New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 16:16-21

16Thisזֶ֤הzehH2088iswhatהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697 H834the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680: ‘Everyoneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376gatherלִקְט֣וּlik.TuH3950as muchלְפִ֣יle.FiH6310as he will eatH398;you shall takeתִּקָּֽחוּ׃ti.Ka.chuH3947an omerעֹ֣מֶר'O.merH6016apieceלַגֻּלְגֹּ֗לֶתla.gul.Go.letH1538according to the numberמִסְפַּר֙mis.ParH4557of peopleנַפְשֹׁ֣תֵיכֶ֔םnaf.Sho.tei.KhemH5315eachאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376of you has in 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 by theomerבָעֹ֔מֶרva.'O.merH6016,the one who had gatheredH7235muchהַמַּרְבֶּ֔הha.mar.BehH7235did not haveH5736tooH5736muchH5736,and the one who had gatheredH4591littleוְהַמַּמְעִ֖יטve.ha.mam.'ItH4591did not haveH2637tooH2637littleH2637;everyoneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376gatheredלָקָֽטוּ׃la.Ka.tuH3950as muchלְפִֽי־le.fi-H6310as he would eatH398.

19Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Noאַל־'al-H408oneאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376is to leaveיוֹתֵ֥רyo.TerH3498anyמִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480of it untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningבֹּֽקֶר׃Bo.kerH1242.”

20But they did not listenשָׁמְע֣וּsha.me.'UH8085to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,and someH376leftוַיּוֹתִ֨רוּvai.yo.Ti.ruH3498part of it untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningבֹּ֔קֶרBo.kerH1242,and it bredH7426wormsתּוֹלָעִ֖יםto.la.'ImH8438and stankוַיִּבְאַ֑שׁvai.yiv.'AshH887;and Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872wasH7107angryוַיִּקְצֹ֥ףvai.yik.TzofH7107with them.

21They gatheredוַיִּלְקְט֤וּvai.yil.ke.TuH3950it morningבַּבֹּ֣קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242by morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,everyoneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376as muchכְּפִ֣יke.FiH6310as he would eatH398;but when the sunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121becameH2552hotH2552,it would meltוְנָמָֽס׃ve.na.MasH4549.

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