Exodus

Exodus 16:18

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

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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

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2 Corinthians 8:14–15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.