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And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating. (KJV)

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וַיָּמֹ֣דּוּvai.ya.Mo.duand they measured [it]

Lemma: מָדַד (ma.dad) · Strong's: H4058

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to measure

Used 51 times. Also: Numbers 35:5, Deuteronomy 21:2, Ruth 3:15, 2 Samuel 8:2, 1 Kings 17:21, Job 7:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4058; TAHOT Exodus 16:18 word 1

בָעֹ֔מֶרva.'O.merby the omer

Lemma: עֹ֫מֶר (o.mer) · Strong's: H6016B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: omer

Used 6 times. Also: Exodus 16:16, Exodus 16:22, Exodus 16:32, Exodus 16:33, Exodus 16:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6016B; TAHOT Exodus 16:18 word 2

וְלֹ֤אve.Lo'and not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Exodus 16:18 word 3

הֶעְדִּיף֙he'.Difhe had a surplus

Lemma: עָדַף (a.daph) · Strong's: H5736

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)

Meaning: to remain

Used 9 times. Also: Exodus 16:23, Exodus 26:12, Exodus 26:13, Leviticus 25:27, Numbers 3:46, Numbers 3:48 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5736; TAHOT Exodus 16:18 word 4

הַמַּרְבֶּ֔הha.mar.Behthe [one who] made much

Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: to multiply

Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 8:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7235A; TAHOT Exodus 16:18 word 5

וְהַמַּמְעִ֖יטve.ha.mam.'Itand the [one who] made little

Lemma: מָעַט (ma.at) · Strong's: H4591

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: to diminish

Used 22 times. Also: Exodus 12:4, Exodus 16:17, Exodus 30:15, Leviticus 25:16, Leviticus 26:22, Numbers 11:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4591; TAHOT Exodus 16:18 word 6

לֹ֣אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Exodus 16:18 word 7

הֶחְסִ֑ירhech.Sirhe had a lack

Lemma: חָסֵר (cha.ser) · Strong's: H2637

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)

Meaning: to lack

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 18:28, Deuteronomy 2:7, Deuteronomy 8:9, Deuteronomy 15:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2637; TAHOT Exodus 16:18 word 8

אִ֥ישׁ'isheveryone

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man: anyone

Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Exodus 16:18 word 9

לְפִֽי\־le.fi-to [the] mouth of

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310K

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: lip: according

Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 43:7, Genesis 47:12, Exodus 12:4, Exodus 16:16, Exodus 16:21, Exodus 34:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310K; TAHOT Exodus 16:18 word 10

אָכְל֖וֹ'a.khe.Lofood his

Lemma: אֹ֫כֶל (o.khel) · Strong's: H0400

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: food

Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 14:11, Genesis 41:35, Genesis 41:36, Genesis 41:48, Genesis 42:7, Genesis 42:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0400; TAHOT Exodus 16:18 word 11

לָקָֽטוּ\׃la.Ka.tuthey had gathered

Lemma: לָקַט (la.qat) · Strong's: H3950

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to gather

Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 31:46, Genesis 47:14, Exodus 16:4, Exodus 16:5, Exodus 16:16, Exodus 16:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3950; TAHOT Exodus 16:18 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

When they measured it	→	מָדַד H4058 to measure
by the omer	→	עֹ֫מֶר H6016B omer
he who gathered much	→	רָבָה H7235A to multiply
had no	→	לֹא H3808 not
excess	→	עָדַף H5736 to remain
and he who gathered little	→	מָעַט H4591 to diminish
had no	→	לֹא H3808 not
shortfall	→	חָסֵר H2637 to lack
Each one	→	אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone
gathered	→	לָקַט H3950 to gather
as	→	פֶּה H6310K lip: according
much as he needed to eat	→	אֹ֫כֶל H0400 food

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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