Exodus
Exodus 16:4
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.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| said | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֔ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| Behold | הִנְנִ֨י | hin·nî | Interjection; first person common singular | H2005 lo! behold |
| I will rain down | מַמְטִ֥יר | mam·ṭîr | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H4305 rain |
| bread | לֶ֖חֶם | le·ḥem | Noun - masculine singular | H3899 bread, food |
| from | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| heaven | הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם | haš·šā·mā·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| for you | לָכֶ֛ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| Each day | י֣וֹם | yō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| the people | הָעָ֤ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| are to go out | וְיָצָ֨א | wə·yā·ṣā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| and gather | וְלָֽקְטוּ֙ | wə·lā·qə·ṭū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H3950 pick or gather up |
| enough for that day | דְּבַר־ | də·ḇar- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1697 speech, word |
| In this way | לְמַ֧עַן | lə·ma·‘an | Conjunction | H4616 purpose, intent |
| I will test | אֲנַסֶּ֛נּוּ | ’ă·nas·sen·nū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular | H5254 test, try |
| whether | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| or not | לֹֽא׃ | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| they will follow | הֲיֵלֵ֥ךְ | hă·yê·lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| My instructions | בְּתוֹרָתִ֖י | bə·ṯō·w·rā·ṯî | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H8451 direction, instruction, law |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.