Exodus

Exodus 16:20–21

²⁰But they did not listen to Moses; some people left part of it until morning, and it became infested with maggots and began to smell. So Moses was angry with them.

²¹Every morning each one gathered as much as was needed, and when the sun grew hot, it melted away.

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Exodus 16:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But they did not	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
listen	שָׁמְע֣וּ	šā·mə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8085 hear
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֗ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
some people	אֲנָשִׁ֤ים	’ă·nā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
left	וַיּוֹתִ֨רוּ	way·yō·w·ṯi·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3498 remain over
part of	מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙	mim·men·nū	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
it until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
morning	בֹּ֔קֶר	bō·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H1242 morning
and it became infested	וַיָּ֥רֻם	way·yā·rum	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7311 be high, exalted, rise
with maggots	תּוֹלָעִ֖ים	tō·w·lā·‘îm	Noun - masculine plural	H8438 worm, scarlet stuff
and began to smell	וַיִּבְאַ֑שׁ	way·yiḇ·’aš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H887 be evil, bad
So Moses	מֹשֶֽׁה׃	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
was angry	וַיִּקְצֹ֥ף	way·yiq·ṣōp̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7107 be wroth
with them	עֲלֵהֶ֖ם	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height

Exodus 16:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Every morning	בַּבֹּ֣קֶר	bab·bō·qer	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1242 morning
each one	אִ֖ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
gathered	וַיִּלְקְט֤וּ	way·yil·qə·ṭū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3950 pick or gather up
as much	כְּפִ֣י	kə·p̄î	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6310 mouth
as was needed	אָכְל֑וֹ	’ā·ḵə·lōw	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H400 food
and when the sun	הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ	haš·še·meš	Article; Noun - common singular	H8121 sun
grew hot	וְחַ֥ם	wə·ḥam	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H2552 be or become warm
it melted away	וְנָמָֽס׃	wə·nā·mās	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H4549 dissolve, melt

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Exodus 16:20 Luke 12:33 · Mark 3:5 · Luke 12:15 · Hebrews 13:5 · Matthew 6:19 · Numbers 16:15 · James 5:2–3 · Ephesians 4:26 · Mark 10:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.