New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 16:9-18

9Then Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175, “Sayאֱמֹ֗ר'e.MorH559to allכָּל־kol-H3605the congregationעֲדַת֙'a.DatH5712of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘ComeH7126nearH7126beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,for He has heardשָׁמַ֔עsha.Ma'H8085your grumblingsתְּלֻנֹּתֵיכֶֽם׃te.lu.no.tei.KhemH8519.’”

10It cameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961about as Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175spokeכְּדַבֵּ֤רke.da.BerH1696to the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605congregationעֲדַ֣ת'a.DatH5712of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, that theylookedוַיִּפְנ֖וּvai.yif.NuH6437towardH413the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֑רha.mid.BarH4057,and beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009,the gloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068appearedנִרְאָ֖הnir.'AhH7200in the cloudבֶּעָנָֽן׃ פbe.'a.NanH6051.

11And the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12“I have heardשָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085the grumblingsתְּלוּנֹּת֮te.lu.NotH8519of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478;speakדַּבֵּ֨רda.BerH1696to them, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘At twilightהָֽעַרְבַּ֙יִם֙ha.'ar.Ba.yimH6153you shall eatתֹּאכְל֣וּto.khe.LuH398meatבָשָׂ֔רva.SarH1320,and in the morningוּבַבֹּ֖קֶרu.va.Bo.kerH1242you shall be filledתִּשְׂבְּעוּ־tis.be.'u-H7646with breadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899; andyou shall knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.’”

13So it cameH1961about at eveningבָעֶ֔רֶבva.'E.revH6153thatthe quailsהַשְּׂלָ֔וha.se.LavH7958cameוַתַּ֣עַלva.Ta.'alH5927up and coveredוַתְּכַ֖סva.te.KhasH3680the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,and in the morningוּבַבֹּ֗קֶרu.va.Bo.kerH1242there was a layerשִׁכְבַ֣תshikh.VatH7902of dewהַטַּ֔לha.TalH2919aroundסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439the campלַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃La.ma.cha.NehH4264.

14When the layerשִׁכְבַ֣תshikh.VatH7902of dewהַטָּ֑לha.TalH2919evaporatedוַתַּ֖עַלva.Ta.'alH5927,beholdוְהִנֵּ֞הve.hi.NehH2009, on thesurfaceפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440of the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּר֙ha.mid.BarH4057there was a fineדַּ֣קdakH1851flake-likeH2636thingH2636,fineדַּ֥קdakH1851as the frostכַּכְּפֹ֖רka.ke.ForH3713on the groundהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

15When the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawוַיִּרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH7200it,they saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559to oneאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376anotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251, “Whatמָ֣ןmanH4478is it?” For they did not knowיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045whatמַה־mah-H4100it was. And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “It is the breadהַלֶּ֔חֶםha.Le.chemH3899whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has givenנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414you to eatלְאָכְלָֽה׃le.'okh.LahH402.

16Thisזֶ֤הzehH2088iswhatהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697 H834the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680, ‘Gatherלִקְט֣וּlik.TuH3950of it everyH376manH376as muchלְפִ֣יle.FiH6310as he should eatH398;you shall takeתִּקָּֽחוּ׃ti.Ka.chuH3947an omerעֹ֣מֶר'O.merH6016apieceלַגֻּלְגֹּ֗לֶתla.gul.Go.letH1538according to the numberמִסְפַּר֙mis.ParH4557of personsנַפְשֹׁ֣תֵיכֶ֔םnaf.Sho.tei.KhemH5315eachH376of you hasH3947in his tentבְּאָהֳל֖וֹbe.'o.ho.LoH168.’”

17The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478didוַיַּעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213soכֵ֖ןkhenH3651, and somegatheredוַֽיִּלְקְט֔וּvai.yil.ke.TuH3950muchהַמַּרְבֶּ֖הha.mar.BehH7235and somelittleוְהַמַּמְעִֽיט׃ve.ha.mam.'ItH4591.

18When they measuredוַיָּמֹ֣דּוּvai.ya.Mo.duH4058it with an omerבָעֹ֔מֶרva.'O.merH6016,he who hadH7235gathered muchהַמַּרְבֶּ֔הha.mar.BehH7235had noוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808excessהֶעְדִּיף֙he'.DifH5736,and he who hadH4591gathered littleH4591had noלֹ֣אlo'H3808lackהֶחְסִ֑ירhech.SirH2637;everyH376manH376gatheredלָקָֽטוּ׃la.Ka.tuH3950as muchלְפִֽי־le.fi-H6310as he should eatH398.

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