Exodus 16
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וַיִּסְעוּ֙and they set outמֵֽאֵילִ֔םfrom Elimוַיָּבֹ֜אוּand they cameכָּל־allעֲדַ֤תthe congregation ofבְּנֵֽי־the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelאֶל־toמִדְבַּר־the wilderness ofסִ֔יןSinאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichבֵּין־is betweenאֵילִ֖םElimוּבֵ֣יןand betweenסִינָ֑יSinaiבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֨הon the fif-עָשָׂ֥רteenיוֹם֙dayלַחֹ֣דֶשׁof the monthהַשֵּׁנִ֔יthe secondלְצֵאתָ֖םof going out theirמֵאֶ֥רֶץfrom the land ofמִצְרָֽיִם׃Egypt
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וַיֹּאמְר֨וּand they saidאֲלֵהֶ֜םto themבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelמִֽי־who?יִתֵּ֨ןwill he giveמוּתֵ֤נוּdied weבְיַד־by the hand ofיְהוָה֙Yahwehבְּאֶ֣רֶץin the land ofמִצְרַ֔יִםEgyptבְּשִׁבְתֵּ֙נוּ֙when sat weעַל־atסִ֣ירthe pot ofהַבָּשָׂ֔רthe meatבְּאָכְלֵ֥נוּwhen ate weלֶ֖חֶםfoodלָשֹׂ֑בַעto abundanceכִּֽי־forהוֹצֵאתֶ֤םyou have brought outאֹתָ֙נוּ֙obj. usאֶל־intoהַמִּדְבָּ֣רthe wildernessהַזֶּ֔הthe thisלְהָמִ֛יתto put to deathאֶת־obj.כָּל־allהַקָּהָ֥לthe assemblyהַזֶּ֖הthe thisבָּרָעָֽב׃ סby the hunger
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֶל־toמֹשֶׁ֔הMosesהִנְנִ֨יhere Iמַמְטִ֥ירam about to rain downלָכֶ֛םfor the youלֶ֖חֶםbreadמִן־fromהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםthe heavensוְיָצָ֨אand it will go outהָעָ֤םthe peopleוְלָֽקְטוּ֙and they will gatherדְּבַר־a matter ofי֣וֹםa dayבְּיוֹמ֔וֹin day itsלְמַ֧עַןso thatאֲנַסֶּ֛נּוּI should put to the test itהֲיֵלֵ֥ךְ¿ will it walkבְּתוֹרָתִ֖יin law myאִם־or?לֹֽא׃not
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidמֹשֶׁ֗הMosesבְּתֵ֣תwhen givesיְהוָה֩Yahwehלָכֶ֨םto the youבָּעֶ֜רֶבin the eveningבָּשָׂ֣רmeatלֶאֱכֹ֗לto eatוְלֶ֤חֶםand breadבַּבֹּ֙קֶר֙in the morningלִשְׂבֹּ֔עַto be satisfiedבִּשְׁמֹ֤עַbecause has heardיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֶת־obj.תְּלֻנֹּ֣תֵיכֶ֔םgrumblings yourאֲשֶׁר־whichאַתֶּ֥םyouמַלִּינִ֖םare grumblingעָלָ֑יוon himוְנַ֣חְנוּand are weמָ֔הwhat?לֹא־notעָלֵ֥ינוּare on usתְלֻנֹּתֵיכֶ֖םgrumblings yourכִּ֥יforעַל־onיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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שָׁמַ֗עְתִּיI have heardאֶת־obj.תְּלוּנֹּת֮the grumblings ofבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Israelדַּבֵּ֨רspeakאֲלֵהֶ֜םto themלֵאמֹ֗רto sayingבֵּ֤יןbetweenהָֽעַרְבַּ֙יִם֙the two eveningsתֹּאכְל֣וּyou will eatבָשָׂ֔רmeatוּבַבֹּ֖קֶרand in the morningתִּשְׂבְּעוּ־you will be satisfiedלָ֑חֶםbreadוִֽידַעְתֶּ֕םand you will knowכִּ֛יthatאֲנִ֥יIיְהוָ֖הam Yahwehאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃God your
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וַיִּרְא֣וּand they sawבְנֵֽי־the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּand they saidאִ֤ישׁeachאֶל־toאָחִיו֙brother hisמָ֣ןwhat?ה֔וּאis itכִּ֛יforלֹ֥אnotיָדְע֖וּthey knewמַה־what?ה֑וּאwas itוַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidמֹשֶׁה֙Mosesאֲלֵהֶ֔םto themה֣וּאitהַלֶּ֔חֶםis the breadאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichנָתַ֧ןhe has givenיְהוָ֛הYahwehלָכֶ֖םto the youלְאָכְלָֽה׃to food
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זֶ֤הthisהַדָּבָר֙is the wordאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichצִוָּ֣הhe commandsיְהוָ֔הYahwehלִקְט֣וּgatherמִמֶּ֔נּוּsome of itאִ֖ישׁeveryoneלְפִ֣יto the mouth ofאָכְל֑וֹfood hisעֹ֣מֶרan omerלַגֻּלְגֹּ֗לֶתfor the headמִסְפַּר֙the number ofנַפְשֹׁ֣תֵיכֶ֔םpeople yourאִ֛ישׁeveryoneלַאֲשֶׁ֥רfor those whoבְּאָהֳל֖וֹare in tent hisתִּקָּֽחוּ׃you will take
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֲלֵהֶ֗םto themה֚וּאitאֲשֶׁ֣רis that whichדִּבֶּ֣רhe saidיְהוָ֔הYahwehשַׁבָּת֧וֹןa sabbath observanceשַׁבַּת־a sabbath ofקֹ֛דֶשׁholinessלַֽיהוָ֖הto Yahwehמָחָ֑רis tomorrowאֵ֣תobj.אֲשֶׁר־that whichתֹּאפ֞וּyou will bakeאֵפ֗וּbakeוְאֵ֤תand obj.אֲשֶֽׁר־that whichתְּבַשְּׁלוּ֙you will boilבַּשֵּׁ֔לוּboilוְאֵת֙and obj.כָּל־allהָ֣עֹדֵ֔ףthe surplusהַנִּ֧יחוּleaveלָכֶ֛םfor the yourselvesלְמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתfor keepingעַד־untilהַבֹּֽקֶר׃the morning
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רְא֗וּconsiderכִּֽי־thatיְהוָה֮Yahwehנָתַ֣ןhe has givenלָכֶ֣םto the youהַשַּׁבָּת֒the sabbathעַל־there-כֵּ֠ן-foreה֣וּאheנֹתֵ֥ןis givingלָכֶ֛םto the youבַּיּ֥וֹםon the dayהַשִּׁשִּׁ֖יthe sixthלֶ֣חֶםbread ofיוֹמָ֑יִםtwo daysשְׁב֣וּ׀remainאִ֣ישׁeveryoneתַּחְתָּ֗יוin place hisאַל־may notיֵ֥צֵאhim go outאִ֛ישׁanyoneמִמְּקֹמ֖וֹfrom place hisבַּיּ֥וֹםon the dayהַשְּׁבִיעִֽי׃the seventh
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidמֹשֶׁ֗הMosesזֶ֤הthisהַדָּבָר֙is the wordאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichצִוָּ֣הhe commandsיְהוָ֔הYahwehמְלֹ֤אthe fullness ofהָעֹ֙מֶר֙the omerמִמֶּ֔נּוּof itלְמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתwill be for keepingלְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֑םto generations yourלְמַ֣עַן׀so thatיִרְא֣וּthey may seeאֶת־obj.הַלֶּ֗חֶםthe breadאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichהֶאֱכַ֤לְתִּיI caused to eatאֶתְכֶם֙obj. youבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רin the wildernessבְּהוֹצִיאִ֥יwhen brought out Iאֶתְכֶ֖םobj. youמֵאֶ֥רֶץfrom the land ofמִצְרָֽיִם׃Egypt
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וּבְנֵ֣יand the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelאָֽכְל֤וּthey ateאֶת־obj.הַמָּן֙the mannaאַרְבָּעִ֣יםfortyשָׁנָ֔הyearsעַד־untilבֹּאָ֖םcame theyאֶל־intoאֶ֣רֶץa landנוֹשָׁ֑בֶתinhabitedאֶת־obj.הַמָּן֙the mannaאָֽכְל֔וּthey ateעַד־untilבֹּאָ֕םcame theyאֶל־toקְצֵ֖הthe border ofאֶ֥רֶץthe land ofכְּנָֽעַן׃Canaan
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