Exodus
Exodus 16:20
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.
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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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.