Exodus 16:20 Go deeper
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Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and stank: and Moses was wroth with them. (KJV)
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וְלֹא\־ve.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 16:20 word 1
שָׁמְע֣וּsha.me.'Uthey listened
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Exodus 16:20 word 2
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Exodus 16:20 word 3
מֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehMoses
Lemma: מֹשֶׁה (mo.sheh) · Strong's: H4872
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Moses
Used 766 times. Also: Exodus 2:10, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 2:17, Exodus 2:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4872; TAHOT Exodus 16:20 word 4
וַיּוֹתִ֨רוּvai.yo.Ti.ruand they left over
Lemma: יָתַר (ya.tar) · Strong's: H3498
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhw3mp)
Meaning: to remain
Used 106 times. Also: Genesis 30:36, Genesis 32:24, Genesis 44:20, Genesis 49:4, Exodus 10:15, Exodus 12:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3498; TAHOT Exodus 16:20 word 5
אֲנָשִׁ֤ים'a.na.Shimpeople
Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: human
Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Exodus 16:20 word 6
מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙mi.Me.nusome of it
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Exodus 16:20 word 7
עַד\־'ad-until
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Exodus 16:20 word 8
בֹּ֔קֶרBo.kermorning
Lemma: בֹּ֫קֶר (bo.qer) · Strong's: H1242
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: morning
Used 214 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:19, Genesis 1:23, Genesis 1:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1242; TAHOT Exodus 16:20 word 9
וַיָּ֥רֻםvai.Ya.rumand it became rotten
Lemma: רָמַם (ra.mam) · Strong's: H7311B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: be rotten
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7311B; TAHOT Exodus 16:20 word 10
תּוֹלָעִ֖יםto.la.'Imworms
Lemma: תּוֹלָע (to.la) · Strong's: H8438A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: worm
Used 5 times. Also: Exodus 25:4, Deuteronomy 28:39, Isaiah 1:18, Lamentations 4:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8438A; TAHOT Exodus 16:20 word 11
וַיִּבְאַ֑שׁvai.yiv.'Ashand it stank
Lemma: בָּאַשׁ (ba.ash) · Strong's: H0887
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to stink
Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 34:30, Exodus 5:21, Exodus 7:18, Exodus 7:21, Exodus 8:14, Exodus 16:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0887; TAHOT Exodus 16:20 word 12
וַיִּקְצֹ֥ףvai.yik.Tzofand he was angry
Lemma: קָצַף (qa.tsaph) · Strong's: H7107
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: be angry
Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 40:2, Genesis 41:10, Leviticus 10:6, Leviticus 10:16, Numbers 16:22, Numbers 31:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7107; TAHOT Exodus 16:20 word 13
עֲלֵהֶ֖ם'a.le.Hemtowards them
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Exodus 16:20 word 14
מֹשֶֽׁה\׃mo.ShehMoses
Lemma: מֹשֶׁה (mo.sheh) · Strong's: H4872
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Moses
Used 766 times. Also: Exodus 2:10, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 2:17, Exodus 2:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4872; TAHOT Exodus 16:20 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But they did not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| listen | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Moses | → | מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses |
| some people | → | אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human |
| left | → | יָתַר H3498 to remain |
| part of | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| it until | → | עַד H5704 till |
| morning | → | בֹּ֫קֶר H1242 morning |
| and it became infested | → | רָמַם H7311B be rotten |
| with maggots | → | תּוֹלָע H8438A worm |
| and began to smell | → | בָּאַשׁ H0887 to stink |
| So Moses | → | מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses |
| was angry | → | קָצַף H7107 be angry |
| with them | → | עַל H5921A upon |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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