Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 16:1-3

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.

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