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Exodus 16

1AndtheytooktheirjourneyfromElimמֵֽאֵילִ֔םme.'ei.LimH362,andallthecongregationעֲדַ֤ת'a.DatH5712ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478cameH935untothewildernessמִדְבַּר־mid.bar-H4057ofSin,whichisbetweenElimאֵילִ֖ם'ei.LimH362andSinaiסִינָ֑יsi.NaiH5514,onthefifteenthdayיוֹם֙yOmH3117ofthesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320aftertheirdepartingoutofthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

2Andthewholecongregationעֲדַ֧ת'a.DatH5712ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478murmuredagainstMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872andagainstAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057:

3andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559untothem,WouldthatwehaddiedH4191bythehandבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027ofJehovahinthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,whenwesatH3427bytheflesh-pots,whenwedideatH398breadH3899tothefull;foryehavebroughtH3318usforthH3318intothiswildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֣רha.mid.BarH4057,tokillH4191thiswholeassemblyהַקָּהָ֥לha.ka.HalH6951withhungerבָּרָעָֽב׃ סba.ra.'AvH7458.

4ThensaidH559JehovahuntoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Behold,Iwillrainמַמְטִ֥ירmam.TirH4305breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899fromheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064foryou;andthepeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971shallgoוְיָצָ֨אve.ya.Tza'H3318outandgatherוְלָֽקְטוּ֙ve.la.ke.TuH3950aday’sי֣וֹםYomH3117portioneverydayבְּיוֹמ֔וֹbe.yo.MoH3117,thatImayprovethem,whethertheywillwalkinmylawבְּתוֹרָתִ֖יbe.to.ra.TiH8451,ornot.

5AnditshallcomeH935topassonthesixthהַשִּׁשִּׁ֔יha.shi.ShiH8345dayH3117,thattheyshallprepareוְהֵכִ֖ינוּve.he.Khi.nuH3559thatwhichtheybringיָבִ֑יאוּya.Vi.'uH935in,anditshallbeH1961twiceasmuchastheygatherיִלְקְט֖וּyil.ke.TuH3950daily.

6AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175saidH559untoallthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Ateven,thenyeshallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045thatJehovahhathbroughtH3318yououtfromthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714;

7andinthemorningוּבֹ֗קֶרu.Vo.kerH1242,thenyeshallseeוּרְאִיתֶם֙u.re.'i.TemH7200thegloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519ofJehovah;forthathehearethyourmurmuringsagainstJehovah:andwhatarewe,thatyemurmuragainstus?

8AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872saidH559,Thisshallbe,whenJehovahshallgiveH5414youintheeveningבָּעֶ֜רֶבba.'E.revH6153fleshH1320toeatלֶאֱכֹ֗לle.'e.KholH398,andinthemorningבַּבֹּ֙קֶר֙ba.Bo.kerH1242breadוְלֶ֤חֶםve.Le.chemH3899tothefull;forthatJehovahhearethyourmurmuringswhichye murmuragainsthim:andwhatarewe?yourmurmuringsarenotagainstus,butagainstJehovah.

9AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidH559untoAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175,SayH559untoallthecongregationעֲדַת֙'a.DatH5712ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,ComenearbeforeJehovah;forhehathheardH8085yourmurmurings.

10Anditcametopass,asAaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175spake untothewholecongregationעֲדַ֣ת'a.DatH5712ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thattheylookedH7200towardthewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֑רha.mid.BarH4057,and,behold,thegloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519ofJehovahappearedנִרְאָ֖הnir.'AhH7200inthecloudבֶּעָנָֽן׃ פbe.'a.NanH6051.

11AndJehovahspake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12IhaveheardH8085themurmuringsofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478:speakדַּבֵּ֨רda.BerH1696untothem,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Atevenyeshalleatתֹּאכְל֣וּto.khe.LuH398fleshH1320,andinthemorningוּבַבֹּ֖קֶרu.va.Bo.kerH1242yeshallbefilledwithbreadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899:andyeshallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045thatIamJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

13Anditcametopassateven,thatthequailsהַשְּׂלָ֔וha.se.LavH7958cameup,andcoveredוַתְּכַ֖סva.te.KhasH3680thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264:andinthemorningוּבַבֹּ֗קֶרu.va.Bo.kerH1242thedewהַטַּ֔לha.TalH2919layroundH5439aboutthecampלַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃La.ma.cha.NehH4264.

14Andwhenthedewהַטָּ֑לha.TalH2919thatlaywasgoneH5927up,behold,uponthefaceH6440ofthewildernessהַמִּדְבָּר֙ha.mid.BarH4057asmall roundthing, smallasthehoar-frostonthegroundהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

15AndwhenthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawH7200it,theysaidH559oneH376toanother,Whatisit?fortheyknewH3045notwhatitwas.AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidH559untothem,Itisthebreadהַלֶּ֔חֶםha.Le.chemH3899whichJehovahhathgivenH5414youtoeat.

16ThisisthethingH1697whichJehovahhathcommandedH6680,Gatherלִקְט֣וּlik.TuH3950yeofiteverymanH376accordingtohiseating;anomeraheadלַגֻּלְגֹּ֗לֶתla.gul.Go.letH1538,accordingtothenumberמִסְפַּר֙mis.ParH4557ofyourpersonsH5315,shallyetakeתִּקָּֽחוּ׃ti.Ka.chuH3947it,everymanH376forthemthatareinhistentבְּאָהֳל֖וֹbe.'o.ho.LoH168.

17AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478didsoכֵ֖ןkhenH3651,andgatheredוַֽיִּלְקְט֔וּvai.yil.ke.TuH3950somemore, someless.

18AndwhentheymeasuredH4058itwithanomer,hethatgatheredלָקָֽטוּ׃la.Ka.tuH3950muchהַמַּרְבֶּ֔הha.mar.BehH7235hadnothingover,andhethatgatheredH3950littleוְהַמַּמְעִ֖יטve.ha.mam.'ItH4591hadnolackהֶחְסִ֑ירhech.SirH2637;theygatheredH3950everymanH376accordingtohiseating.

19AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872saidH559untothem,LetnomanH376leaveיוֹתֵ֥רyo.TerH3498ofittillthemorningבֹּֽקֶר׃Bo.kerH1242.

20NotwithstandingtheyhearkenednotuntoMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872;butsomeofthemleftH3498ofituntilthemorningבֹּ֔קֶרBo.kerH1242,anditbredwormsH8438,andbecameH887foul:andMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872waswrothwiththem.

21Andtheygatheredוַיִּלְקְט֤וּvai.yil.ke.TuH3950itmorningבַּבֹּ֣קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242bymorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,everymanH376accordingtohiseating:andwhenthesunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121waxedhotH2552,itmeltedוְנָמָֽס׃ve.na.MasH4549.

22AnditcameH935topass,thatonthesixthהַשִּׁשִּׁ֗יha.shi.ShiH8345dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117theygatheredלָֽקְט֥וּla.ke.TuH3950twiceasmuchbreadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899,twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147omersהָעֹ֖מֶרha.'O.merH6016foreachoneלָאֶחָ֑דla.'e.ChadH259:andalltherulersofthecongregationהָֽעֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712cameH935andtoldH5046Mosesלְמֹשֶֽׁה׃le.mo.ShehH4872.

23AndhesaidH559untothem,ThisisthatwhichJehovahhathspokenH1696, To-morrowisasolemnrest,aholyH6944sabbathשַׁבַּת־sha.bat-H7676untoJehovah:bakeתֹּאפ֞וּto.FuH644thatwhichyewillbakeאֵפ֗וּ'e.FuH644,andboilתְּבַשְּׁלוּ֙te.va.she.LuH1310thatwhichyewillboilבַּשֵּׁ֔לוּba.She.luH1310;andallthatremainethoverlayupforyoutobekeptלְמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתle.mish.Me.retH4931untilthemorningהַבֹּֽקֶר׃ha.Bo.kerH1242.

24Andtheylaidituptillthemorningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242,asMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872bade:anditdidnotbecomeH1961foul,neitherwasH1961thereanywormtherein.

25AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidH559,Eatאִכְלֻ֣הוּ'ikh.Lu.huH398thatto-day;forto-dayisasabbathשַׁבָּ֥תsha.BatH7676untoJehovah: to-day yeshallnotfindתִמְצָאֻ֖הוּtim.tza.'U.huH4672itinthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704.

26Sixשֵׁ֥שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117yeshallgatherתִּלְקְטֻ֑הוּtil.ke.Tu.huH3950it;butontheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֛יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֧וֹםu.vai.YomH3117isthesabbathשַׁבָּ֖תsha.BatH7676,initthereshallbeיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961none.

27Anditcametopassontheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,thattherewentH3318outsomeofthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971togatherלִלְקֹ֑טlil.KotH3950,andtheyfoundH4672none.

28AndJehovahsaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,HowlongrefuseH3985yetokeepלִשְׁמֹ֥רlish.MorH8104mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֖יmitz.vo.TaiH4687andmylawsוְתוֹרֹתָֽי׃ve.to.ro.TaiH8451?

29SeeH7200,forthatJehovahhathgivenH5414youthesabbathהַשַּׁבָּת֒ha.sha.BatH7676,thereforeH3651hegivethyouonthesixthהַשִּׁשִּׁ֖יha.shi.ShiH8345dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117thebreadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899oftwodaysיוֹמָ֑יִםyo.Ma.yimH3117;abideyeeverymanH376inhisplaceמִמְּקֹמ֖וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725,letnomanH376goיֵ֥צֵאYe.tze'H3318outofhisplaceH4725ontheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

30Sothepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971restedוַיִּשְׁבְּת֥וּvai.yish.be.TuH7673ontheseventhהַשְּׁבִעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

31AndthehouseH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478calledוַיִּקְרְא֧וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121thenameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034thereofMannaמָ֑ןManH4478:anditwaslikecorianderגַּד֙gadH1407seedכְּזֶ֤רַעke.Ze.ra'H2233,whiteלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3836;andthetasteוְטַעְמ֖וֹve.ta'.MoH2940ofitwaslikewafersmadewithhoneyבִּדְבָֽשׁ׃bid.VashH1706.

32AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872saidH559,ThisisthethingH1697whichJehovahhathcommandedH6680, Letanomerfulofitbekeptלְמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתle.mish.Me.retH4931throughoutyourgenerationsלְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֑םle.do.ro.tei.KhemH1755,thattheymayseeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200thebreadהַלֶּ֗חֶםha.Le.chemH3899wherewithIfedyouinthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057,whenH834IbroughtH3318youforthH3318fromthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

33AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872saidH559untoAaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175,Takeקַ֚חkachH3947apot,andputוְתֶן־ve.ten-H5414anomerfulofmannaמָ֑ןManH4478therein,andlayitupbeforeJehovah,tobekeptלְמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתle.mish.Me.retH4931throughoutyourgenerationsלְדֹרֹתֵיכֶֽם׃le.do.ro.tei.KhemH1755.

34AsJehovahcommandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,soAaronאַהֲרֹ֛ן'a.ha.RonH175laiditupbeforetheTestimonyהָעֵדֻ֖תha.'e.DutH5715,tobekeptלְמִשְׁמָֽרֶת׃le.mish.Ma.retH4931.

35AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478dideatH398themannaהַמָּן֙ha.ManH4478fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141,untiltheycameH935toalandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776inhabitedנוֹשָׁ֑בֶתno.Sha.vetH3427;theydideatH398themannaהַמָּן֙ha.ManH4478,untiltheycameH935untothebordersofthelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

36Now an omeristhetenthעֲשִׂרִ֥ית'a.si.RitH6224partofanephahהָאֵיפָ֖הha.'ei.FahH374.

Commentaries on Exodus 16

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