New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 11:4-9

4Therabbleוְהָֽאסַפְסֻף֙ve.ha.saf.SufH628whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were amongבְּקִרְבּ֔וֹbe.kir.BoH7130themhadH183greedyH8378desiresH183 H8378;and alsoגַּ֚םgamH1571the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478weptוַיִּבְכּ֗וּvai.yiv.KuH1058againוַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Whoמִ֥יmiH4310will give usmeatבָּשָֽׂר׃ba.SarH1320to eatיַאֲכִלֵ֖נוּya.'a.khi.Le.nuH398?

5We rememberזָכַ֙רְנוּ֙za.Khar.nuH2142the fishהַדָּגָ֔הha.da.GahH1710whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834we used to eatנֹאכַ֥לno.KhalH398freeחִנָּ֑םchi.NamH2600in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,the cucumbersהַקִּשֻּׁאִ֗יםha.ki.shu.'ImH7180and the melonsהָֽאֲבַטִּחִ֔יםha.'a.va.ti.ChimH20and the leeksהֶחָצִ֥ירhe.cha.TzirH2682and the onionsהַבְּצָלִ֖יםha.be.tza.LimH1211and the garlicהַשּׁוּמִֽים׃ha.shu.MimH7762,

6but nowוְעַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH6258ourappetiteנַפְשֵׁ֥נוּnaf.She.nuH5315is goneיְבֵשָׁ֖הye.ve.ShahH3002.ThereH369is nothingH369at allכֹּ֑לKolH3605to lookעֵינֵֽינוּ׃'ei.Nei.nuH5869at exceptבִּלְתִּ֖יbil.TiH1115this mannaהַמָּ֥ןha.ManH4478.”

7Now the mannaוְהַמָּ֕ןve.ha.ManH4478was like corianderגַּ֖דgadH1407seedכִּזְרַע־kiz.ra'-H2233,and its appearanceH5869like that ofbdelliumהַבְּדֹֽלַח׃ha.be.Do.lachH916.

8The peopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971would goH7751aboutH7751and gatherוְלָֽקְט֜וּve.la.ke.TuH3950itand grindוְטָחֲנ֣וּve.ta.cha.NuH2912itbetween two millstonesבָרֵחַ֗יִםva.re.Cha.yimH7347orא֤וֹ'oH176beatדָכוּ֙da.KhuH1743itin the mortarבַּמְּדֹכָ֔הba.me.do.KhahH4085,and boilוּבִשְּׁלוּ֙u.vi.she.LuH1310itin the potבַּפָּר֔וּרba.pa.RurH6517and makeוְעָשׂ֥וּve.'a.SuH6213cakesעֻג֑וֹתu.GotH5692with it; and its tasteטַעְמ֔וֹta'.MoH2940was as the tasteכְּטַ֖עַםke.Ta.'amH2940ofcakesH3955bakedH3955with oilהַשָּֽׁמֶן׃ha.Sha.menH8081.

9When the dewהַטַּ֛לha.TalH2919fellוּבְרֶ֧דֶתu.ve.Re.detH3381on the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.NehH4264at nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915,the mannaהַמָּ֖ןha.ManH4478would fallיֵרֵ֥דye.RedH3381with it.

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