna.

Overnight, this thin, bread-like food fell onto the grass like dew from the sky. They called it manna. Almost every day the people gathered this manna and cooked it as their food. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown)

He also sent flocks of quail (which are medium-sized birds)

Another way to say this would be: “He also caused a large number of quails to fly into their camp.” If quails are unknown, a different, similar type bird could be used. Or it could be translated as: “a large number of medium-sized birds.” (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown)

their camp

The place where the Israelites set up their tents to sleep in was called a camp. It was like a city with tents instead of buildings, and it could be moved around.