Exodus

Exodus 16:4–6

4Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day the people are to go out and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test whether or not they will follow My instructions. 5Then on the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather on the other days.”

6So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, “This evening you will know that it was the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt,

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Exodus 16:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmō·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4872 Moses
Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhin·nîInterjection; first person common singularH2005 lo! behold
I will rain downמַמְטִ֥ירmam·ṭîrVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularH4305 rain
breadלֶ֖חֶםle·ḥemNoun - masculine singularH3899 bread, food
fromמִן־min-PrepositionH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםhaš·šā·mā·yimArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH8064 sky, aloft
for youלָכֶ֛םlā·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine plural
Each dayי֣וֹםyō·wmNoun - masculine singularH3117 day
the peopleהָעָ֤םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
are to go outוְיָצָ֨אwə·yā·ṣāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH3318 go or come out
and gatherוְלָֽקְטוּ֙wə·lā·qə·ṭūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH3950 pick or gather up
enough for that dayדְּבַר־də·ḇar-Noun - masculine singular constructH1697 speech, word
In this wayלְמַ֧עַןlə·ma·‘anConjunctionH4616 purpose, intent
I will testאֲנַסֶּ֛נּוּ’ă·nas·sen·nūVerb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singularH5254 test, try
whetherאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
or notלֹֽא׃lōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
they will followהֲיֵלֵ֥ךְhă·yê·lêḵVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
My instructionsבְּתוֹרָתִ֖יbə·ṯō·w·rā·ṯîPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH8451 direction, instruction, law

Exodus 16:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Thenוְהָיָה֙wə·hā·yāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
on the sixthהַשִּׁשִּׁ֔יhaš·šiš·šîArticle; Number - ordinal masculine singularH8345 sixth
dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbay·yō·wmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
when they prepareוְהֵכִ֖ינוּwə·hê·ḵî·nūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH3559 be firm
whatאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
they bring inיָבִ֑יאוּyā·ḇî·’ūVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
it will beוְהָיָ֣הwə·hā·yāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
twiceמִשְׁנֶ֔הmiš·nehNoun - masculine singularH4932 double, copy, second
asעַ֥ל‘alPrepositionH5921 height
muchאֲשֶֽׁר־’ă·šer-Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
as they gatherיִלְקְט֖וּyil·qə·ṭūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH3950 pick or gather up
on the other daysי֥וֹם׀yō·wmNoun - masculine singularH3117 day

Exodus 16:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mō·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4872 Moses
and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןwə·’a·hă·rōnConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH175 Aaron
saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶֽל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the Israelitesבְּנֵ֖יbə·nêNoun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
This eveningעֶ֕רֶב‘e·reḇNoun - masculine singularH6153 (sun)set, evening
you will knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֕םwî·ḏa‘·temConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralH3045 know
thatכִּ֧יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
it was the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
who broughtהוֹצִ֥יאhō·w·ṣîVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3318 go or come out
youאֶתְכֶ֖ם’eṯ·ḵemDirect object marker; second person masculine pluralH853 mark of the accusative
out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץmê·’e·reṣPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular constructH776 earth, land
of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃miṣ·rā·yimNoun - proper - feminine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians

Cross-references

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Exodus 16:4 1 Corinthians 10:3 · Psalm 78:24–25 · Psalm 105:40 · Deuteronomy 8:2 · Deuteronomy 8:16 · Nehemiah 9:15 · Exodus 15:25 · John 6:31–32

Exodus 16:5 Exodus 16:22–23 · Leviticus 25:21–22 · Exodus 35:2–3

Exodus 16:6 Exodus 6:7 · Exodus 16:12–13 · Numbers 16:28 · Numbers 16:30

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.