Berean Standard Bible

Exodus 16:13-18

13וַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961That eveningבָעֶ֔רֶבva.'E.revH6153quailהַשְּׂלָ֔וha.se.LavH7958cameוַתַּ֣עַלva.Ta.'alH5927and coveredוַתְּכַ֖סva.te.KhasH3680אֶת־'et-H853the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,and in the morningוּבַבֹּ֗קֶרu.va.Bo.kerH1242there wasהָֽיְתָה֙ha.ye.TahH1961a layerשִׁכְבַ֣תshikh.VatH7902of dewהַטַּ֔לha.TalH2919aroundסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃La.ma.cha.NehH4264.

14When the layerשִׁכְבַ֣תshikh.VatH7902of dewהַטָּ֑לha.TalH2919had evaporatedוַתַּ֖עַלva.Ta.'alH5927,thereוְהִנֵּ֞הve.hi.NehH2009were thinדַּ֣קdakH1851flakesמְחֻסְפָּ֔סme.chus.PasH2636onעַל־'al-H5921the desertהַמִּדְבָּר֙ha.mid.BarH4057floorפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440,as fineדַּ֥קdakH1851as frostכַּכְּפֹ֖רka.ke.ForH3713onעַל־'al-H5921the groundהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

15When the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478saw itוַיִּרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH7200,they askedוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559oneאִ֤ישׁ אֶל־'ish 'el-H376 H413anotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251, “Whatמָ֣ןmanH4478is itה֔וּאHu'H1931?”Forכִּ֛יkiH3588they did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808knowיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045whatמַה־mah-H4100it wasה֑וּאHu'H1931.So Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872toldוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559themאֲלֵהֶ֔ם'a.le.HemH413, “Itה֣וּאhu'H1931is the breadהַלֶּ֔חֶםha.Le.chemH3899thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has givenנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414youto eatלְאָכְלָֽה׃le.'okh.LahH402.

16Thisזֶ֤ה הַדָּבָר֙zeh ha.da.VarH2088 H1697is whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680: ‘Each oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376is to gatherלִקְט֣וּlik.TuH3950as muchמִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480asלְפִ֣יle.FiH6310he needsאָכְל֑וֹ'a.khe.LoH400.You may takeתִּקָּֽחוּ׃ti.Ka.chuH3947an omerעֹ֣מֶר'O.merH6016for eachלַגֻּלְגֹּ֗לֶת מִסְפַּר֙la.gul.Go.let mis.ParH1538 H4557personנַפְשֹׁ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם אִ֛ישׁnaf.Sho.tei.Khem 'ishH5315 H376לַאֲשֶׁ֥רla.'a.SherH834in your tentבְּאָהֳל֖וֹbe.'o.ho.LoH168.’”

17So the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478didוַיַּעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213thisכֵ֖ןkhenH3651.Some gatheredוַֽיִּלְקְט֔וּvai.yil.ke.TuH3950moreהַמַּרְבֶּ֖הha.mar.BehH7235,and some lessוְהַמַּמְעִֽיט׃ve.ha.mam.'ItH4591.

18When they measured itוַיָּמֹ֣דּוּvai.ya.Mo.duH4058by the omerבָעֹ֔מֶרva.'O.merH6016,he who gathered muchהַמַּרְבֶּ֔הha.mar.BehH7235had noוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808excessהֶעְדִּיף֙he'.DifH5736,and he who gathered littleוְהַמַּמְעִ֖יטve.ha.mam.'ItH4591had noלֹ֣אlo'H3808shortfallהֶחְסִ֑ירhech.SirH2637.Each oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376gatheredלָקָֽטוּ׃la.Ka.tuH3950asלְפִֽי־le.fi-H6310much as he needed to eatאָכְל֖וֹ'a.khe.LoH400.

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