Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 16:1-14

1And they took their journeyוַיִּסְעוּ֙vai.yis.'UH5265from Elimמֵֽאֵילִ֔םme.'ei.LimH362,and all the congregationעֲדַ֤ת'a.DatH5712of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935unto the wildernessמִדְבַּר־mid.bar-H4057of Sinסִ֔יןSinH5512, which isbetween Elimאֵילִ֖ם'ei.LimH362and Sinaiסִינָ֑יsi.NaiH5514,on the fifteenthבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֥רba.cha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH6240 H2568dayיוֹם֙yOmH3117of the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320after their departing outלְצֵאתָ֖םle.tze.TamH3318of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

2And the whole congregationעֲדַ֧ת'a.DatH5712of the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478murmuredוַיִּלּ֜וֹנוּvai.yi.li.nuH3885against Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057:

3And the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto them, Would to Godמִֽי־ יִתֵּ֨ןmi- yi.TenH5414 H4310we had diedמוּתֵ֤נוּmu.Te.nuH4191by the handבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,when we satבְּשִׁבְתֵּ֙נוּ֙be.shiv.Te.nuH3427by the fleshהַבָּשָׂ֔רha.ba.SarH1320potsסִ֣ירsirH5518, andwhen we did eatבְּאָכְלֵ֥נוּbe.'a.khe.Le.nuH398breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899to the fullלָשֹׂ֑בַעla.Soa'H7648;for ye have brought us forthהוֹצֵאתֶ֤םho.tze.TemH3318into this wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֣רha.mid.BarH4057,to killלְהָמִ֛יתle.ha.MitH4191this whole assemblyהַקָּהָ֥לha.ka.HalH6951with hungerבָּרָעָֽב׃ סba.ra.'AvH7458.

4Then saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Behold, I will rainמַמְטִ֥ירmam.TirH4305breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899from heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064for you; and the peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971shall go outוְיָצָ֨אve.ya.Tza'H3318and gatherוְלָֽקְטוּ֙ve.la.ke.TuH3950a certain rateדְּבַר־de.var-H1697every dayH3117,that I may proveאֲנַסֶּ֛נּוּ'a.nas.Se.nuH5254them, whether they will walkH3212in my lawבְּתוֹרָתִ֖יbe.to.ra.TiH8451, or no.

5And it shall come to pass, that on the sixthהַשִּׁשִּׁ֔יha.shi.ShiH8345dayH3117they shall prepareוְהֵכִ֖ינוּve.he.Khi.nuH3559thatwhichH834they bring inיָבִ֑יאוּya.Vi.'uH935;and it shall be twiceמִשְׁנֶ֔הmish.NehH4932as much as they gatherיִלְקְט֖וּyil.ke.TuH3950dailyH3117.

6And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto all the childrenבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,At evenעֶ֕רֶב'E.revH6153,then ye shall knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045that Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hath brought you outהוֹצִ֥יאho.Tzi'H3318from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714:

7And in the morningוּבֹ֗קֶרu.Vo.kerH1242,then ye shall seeוּרְאִיתֶם֙u.re.'i.TemH7200the gloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;for that he hearethבְּשָׁמְע֥וֹbe.sha.me.'OH8085your murmuringsתְּלֻנֹּתֵיכֶ֖םte.lu.no.tei.KhemH8519against Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: and what areweוְנַ֣חְנוּve.Nach.nuH5168,that ye murmurתַלִּ֖ינוּta.lo.nuH3885against us?

8And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, This shall be,when Yhwhיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068shall giveבְּתֵ֣תbe.TetH5414you in the eveningבָּעֶ֜רֶבba.'E.revH6153fleshבָּשָׂ֣רba.SarH1320to eatלֶאֱכֹ֗לle.'e.KholH398,and in the morningבַּבֹּ֙קֶר֙ba.Bo.kerH1242breadוְלֶ֤חֶםve.Le.chemH3899to the fullלִשְׂבֹּ֔עַlis.Bo.a'H7646;for that Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hearethבִּשְׁמֹ֤עַbish.Mo.a'H8085your murmuringsתְּלֻנֹּ֣תֵיכֶ֔םte.lu.No.tei.KhemH8519which ye murmurמַלִּינִ֖םma.li.NimH3885against him: and what areweוְנַ֣חְנוּve.Nach.nuH5168?your murmuringsתְלֻנֹּתֵיכֶ֖םte.lu.no.tei.KhemH8519arenot against us, but against Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872spakeוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175,Sayאֱמֹ֗ר'e.MorH559unto all the congregationעֲדַת֙'a.DatH5712of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Come nearקִרְב֖וּkir.VuH7126beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:for he hath heardשָׁמַ֔עsha.Ma'H8085your murmuringsתְּלֻנֹּתֵיכֶֽם׃te.lu.no.tei.KhemH8519.

10And it came to pass, as Aaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175spakeכְּדַבֵּ֤רke.da.BerH1696unto the whole congregationעֲדַ֣ת'a.DatH5712of the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,that they lookedוַיִּפְנ֖וּvai.yif.NuH6437toward the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֑רha.mid.BarH4057,and, behold, the gloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068appearedנִרְאָ֖הnir.'AhH7200in the cloudבֶּעָנָֽן׃ פbe.'a.NanH6051.

11And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12I have heardשָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085the murmuringsתְּלוּנֹּת֮te.lu.NotH8519of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478:speakדַּבֵּ֨רda.BerH1696unto them, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,At evenבֵּ֤ין הָֽעַרְבַּ֙יִם֙bein ha.'ar.Ba.yimH6153 H996ye shall eatתֹּאכְל֣וּto.khe.LuH398fleshבָשָׂ֔רva.SarH1320,and in the morningוּבַבֹּ֖קֶרu.va.Bo.kerH1242ye shall be filledתִּשְׂבְּעוּ־tis.be.'u-H7646with breadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899;and ye shall knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045that I amYhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

13And it came to pass, that at evenבָעֶ֔רֶבva.'E.revH6153the quailsהַשְּׂלָ֔וha.se.LavH7958came upוַתַּ֣עַלva.Ta.'alH5927,and coveredוַתְּכַ֖סva.te.KhasH3680the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264:and in the morningוּבַבֹּ֗קֶרu.va.Bo.kerH1242the dewהַטַּ֔לha.TalH2919layשִׁכְבַ֣תshikh.VatH7902round aboutסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439the hostלַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃La.ma.cha.NehH4264.

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.

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