Berean Standard Bible

Exodus 16:16-21

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.

19Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to themאֲלֵהֶ֑ם'a.le.HemH413, “Noאַל־'al-H408oneאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376may keepיוֹתֵ֥רyo.TerH3498any of itמִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningבֹּֽקֶר׃Bo.kerH1242.”

20But they did notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808listenשָׁמְע֣וּsha.me.'UH8085toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872;some peopleאֲנָשִׁ֤ים'a.na.ShimH582leftוַיּוֹתִ֨רוּvai.yo.Ti.ruH3498part ofמִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙mi.Me.nuH4480it untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningבֹּ֔קֶרBo.kerH1242,and it became infestedוַיָּ֥רֻםvai.Ya.rumH7311with maggotsתּוֹלָעִ֖יםto.la.'ImH8438and began to smellוַיִּבְאַ֑שׁvai.yiv.'AshH887.So Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872was angryוַיִּקְצֹ֥ףvai.yik.TzofH7107with themעֲלֵהֶ֖ם'a.le.HemH5921.

21Every morningH1242אֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853each oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376gatheredוַיִּלְקְט֤וּvai.yil.ke.TuH3950as muchכְּפִ֣יke.FiH6310as was neededאָכְל֑וֹ'a.khe.LoH400,and when the sunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121grew hotוְחַ֥םve.ChamH2552,it melted awayוְנָמָֽס׃ve.na.MasH4549.

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