Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 16:13-18

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.

15And when the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawוַיִּרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH7200it,they saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559oneאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376to anotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251, It ismannaמָ֣ןmanH4478:for they wistיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045not what it was.And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, This isthe breadהַלֶּ֔חֶםha.Le.chemH3899which Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hath givenנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414you to eatלְאָכְלָֽה׃le.'okh.LahH402.

16This isthe thingהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697whichH834Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hath commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680,Gatherלִקְט֣וּlik.TuH3950of it every manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376accordingלְפִ֣יle.FiH6310to his eatingאָכְל֑וֹ'a.khe.LoH400,an omerעֹ֣מֶר'O.merH6016for every manלַגֻּלְגֹּ֗לֶתla.gul.Go.letH1538, according tothe numberמִסְפַּר֙mis.ParH4557of your personsנַפְשֹׁ֣תֵיכֶ֔םnaf.Sho.tei.KhemH5315;takeתִּקָּֽחוּ׃ti.Ka.chuH3947ye every manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376for them which arein his tentsבְּאָהֳל֖וֹbe.'o.ho.LoH168.

17And the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478didוַיַּעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213so, and gatheredוַֽיִּלְקְט֔וּvai.yil.ke.TuH3950,some moreהַמַּרְבֶּ֖הha.mar.BehH7235,some lessוְהַמַּמְעִֽיט׃ve.ha.mam.'ItH4591.

18And when they did meteוַיָּמֹ֣דּוּvai.ya.Mo.duH4058itwith an omerבָעֹ֔מֶרva.'O.merH6016,he that gathered muchהַמַּרְבֶּ֔הha.mar.BehH7235had nothing overהֶעְדִּיף֙he'.DifH5736,and he that gathered littleוְהַמַּמְעִ֖יטve.ha.mam.'ItH4591had no lackהֶחְסִ֑ירhech.SirH2637;they gatheredלָקָֽטוּ׃la.Ka.tuH3950every manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376accordingלְפִֽי־le.fi-H6310to his eatingאָכְל֖וֹ'a.khe.LoH400.

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