Revised Version 1895

Exodus 16

1And theytookH3318theirjourneyוַיִּסְעוּ֙vai.yis.'UH5265fromElimמֵֽאֵילִ֔םme.'ei.LimH362, andallכָּל־kol-H3605thecongregationעֲדַ֤ת'a.DatH5712of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478cameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935unto thewildernessמִדְבַּר־mid.bar-H4057of Sin,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834isbetweenH996Elimאֵילִ֖ם'ei.LimH362andSinaiסִינָ֑יsi.NaiH5514, on the fifteenthdayיוֹם֙yOmH3117of thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320afterאֶל־'el-H413theirdepartingH3318outH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

2And thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605congregationעֲדַ֧ת'a.DatH5712of thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478murmuredוַיִּלּ֜וֹנוּvai.yi.li.nuH3885againstעַל־'al-H5921Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872andagainstוְעַֽל־ve.'al-H5921Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057:

3and thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto them, Would thatweH3588haddiedמוּתֵ֤נוּmu.Te.nuH4191by thehandבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, whenweH3588satבְּשִׁבְתֵּ֙נוּ֙be.shiv.Te.nuH3427by thefleshהַבָּשָׂ֔רha.ba.SarH1320potsסִ֣ירsirH5518, whenweH3588dideatבְּאָכְלֵ֥נוּbe.'a.khe.Le.nuH398breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899to thefullH3605; for ye havebroughtH3318usיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414forthH3318intoH413thiswildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֣רha.mid.BarH4057, tokillלְהָמִ֛יתle.ha.MitH4191thiswholeH3605assemblyהַקָּהָ֥לha.ka.HalH6951withhungerבָּרָעָֽב׃ סba.ra.'AvH7458.

4Thensaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005, I willrainמַמְטִ֥ירmam.TirH4305breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899fromheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064foryouH518; and thepeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971shallgoוְיָצָ֨אve.ya.Tza'H3318outH3318andgatherוְלָֽקְטוּ֙ve.la.ke.TuH3950aday’sי֣וֹםYomH3117portionדְּבַר־de.var-H1697everyH3117dayבְּיוֹמ֔וֹbe.yo.MoH3117, that I may prove them,whetherH518they will walk in mylawבְּתוֹרָתִ֖יbe.to.ra.TiH8451, ornoלֹֽא׃Lo'H3808.

5And it shallcomeH935topassH935on thesixthהַשִּׁשִּׁ֔יha.shi.ShiH8345dayH3117, that they shallprepareוְהֵכִ֖ינוּve.he.Khi.nuH3559thatwhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theybringיָבִ֑יאוּya.Vi.'uH935in, and it shall betwiceמִשְׁנֶ֔הmish.NehH4932asmuchאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834as theygatherיִלְקְט֖וּyil.ke.TuH3950dailyH3117.

6AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoallכָּל־kol-H3605thechildrenבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, AtevenH3588, then ye shallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045that theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hathbroughtH3318youH3588outH3318from thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714:

7and in themorningוּבֹ֗קֶרu.Vo.kerH1242, then ye shallseeוּרְאִיתֶם֙u.re.'i.TemH7200thegloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; for that he heareth your murmuringsagainstH5921theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: andwhatמָ֔הMahH4100areweכִּ֥יkiH3588, that yemurmurתַלִּ֖ינוּta.lo.nuH3885againstH5921usH5921?

8AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, This shall be, when theLORDיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068shallgiveH5414youאַתֶּ֥ם'a.TemH859in theeveningבָּעֶ֜רֶבba.'E.revH6153fleshבָּשָׂ֣רba.SarH1320toeatלֶאֱכֹ֗לle.'e.KholH398, and in themorningבַּבֹּ֙קֶר֙ba.Bo.kerH1242breadוְלֶ֤חֶםve.Le.chemH3899to thefullלִשְׂבֹּ֔עַlis.Bo.a'H7646; for that theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068heareth your murmuringswhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834ye murmuragainstעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921him: andwhatמָ֔הMahH4100areweכִּ֥יkiH3588? your murmurings arenotלֹא־lo'-H3808againstעָלֵ֥ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921usH5414, butagainstעַל־'al-H5921theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175,Sayאֱמֹ֗ר'e.MorH559untoallכָּל־kol-H3605thecongregationעֲדַת֙'a.DatH5712of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,ComeH7126nearH7126beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: for he hathheardשָׁמַ֔עsha.Ma'H8085your murmurings.

10And itcameH1961topassH1961, asAaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175spake unto thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605congregationעֲדַ֣ת'a.DatH5712of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, that theylookedH7200towardH413thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֑רha.mid.BarH4057, and,beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009, thegloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068appearedנִרְאָ֖הnir.'AhH7200in thecloudבֶּעָנָֽן׃ פbe.'a.NanH6051.

11And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12I haveheardשָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085the murmurings of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478:speakדַּבֵּ֨רda.BerH1696unto them,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Atevenכִּ֛יkiH3588ye shalleatתֹּאכְל֣וּto.khe.LuH398fleshבָשָׂ֔רva.SarH1320, and in themorningוּבַבֹּ֖קֶרu.va.Bo.kerH1242ye shall befilledתִּשְׂבְּעוּ־tis.be.'u-H7646withbreadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899; and ye shallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֕םvi.da'.TemH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

13And itcameH1961topassH1961atevenאֶת־'et-H853, that thequailsהַשְּׂלָ֔וha.se.LavH7958cameH1961upוַתַּ֣עַלva.Ta.'alH5927, andcoveredוַתְּכַ֖סva.te.KhasH3680thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264: and in themorningוּבַבֹּ֗קֶרu.va.Bo.kerH1242thedewהַטַּ֔לha.TalH2919layH1961roundסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439aboutH1961thecampלַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃La.ma.cha.NehH4264.

14And when thedewהַטָּ֑לha.TalH2919that lay wasgoneH5927upH5927,beholdוְהִנֵּ֞הve.hi.NehH2009,uponH5921thefaceפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440of thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּר֙ha.mid.BarH4057a small roundthingמְחֻסְפָּ֔סme.chus.PasH2636, small as the hoar frost on thegroundהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

15And when thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawוַיִּרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH7200it, theysaidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559one toanotherאָחִיו֙'a.ChivH251,WhatH4100is it? for they wistnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808whatH4100it was. AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, It is thebreadהַלֶּ֔חֶםha.Le.chemH3899whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hathgivenנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414youH834toeatלְאָכְלָֽה׃le.'okh.LahH402.

16This is thethingהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hathcommandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680,Gatherלִקְט֣וּlik.TuH3950ye of iteveryH376manH376accordingH6310to his eating; an omer aheadלַגֻּלְגֹּ֗לֶתla.gul.Go.letH1538,accordingH6310to thenumberמִסְפַּר֙mis.ParH4557of yourpersonsנַפְשֹׁ֣תֵיכֶ֔םnaf.Sho.tei.KhemH5315, shall yetakeתִּקָּֽחוּ׃ti.Ka.chuH3947it,everyH376manH376for themwhichלַאֲשֶׁ֥רla.'a.SherH834are in histentבְּאָהֳל֖וֹbe.'o.ho.LoH168.

17And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478didוַיַּעֲשׂוּ־vai.ya.'a.su-H6213soכֵ֖ןkhenH3651, andgatheredוַֽיִּלְקְט֔וּvai.yil.ke.TuH3950somemoreH3651, somelessוְהַמַּמְעִֽיט׃ve.ha.mam.'ItH4591.

18And when theydidH3808mete it with an omer, he thatgatheredלָקָֽטוּ׃la.Ka.tuH3950muchהַמַּרְבֶּ֔הha.mar.BehH7235hadnothingH3808over, and he thatgatheredH3950littleוְהַמַּמְעִ֖יטve.ha.mam.'ItH4591hadnoH3808lackהֶחְסִ֑ירhech.SirH2637; theygatheredH3950everyH376manH376accordingלְפִֽי־le.fi-H6310to his eating.

19AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,LetH408noH408manאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376leaveיוֹתֵ֥רyo.TerH3498of ittillעַד־'ad-H5704themorningבֹּֽקֶר׃Bo.kerH1242.

20Notwithstanding they hearkenednotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872; butsomeמִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙mi.Me.nuH4480of themleftוַיּוֹתִ֨רוּvai.yo.Ti.ruH3498of ituntilעַד־'ad-H5704themorningבֹּ֔קֶרBo.kerH1242, and it bredwormsתּוֹלָעִ֖יםto.la.'ImH8438, andstankוַיִּבְאַ֑שׁvai.yiv.'AshH887: andMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872was wroth with them.

21And theygatheredוַיִּלְקְט֤וּvai.yil.ke.TuH3950itmorningבַּבֹּ֣קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242bymorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,everyH376manH376accordingכְּפִ֣יke.FiH6310to his eating: and when thesunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121waxedhotוְחַ֥םve.ChamH2552, itmeltedוְנָמָֽס׃ve.na.MasH4549.

22And itcameH935topassH935, that on thesixthהַשִּׁשִּׁ֗יha.shi.ShiH8345dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117theygatheredלָֽקְט֥וּla.ke.TuH3950twiceH8147asmuchמִשְׁנֶ֔הmish.NehH4932breadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899,twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147omersהָעֹ֖מֶרha.'O.merH6016foreachלָאֶחָ֑דla.'e.ChadH259one: andallכָּל־kol-H3605the rulers of thecongregationהָֽעֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712cameH935andtoldוַיַּגִּ֖ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Mosesלְמֹשֶֽׁה׃le.mo.ShehH4872.

23And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, This is thatwhichH834theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696,Tomorrowמָחָ֑רma.CharH4279is asolemnH7677restH7677, aholyקֹ֛דֶשׁKo.deshH6944sabbathשַׁבַּת־sha.bat-H7676unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068:bakeתֹּאפ֞וּto.FuH644thatwhichH834ye willbakeאֵפ֗וּ'e.FuH644, andseetheתְּבַשְּׁלוּ֙te.va.she.LuH1310thatwhichH834ye willseetheבַּשֵּׁ֔לוּba.She.luH1310; andallכָּל־kol-H3605that remaineth over layupH5704foryouH834to bekeptלְמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתle.mish.Me.retH4931untilH5704themorningהַבֹּֽקֶר׃ha.Bo.kerH1242.

24And theylaidצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680itupH5704tillH5704themorningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242, asMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872bade: and itdidכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808stinkהִבְאִ֔ישׁhiv.'IshH887,neitherלֹא־lo'-H3808was thereanyהָ֥יְתָהHa.ye.tahH1961wormוְרִמָּ֖הve.ri.MahH7415therein.

25AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Eatאִכְלֻ֣הוּ'ikh.Lu.huH398thattodayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117; fortodayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117is asabbathשַׁבָּ֥תsha.BatH7676unto theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068:todayהַיּ֕וֹםhai.YomH3117ye shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808findתִמְצָאֻ֖הוּtim.tza.'U.huH4672it in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ba.sa.DehH7704.

26Sixשֵׁ֥שֶׁתShe.shetH8337daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117ye shallgatherתִּלְקְטֻ֑הוּtil.ke.Tu.huH3950it; but on theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֛יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayוּבַיּ֧וֹםu.vai.YomH3117is thesabbathשַׁבָּ֖תsha.BatH7676, in it there shall benoneלֹ֥אlo'H3808.

27And itcameH1961topassH1961on theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, that therewentH3318outH3318someמִן־min-H4480of thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971for togatherלִלְקֹ֑טlil.KotH3950, and theyfoundמָצָֽאוּ׃ סma.Tza.'uH4672noneוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808.

28And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,Howאָ֙נָה֙'a.nahH575longעַד־'ad-H5704refuseמֵֽאַנְתֶּ֔םme.'an.TemH3985ye tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֥רlish.MorH8104mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֖יmitz.vo.TaiH4687and mylawsוְתוֹרֹתָֽי׃ve.to.ro.TaiH8451?

29Seeרְא֗וּre.'UH7200, for that theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068hathgivenנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414youH3588thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּת֒ha.sha.BatH7676, therefore he givethyouH3588on thesixthהַשִּׁשִּׁ֖יha.shi.ShiH8345dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117thebreadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899oftwoH3427daysיוֹמָ֑יִםyo.Ma.yimH3117;abideH3427yeeveryH376manH376in hisplaceמִמְּקֹמ֖וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725,letנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414noאַל־'al-H408manH376goיֵ֥צֵאYe.tze'H3318outH3318of hisplaceH4725on theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

30SoH7673thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971restedוַיִּשְׁבְּת֥וּvai.yish.be.TuH7673on theseventhהַשְּׁבִעִֽי׃ha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

31And thehouseבֵֽית־veit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478calledוַיִּקְרְא֧וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121thenameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034thereofMannaמָ֑ןManH4478: and it was likecorianderגַּד֙gadH1407seedכְּזֶ֤רַעke.Ze.ra'H2233,whiteלָבָ֔ןla.VanH3836; and thetasteוְטַעְמ֖וֹve.ta'.MoH2940of it was likewafersכְּצַפִּיחִ֥תke.tza.pi.ChitH6838madeH7121withhoneyבִּדְבָֽשׁ׃bid.VashH1706.

32AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, This is thethingהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697whichH834theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hathcommandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680, Let an omerful of it bekeptלְמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתle.mish.Me.retH4931for yourgenerationsלְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֑םle.do.ro.tei.KhemH1755; that they mayseeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200thebreadהַלֶּ֗חֶםha.Le.chemH3899wherewith Ifedהֶאֱכַ֤לְתִּיhe.'e.Khal.tiH398youH834in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057, when IbroughtH3318youH834forthH3318from thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

33AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoAaronאַהֲרֹ֗ן'a.ha.RonH175,Takeקַ֚חkachH3947a pot, andputוְתֶן־ve.ten-H5414an omerful ofmannaמָ֑ןManH4478therein, andlayH5414itupH5414beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, to bekeptלְמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתle.mish.Me.retH4931for yourgenerationsלְדֹרֹתֵיכֶֽם׃le.do.ro.tei.KhemH1755.

34As theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872,soכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834Aaronאַהֲרֹ֛ן'a.ha.RonH175laidH6680itupאֶל־'el-H413beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theTestimonyהָעֵדֻ֖תha.'e.DutH5715, to bekeptלְמִשְׁמָֽרֶת׃le.mish.Ma.retH4931.

35And thechildrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478dideatאָֽכְל֤וּ'a.khe.LuH398themannaהַמָּן֙ha.ManH4478fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141,untilעַד־'ad-H5704theycameבֹּאָ֖םbo.'AmH935to alandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776inhabitedנוֹשָׁ֑בֶתno.Sha.vetH3427; they dideatאָֽכְל֔וּ'a.khe.LuH398themannaהַמָּן֙ha.ManH4478,untilעַד־'ad-H5704theycameבֹּאָ֕םbo.'AmH935unto the borders of thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'anH3667.

36Now an omer is thetenthעֲשִׂרִ֥ית'a.si.RitH6224partהֽוּא׃ פHu'H1931of anephahהָאֵיפָ֖הha.'ei.FahH374.

Commentaries on Exodus 16

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