Exodus
Exodus 16:17–18
17So the Israelites did this. Some gathered more, and some less. 18When they measured it by the omer, he who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall.d Each one gathered as much as he needed to eat.
Footnotes
- d 16:18 Cited in 2 Corinthians 8:15|2CO 8:15
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Exodus 16:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the Israelites | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| did | וַיַּעֲשׂוּ־ | way·ya·‘ă·śū- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| this | כֵ֖ן | ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| Some gathered | וַֽיִּלְקְט֔וּ | way·yil·qə·ṭū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3950 pick or gather up |
| more | הַמַּרְבֶּ֖ה | ham·mar·beh | Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| and some less | וְהַמַּמְעִֽיט׃ | wə·ham·mam·‘îṭ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H4591 be or become small, diminished, few |
Exodus 16:18
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When they measured it | וַיָּמֹ֣דּוּ | way·yā·mōd·dū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H4058 measure |
| by the omer | בָעֹ֔מֶר | ḇā·‘ō·mer | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6016 sheaf |
| he who gathered much | הַמַּרְבֶּ֔ה | ham·mar·beh | Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| had no | וְלֹ֤א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| excess | הֶעְדִּיף֙ | he‘·dîp̄ | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5736 remain over, be in excess |
| and he who gathered little | וְהַמַּמְעִ֖יט | wə·ham·mam·‘îṭ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H4591 be or become small, diminished, few |
| had no | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| shortfall | הֶחְסִ֑יר | heḥ·sîr | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2637 lack, need, be lacking, decrease |
| Each one | אִ֥ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| gathered | לָקָֽטוּ׃ | lā·qā·ṭū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3950 pick or gather up |
| as | לְפִֽי־ | lə·p̄î- | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6310 mouth |
| much as he needed to eat | אָכְל֖וֹ | ’ā·ḵə·lōw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H400 food |
Cross-references
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Exodus 16:18 2 Corinthians 8:14–15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.