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Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no. (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Exodus 16:4 word 1

יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Exodus 16:4 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 16:4 word 3

מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.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 16:4 word 4

הִנְנִ֨יhi.Nihere I

Lemma: הֵן (hen) · Strong's: H2005

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: look!

Used 316 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 15:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2005; TAHOT Exodus 16:4 word 5

מַמְטִ֥ירmam.Tir[am] about to rain down

Lemma: מָטַר (ma.tar) · Strong's: H4305

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

Meaning: to rain

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 19:24, Exodus 9:18, Exodus 9:23, Job 20:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4305; TAHOT Exodus 16:4 word 6

לֶ֖חֶםLe.chembread

Lemma: לֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) · Strong's: H3899H

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

Meaning: food: bread

Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 25:34, Genesis 27:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3899H; TAHOT Exodus 16:4 word 7

מִן\־min-from

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

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 16:4 word 8

הַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavens

Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: heaven

Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Exodus 16:4 word 9

וְיָצָ֨אve.ya.Tza'and it will go out

Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

Meaning: to come out: come

Used 620 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:16, Genesis 8:18, Genesis 8:19, Genesis 9:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3318G; TAHOT Exodus 16:4 word 10

הָעָ֤םha.'Amthe people

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

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

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Exodus 16:4 word 11

וְלָֽקְטוּ֙ve.la.ke.Tuand they will gather

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)

Meaning: to gather

Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 31:46, Genesis 47:14, Exodus 16:5, Exodus 16:16, Exodus 16:17, Exodus 16:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3950; TAHOT Exodus 16:4 word 12

דְּבַר\־de.var-a matter of

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697N

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

Meaning: word: portion

Used 8 times. Also: Leviticus 23:37, 2 Kings 25:30, 2 Chronicles 9:24, Ezra 3:4, Nehemiah 11:23, Jeremiah 52:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697N; TAHOT Exodus 16:4 word 13

י֣וֹםYoma day

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

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

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Exodus 16:4 word 14

בְּיוֹמ֔וֹbe.yo.Moin day its

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

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

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Exodus 16:4 word 15

לְמַ֧עַןle.Ma.'anso that

Lemma: מַ֫עַן (ma.an) · Strong's: H4616

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: because

Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 12:13, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 27:25, Genesis 37:22, Genesis 50:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4616; TAHOT Exodus 16:4 word 16

אֲנַסֶּ֛נּוּ'a.nas.Se.nuI should put to [the] test it

Lemma: נָסָה (na.sah) · Strong's: H5254G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpc1cs)

Meaning: to test

Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 22:1, Exodus 15:25, Exodus 17:2, Exodus 17:7, Exodus 20:20, Numbers 14:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5254G; TAHOT Exodus 16:4 word 17

הֲיֵלֵ֥ךְha.ye.Lekh¿ will it walk

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to go: walk

Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980I; TAHOT Exodus 16:4 word 18

בְּתוֹרָתִ֖יbe.to.ra.Tiin law my

Lemma: תּוֹרָה (to.rah) · Strong's: H8451

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: instruction

Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 12:49, Exodus 13:9, Exodus 16:28, Exodus 18:16, Exodus 18:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8451; TAHOT Exodus 16:4 word 19

אִם\־'im-or?

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Exodus 16:4 word 20

לֹֽא\׃Lo'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 16:4 word 21

How the BSB renders it

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

Then the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
Moses	→	מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses
Behold	→	הֵן H2005 look!
I will rain down	→	מָטַר H4305 to rain
bread	→	לֶ֫חֶם H3899H food: bread
from	→	מִן־ H4480A from
heaven	→	שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven
for you	→
Each day	→	יוֹם H3117G day
. . .	→	יוֹם H3117G day
the people	→	עַם H5971A people
are to go out	→	יָצָא H3318G to come out: come
and gather	→	לָקַט H3950 to gather
enough for that day	→	דָּבָר H1697N word: portion
In this way	→	מַ֫עַן H4616 because
I will test	→	נָסָה H5254G to test
whether	→	אִם H0518A if
or not	→	לֹא H3808 not
they will follow	→	הָלַךְ H1980I to go: walk
My instructions	→	תּוֹרָה H8451 instruction

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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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