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Exodus 16:14-31

14And when the dewהַטָּ֑לha.TalH2919that layשִׁכְבַ֣תshikh.VatH7902was gone upוַתַּ֖עַלva.Ta.'alH5927,behold, upon the faceפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440of the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּר֙ha.mid.BarH4057there laya smallדַּ֣קdakH1851round thingמְחֻסְפָּ֔סme.chus.PasH2636, assmallדַּ֥קdakH1851as the hoar frostכַּכְּפֹ֖רka.ke.ForH3713on the groundהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

15And when the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawוַיִּרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH7200it,they saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559oneאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376to anotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251, It ismannaמָ֣ןmanH4478:for they wistיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045not what it was.And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, This isthe breadהַלֶּ֔חֶםha.Le.chemH3899which the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hath givenנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414you to eatלְאָכְלָֽה׃le.'okh.LahH402.

16This isthe thingהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697whichH834the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hath commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680,Gatherלִקְט֣וּlik.TuH3950of it every manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376accordingלְפִ֣יle.FiH6310to his eatingאָכְל֑וֹ'a.khe.LoH400,an omerעֹ֣מֶר'O.merH6016for every manלַגֻּלְגֹּ֗לֶתla.gul.Go.letH1538, according tothe numberמִסְפַּר֙mis.ParH4557of your personsנַפְשֹׁ֣תֵיכֶ֔םnaf.Sho.tei.KhemH5315;takeתִּקָּֽחוּ׃ti.Ka.chuH3947ye every manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376for them which arein his tentsבְּאָהֳל֖וֹbe.'o.ho.LoH168.

17And the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478didוַיַּעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213so, and gatheredוַֽיִּלְקְט֔וּvai.yil.ke.TuH3950,some moreהַמַּרְבֶּ֖הha.mar.BehH7235,some lessוְהַמַּמְעִֽיט׃ve.ha.mam.'ItH4591.

18And when they did meteוַיָּמֹ֣דּוּvai.ya.Mo.duH4058itwith an omerבָעֹ֔מֶרva.'O.merH6016,he that gathered muchהַמַּרְבֶּ֔הha.mar.BehH7235had nothing overהֶעְדִּיף֙he'.DifH5736,and he that gathered littleוְהַמַּמְעִ֖יטve.ha.mam.'ItH4591had no lackהֶחְסִ֑ירhech.SirH2637;they gatheredלָקָֽטוּ׃la.Ka.tuH3950every manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376accordingלְפִֽי־le.fi-H6310to his eatingאָכְל֖וֹ'a.khe.LoH400.

19And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let no manאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376leaveיוֹתֵ֥רyo.TerH3498of it till the morningבֹּֽקֶר׃Bo.kerH1242.

20Notwithstanding they hearkenedשָׁמְע֣וּsha.me.'UH8085not unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872;but someאֲנָשִׁ֤ים'a.na.ShimH582of them leftוַיּוֹתִ֨רוּvai.yo.Ti.ruH3498of it until the morningבֹּ֔קֶרBo.kerH1242,and it bredוַיָּ֥רֻםvai.Ya.rumH7311wormsתּוֹלָעִ֖יםto.la.'ImH8438,and stankוַיִּבְאַ֑שׁvai.yiv.'AshH887:and Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872was wrothוַיִּקְצֹ֥ףvai.yik.TzofH7107with them.

21And they gatheredוַיִּלְקְט֤וּvai.yil.ke.TuH3950it every morningH1242,every manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376accordingכְּפִ֣יke.FiH6310to his eatingאָכְל֑וֹ'a.khe.LoH400:and when the sunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121waxed hotוְחַ֥םve.ChamH2552,it meltedוְנָמָֽס׃ve.na.MasH4549.

22And it came to pass, thaton the sixthהַשִּׁשִּׁ֗יha.shi.ShiH8345dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117they gatheredלָֽקְט֥וּla.ke.TuH3950twiceמִשְׁנֶ֔הmish.NehH4932as much breadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899,twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147omersהָעֹ֖מֶרha.'O.merH6016for oneלָאֶחָ֑דla.'e.ChadH259man:and all the rulersנְשִׂיאֵ֣יne.si.'EiH5387of the congregationהָֽעֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935and toldוַיַּגִּ֖ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Mosesלְמֹשֶֽׁה׃le.mo.ShehH4872.

23And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, This is thatwhich the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hath saidדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696,To morrowמָחָ֑רma.CharH4279isthe restשַׁבָּת֧וֹןsha.ba.TonH7677of the holyקֹ֛דֶשׁKo.deshH6944sabbathשַׁבַּת־sha.bat-H7676unto the Lordלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068:bakeתֹּאפ֞וּto.FuH644thatwhich ye will bakeאֵפ֗וּ'e.FuH644to day,and seetheתְּבַשְּׁלוּ֙te.va.she.LuH1310that ye will seetheבַּשֵּׁ֔לוּba.She.luH1310;and that whichכָּל־kol-H3605remaineth overהָ֣עֹדֵ֔ףha.'o.DefH5736lay upH3240for you to be keptלְמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתle.mish.Me.retH4931until the morningהַבֹּֽקֶר׃ha.Bo.kerH1242.

24And they laid it upH3240till the morningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242,as Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872badeצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680:and it did not stinkהִבְאִ֔ישׁhiv.'IshH887,neither was there any wormוְרִמָּ֖הve.ri.MahH7415therein.

25And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Eatאִכְלֻ֣הוּ'ikh.Lu.huH398that to dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117;for to dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117isa sabbathשַׁבָּ֥תsha.BatH7676unto the Lordלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068:to dayהַיּ֕וֹםhai.YomH3117ye shall not findתִמְצָאֻ֖הוּtim.tza.'U.huH4672it in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704.

26Sixשֵׁ֥שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117ye shall gatherתִּלְקְטֻ֑הוּtil.ke.Tu.huH3950it; but on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֛יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֧וֹםu.vai.YomH3117, which isthe sabbathשַׁבָּ֖תsha.BatH7676, in it there shall be none.

27And it came to pass, thatthere went outיָצְא֥וּya.tze.'UH3318someof the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117for to gatherלִלְקֹ֑טlil.KotH3950,and they foundמָצָֽאוּ׃ סma.Tza.'uH4672none.

28And the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,How long refuseמֵֽאַנְתֶּ֔םme.'an.TemH3985ye to keepלִשְׁמֹ֥רlish.MorH8104my commandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֖יmitz.vo.TaiH4687and my lawsוְתוֹרֹתָֽי׃ve.to.ro.TaiH8451?

29Seeרְא֗וּre.'UH7200,for that the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068hath givenנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414you the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּת֒ha.sha.BatH7676,therefore he givethנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414you on the sixthהַשִּׁשִּׁ֖יha.shi.ShiH8345dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117the breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899of two daysיוֹמָ֑יִםyo.Ma.yimH3117;abideשְׁב֣וּ׀she.VuH3427ye every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376in his place, let no manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376go outיֵ֥צֵאYe.tze'H3318of his placeמִמְּקֹמ֖וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

30So the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971restedוַיִּשְׁבְּת֥וּvai.yish.be.TuH7673on the seventhהַשְּׁבִעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

31And the houseבֵֽית־veit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478calledוַיִּקְרְא֧וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121the nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034thereof Mannaמָ֑ןManH4478: and it waslike corianderגַּד֙gadH1407seedכְּזֶ֤רַעke.Ze.ra'H2233,whiteלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3836;and the tasteוְטַעְמ֖וֹve.ta'.MoH2940of it waslike wafersכְּצַפִּיחִ֥תke.tza.pi.ChitH6838madewith honeyבִּדְבָֽשׁ׃bid.VashH1706.

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