Exodus
Exodus 16:23
23He told them, “This is what the LORD has said: ‘Tomorrow is to be a day of complete rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD. So bake what you want to bake, and boil what you want to boil. Then set aside whatever remains and keep it until morning.’”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He told them | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| This | ה֚וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is what | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has said | דִּבֶּ֣ר | dib·ber | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| Tomorrow | מָחָ֑ר | mā·ḥār | Adverb | H4279 tomorrow, in time to come |
| a day of complete rest | שַׁבָּת֧וֹן | šab·bā·ṯō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H7677 sabbath observance, sabbatism |
| a holy | קֹ֛דֶשׁ | qō·ḏeš | Noun - masculine singular | H6944 sacred, sanctity |
| Sabbath | שַׁבַּת־ | šab·baṯ- | Noun - common singular construct | H7676 Sabbath |
| to the LORD | לַֽיהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| So | אֵ֣ת | ’êṯ | Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| bake | תֹּאפ֞וּ | tō·p̄ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H644 bake |
| what | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you want to bake | אֵפ֗וּ | ’ê·p̄ū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H644 bake |
| and | וְאֵ֤ת | wə·’êṯ | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| boil | תְּבַשְּׁלוּ֙ | tə·ḇaš·šə·lū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H1310 boil, seethe |
| what | אֲשֶֽׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you want to boil | בַּשֵּׁ֔לוּ | baš·šê·lū | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural | H1310 boil, seethe |
| Then set aside | הַנִּ֧יחוּ | han·nî·ḥū | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | H5117 rest |
| whatever | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| remains | הָ֣עֹדֵ֔ף | hā·‘ō·ḏêp̄ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5736 remain over, be in excess |
| and keep it | לְמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶת | lə·miš·me·reṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H4931 guard, watch |
| until | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| morning | הַבֹּֽקֶר׃ | hab·bō·qer | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1242 morning |
Cross-references
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Leviticus 23:3 · Exodus 20:8–11 · Exodus 31:15 · Genesis 2:2–3 · Exodus 35:2–3 · Exodus 23:12 · Luke 23:56 · Mark 2:27–28
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.