Exodus

Exodus 16:12

¹²“I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight^b you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.’”

Footnotes

b 16:12 Hebrew Between the two evenings

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I have heard	שָׁמַ֗עְתִּי	šā·ma‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H8085 hear
the grumbling	תְּלוּנֹּת֮	tə·lūn·nōṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H8519 murmuring
of the Israelites	יִשְׂרָאֵל֒	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
Tell them	דַּבֵּ֨ר	dab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular	H1696 speak
At	בֵּ֤ין	bên	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
twilight	הָֽעַרְבַּ֙יִם֙	hā·‘ar·ba·yim	Article; Noun - md	H6153 (sun)set, evening
you will eat	תֹּאכְל֣וּ	tō·ḵə·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H398 eat
meat	בָשָׂ֔ר	ḇā·śār	Noun - masculine singular	H1320 flesh
and in the morning	וּבַבֹּ֖קֶר	ū·ḇab·bō·qer	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1242 morning
you	תִּשְׂבְּעוּ־	tiś·bə·‘ū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited
with bread	לָ֑חֶם	lā·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
Then you will know	וִֽידַעְתֶּ֕ם	wî·ḏa‘·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H3045 know
that	כִּ֛י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I	אֲנִ֥י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃	’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H430 God

Cross-references

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Joel 3:17 · Ezekiel 39:22 · Exodus 6:7 · Exodus 16:7–8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.