Exodus 16

YHWH provides manna (bread) daily to sustain the Israelites in the wilderness and teaches them to observe the Sabbath by providing a double portion on the sixth day.[1] A sample of manna is preserved in a container for the Ark of the Covenant.[1]

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וַ/יִּסְעוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤎𐤏𐤅 vayiseu And they set out and they broke camp HC/Vqw3mp מֵֽ/אֵילִ֔ם 𐤌/𐤀𐤉𐤋𐤌 meeylim from Elim from Palms-oasis from Eylim HR/Np וַ/יָּבֹ֜אוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayavou and they came they came HC/Vqw3mp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc עֲדַ֤ת 𐤏𐤃𐤕 adat congregation appointed assembly of HNcfsc בְּנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) of the children sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR מִדְבַּר 𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 midebar the wilderness grazing-land of HNcmsc סִ֔ין 𐤎𐤉𐤍 sin of Sin Sin Sin HNp אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr בֵּין 𐤁𐤉𐤍 beyn between between HR אֵילִ֖ם 𐤀𐤉𐤋𐤌 eylim Elim Palm-Groves Eylim HNp וּ/בֵ֣ין 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤍 uveyn and between and between HC/R סִינָ֑י 𐤎𐤉𐤍𐤉 sinay Sinai Sinai Sinay HNp בַּ/חֲמִשָּׁ֨ה 𐤁/𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤄 bachamishah on the fifteenth in five HR/Acmsa עָשָׂ֥ר 𐤏𐤔𐤓 asar fifteenth -teen or -teenth HAcmsa יוֹם֙ 𐤉𐤅𐤌 yom day day HNcmsa לַ/חֹ֣דֶשׁ 𐤋/𐤇𐤃𐤔 lachodesh Umwenshi (Bemba) of the month to the new-moon HRd/Ncmsa הַ/שֵּׁנִ֔י 𐤄/𐤔𐤍𐤉 hasheni the second the second one HTd/Aomsa לְ/צֵאתָ֖/ם 𐤋/𐤑𐤀𐤕/𐤌 letsetam after their departing to their going out HR/Vqc/Sp3mp מֵ/אֶ֥רֶץ 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑 meerets from the land from land HR/Ncbsc מִצְרָֽיִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim of Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim HNp
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וַ/יֹּאמְר֨וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and they said and they said HC/Vqw3mp אֲלֵ/הֶ֜ם 𐤀𐤋/𐤄𐤌 alehem to them toward them HR/Sp3mp בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp מִֽי 𐤌𐤉 mi who who? HTi יִתֵּ֨ן 𐤉𐤕𐤍 yiten will give he will give HVqi3ms מוּתֵ֤/נוּ 𐤌𐤅𐤕/𐤍𐤅 mutenu our dying our dying HVqc/Sp1cp בְ/יַד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 veyad by hand of hand of HR/Ncbsc יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 beerets in land of in land HR/Ncbsc מִצְרַ֔יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim HNp בְּ/שִׁבְתֵּ֨/נוּ֙ 𐤁/𐤔𐤁𐤕/𐤍𐤅 beshivetenu our sitting in our dwelling HR/Vqc/Sp1cp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al by upon HR סִ֣יר 𐤎𐤉𐤓 sir pot of cooking-pot of HNcbsc הַ/בָּשָׂ֔ר 𐤄/𐤁𐤔𐤓 habasar the flesh the flesh HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/אָכְלֵ֥/נוּ 𐤁/𐤀𐤊𐤋/𐤍𐤅 beakhelenu our eating in our eating HR/Vqc/Sp1cp לֶ֖חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem bread bread HNcbsa לָ/שֹׂ֑בַע 𐤋/𐤔𐤁𐤏 lasova to satiety to fullness HR/Ncmsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC הוֹצֵאתֶ֤ם 𐤄𐤅𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤌 hotsetem you have brought out you caused to go out HVhp2mp אֹתָ֨/נוּ֙ 𐤀𐤕/𐤍𐤅 otanu us us HTo/Sp1cp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/מִּדְבָּ֣ר 𐤄/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 hamidebar the wilderness the grazing steppe HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֔ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one HTd/Pdxms לְ/הָמִ֛ית 𐤋/𐤄𐤌𐤉𐤕 lehamit to kill to cause to die HR/Vhc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc הַ/קָּהָ֥ל 𐤄/𐤒𐤄𐤋 haqahal the assembly the assembly HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֖ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh-2 this this one HTd/Pdxms בָּ/רָעָֽב 𐤁/𐤓𐤏𐤁 baraav with hunger in the famine HRd/Ncmsa
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וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR מֹשֶׁ֔ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp הִנְ/נִ֨י 𐤄𐤍/𐤍𐤉 hineni behold I look—here I am HTm/Sp1cs מַמְטִ֥יר 𐤌𐤌𐤈𐤉𐤓 mametir am raining rain-sending one HVhrmsa לָ/כֶ֛ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem for you HR/Sp2mp לֶ֖חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem bread bread HNcbsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from HR הַ/שָּׁמָ֑יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim the heavens the lofty-heights HTd/Ncmpa וְ/יָצָ֨א 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀 veyatsa and shall go out and he went out HC/Vqq3ms הָ/עָ֤ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa וְ/לָֽקְטוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤋𐤒𐤈𐤅 velaqetu and they shall gather and they gleaned HC/Vqq3cp דְּבַר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 devar matter word of HNcmsc י֣וֹם 𐤉𐤅𐤌 yom day day HNcmsa בְּ/יוֹמ֔/וֹ 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌/𐤅 beyomo in its day in his day HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms לְמַ֧עַן 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan that in order that HR אֲנַסֶּ֛/נּוּ 𐤀𐤍𐤎/𐤍𐤅 anasenu I may test him I will put him to the test HVpi1cs/Sp3ms הֲ/יֵלֵ֥ךְ 𐤄/𐤉𐤋𐤊 hayelekhe will he walk he will go HTi/Vqi3ms בְּ/תוֹרָתִ֖/י 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤕/𐤉 betorati in my law in my instruction HR/Ncfsc/Sp1cs אִם 𐤀𐤌 im whether if / whether HC לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn
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וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And Moses said and he said HC/Vqw3ms מֹשֶׁ֗ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp בְּ/תֵ֣ת 𐤁/𐤕𐤕 betet in giving in giving HR/Vqc יְהוָה֩ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לָ/כֶ֨ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem to you HR/Sp2mp בָּ/עֶ֜רֶב 𐤁/𐤏𐤓𐤁 baerev in the evening in the mingling dusk HRd/Ncmsa בָּשָׂ֣ר 𐤁𐤔𐤓 basar flesh flesh HNcmsa לֶ/אֱכֹ֗ל 𐤋/𐤀𐤊𐤋 leekhol to eat to eat HR/Vqc וְ/לֶ֤חֶם 𐤅/𐤋𐤇𐤌 velechem and bread bread HC/Ncbsa בַּ/בֹּ֨קֶר֙ 𐤁/𐤁𐤒𐤓 baboqer in the morning in the morning HRd/Ncmsa לִ/שְׂבֹּ֔עַ 𐤋/𐤔𐤁𐤏 liseboa to be satisfied to be satisfied HR/Vqc בִּ/שְׁמֹ֤עַ 𐤁/𐤔𐤌𐤏 bishemoa in hearing in hearing HR/Vqc יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo תְּלֻנֹּ֣תֵי/כֶ֔ם 𐤕𐤋𐤍𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 telunoteykhem your complaints your persistent grumblings HNcfpc/Sp2mp אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr אַתֶּ֥ם 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem you you (masculine plural) HPp2mp מַלִּינִ֖ם 𐤌𐤋𐤉𐤍𐤌 malinim are murmuring those lodging complaints HVhrmpa עָלָ֑י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv against him upon him HR/Sp3ms וְ/נַ֣חְנוּ 𐤅/𐤍𐤇𐤍𐤅 venachenu and we and we HC/Pp1cp מָ֔ה 𐤌𐤄 mah what what? HTi לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn עָלֵ֥י/נוּ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤍𐤅 aleynu against us upon us HR/Sp1cp תְלֻנֹּתֵי/כֶ֖ם 𐤕𐤋𐤍𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 telunoteykhem-2 your complaints your persistent grumblings HNcfpc/Sp2mp כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC עַל 𐤏𐤋 al against upon HR יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-3 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
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שָׁמַ֗עְתִּי 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤕𐤉 shamaeti I have heard I heard HVqp1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker HTo תְּלוּנֹּת֮ 𐤕𐤋𐤅𐤍𐤕 telunot grumblings grumblings of HNcfpc בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) of the sons sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp דַּבֵּ֨ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 daber speak Declare! HVpv2ms אֲלֵ/הֶ֜ם 𐤀𐤋/𐤄𐤌 alehem to them toward them HR/Sp3mp לֵ/אמֹ֗ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc בֵּ֤ין 𐤁𐤉𐤍 beyn at between HR הָֽ/עַרְבַּ֨יִם֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 haarebayim twilight the two twilights HTd/Ncmda תֹּאכְל֣וּ 𐤕𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅 tokhelu you shall eat you all will eat HVqi2mp בָשָׂ֔ר 𐤁𐤔𐤓 vasar meat flesh HNcmsa וּ/בַ/בֹּ֖קֶר 𐤅/𐤁/𐤁𐤒𐤓 uvaboqer and in the morning and in the morning HC/Rd/Ncmsa תִּשְׂבְּעוּ 𐤕𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤅 tisebeu you shall be filled you will be satisfied HVqi2mp לָ֑חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lachem with bread bread HNcbsa וִֽ/ידַעְתֶּ֕ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤌 vidaetem and you shall know and you will know HC/Vqq2mp כִּ֛י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC אֲנִ֥י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵי/כֶֽם 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊𐤌 eloheykhem Mulimu (Lozi) your God your mighty one(s) HNcmpc/Sp2mp
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וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֲלֵ/הֶ֗ם 𐤀𐤋/𐤄𐤌 alehem to them toward them HR/Sp3mp ה֚וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu This he HPp3ms אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr דִּבֶּ֣ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 diber has spoken he declared HVpp3ms יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp שַׁבָּת֧וֹן 𐤔𐤁𐤕𐤅𐤍 shabaton rest solemn cessation-rest HNcmsa שַׁבַּת 𐤔𐤁𐤕 shabat Sabbath cessation-day HNcbsc קֹ֛דֶשׁ 𐤒𐤃𐤔 qodesh holy set-apartness HNcmsa לַֽ/יהוָ֖ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np מָחָ֑ר 𐤌𐤇𐤓 machar tomorrow the after-day HNcmsa אֵ֣ת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 what that-which HTr תֹּאפ֞וּ 𐤕𐤀𐤐𐤅 tofu you will bake you will bake HVqi2mp אֵפ֗וּ 𐤀𐤐𐤅 efu bake Bake, you men! HVqv2mp וְ/אֵ֤ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To אֲשֶֽׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-3 what that-which HTr תְּבַשְּׁלוּ֙ 𐤕𐤁𐤔𐤋𐤅 tevashelu you will boil you will thoroughly stew HVpi2mp בַּשֵּׁ֔לוּ 𐤁𐤔𐤋𐤅 bashelu boil Boil thoroughly! HVpv2mp וְ/אֵת֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and [direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc הָ֣/עֹדֵ֔ף 𐤄/𐤏𐤃𐤐 haodef that remains the one remaining over HTd/Vqrmsa הַנִּ֧יחוּ 𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤇𐤅 hanichu put aside set down HVhv2mp לָ/כֶ֛ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem for yourselves HR/Sp2mp לְ/מִשְׁמֶ֖רֶת 𐤋/𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤕 lemishemeret for keeping for guard-duty HR/Ncfsa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR הַ/בֹּֽקֶר 𐤄/𐤁𐤒𐤓 haboqer the morning the morning HTd/Ncmsa
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רְא֗וּ 𐤓𐤀𐤅 reu see See! HVqv2mp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC יְהוָה֮ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp נָתַ֣ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 natan has-given he gave HVqp3ms לָ/כֶ֣ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem to-you HR/Sp2mp הַ/שַּׁבָּת֒ 𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤕 hashabat the Sabbath the rest-period HTd/Ncbsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al therefore upon HR כֵּ֠ן 𐤊𐤍 ken thus thus HTm ה֣וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he HPp3ms נֹתֵ֥ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 noten gives the one who gives HVqrmsa לָ/כֶ֛ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem-2 to-you HR/Sp2mp בַּ/יּ֥וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom on-the-day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/שִּׁשִּׁ֖י 𐤄/𐤔𐤔𐤉 hashishi the-sixth the sixth HTd/Aomsa לֶ֣חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem bread bread HNcbsc יוֹמָ֑יִם 𐤉𐤅𐤌𐤉𐤌 yomayim days-two two days HNcmda שְׁב֣וּ 𐤔𐤁𐤅 shevu remain Sit down! HVqv2mp אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man man HNcmsa תַּחְתָּ֗י/ו 𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤉/𐤅 tachetayv under-him beneath him; in his place HR/Sp3ms אַל 𐤀𐤋 al-2 not upon / over HTn יֵ֥צֵא 𐤉𐤑𐤀 yetse go-out he goes out HVqj3ms אִ֛ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish-2 man man HNcmsa מִ/מְּקֹמ֖/וֹ 𐤌/𐤌𐤒𐤌/𐤅 mimeqomo from/place-his from his standing-place HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms בַּ/יּ֥וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom-2 on-the-day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/שְּׁבִיעִֽי 𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤏𐤉 hashevii the-seventh the seventh HTd/Aomsa
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וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And Moses said and he said HC/Vqw3ms מֹשֶׁ֗ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp זֶ֤ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh This this one HPdxms הַ/דָּבָר֙ 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar is the thing the spoken-matter HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr צִוָּ֣ה 𐤑𐤅𐤄 tsivah commanded he commanded HVpp3ms יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp מְלֹ֤א 𐤌𐤋𐤀 melo full fullness of HNcmsc הָ/עֹ֨מֶר֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤌𐤓 haomer omer the sheaf HTd/Ncmsa מִמֶּ֔/נּוּ 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤅 mimenu of it from us HR/Sp1cp לְ/מִשְׁמֶ֖רֶת 𐤋/𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤕 lemishemeret for keeping for guard-duty HR/Ncfsa לְ/דֹרֹתֵי/כֶ֑ם 𐤋/𐤃𐤓𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 ledoroteykhem for your generations to your generations HR/Ncmpc/Sp2mp לְמַ֣עַן 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan that in order that HR יִרְא֣וּ 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 yireu they may see they will see HVqi3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo הַ/לֶּ֗חֶם 𐤄/𐤋𐤇𐤌 halechem the bread the bread HTd/Ncbsa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 with which that-which HTr הֶאֱכַ֤לְתִּי 𐤄𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤕𐤉 heekhaleti I fed I caused to eat HVhp1cs אֶתְ/כֶם֙ 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem you you marked as object HTo/Sp2mp בַּ/מִּדְבָּ֔ר 𐤁/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 bamidebar in the wilderness in the grazing steppe HRd/Ncmsa בְּ/הוֹצִיאִ֥/י 𐤁/𐤄𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀/𐤉 behotsii when I brought out in my bringing out HR/Vhc/Sp1cs אֶתְ/כֶ֖ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem-2 you you marked as object HTo/Sp2mp מֵ/אֶ֥רֶץ 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑 meerets from the land from land HR/Ncbsc מִצְרָֽיִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim of Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim HNp
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