Exodus 16
1 They/We left Elim, and all the Israeli people came to the desert [named] Sin. That is between Elim and Sinai [Mountain]. That was on the fifteenth day of the second month after they/we left Egypt.
and to set out from Elim and to come (in): come all congregation son: descendant/people Israel to(wards) wilderness Sin which between Elim and between Sinai in/on/with five ten day to/for month [the] second to/for to come out: come them from land: country/planet Egypt
2 There in the desert, the Israeli [HYP] people complained to Aaron and Moses/me.
(and to grumble *QK) all congregation son: descendant/people Israel upon Moses and upon Aaron in/on/with wilderness
3 They said to them/us, “We wish that Yahweh had killed us in Egypt! There we had meat to eat, and all the bread that we wanted. But you have brought us into this desert in order that we will all starve to death!”
and to say to(wards) them son: descendant/people Israel who? to give: if only! to die we in/on/with hand: power LORD in/on/with land: country/planet Egypt in/on/with to dwell we upon pot [the] flesh in/on/with to eat we food: bread to/for satiety for to come out: send [obj] us to(wards) [the] wilderness [the] this to/for to die [obj] all [the] assembly [the] this in/on/with famine
4 Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Listen to what I am going [to do]. I am going to send something from the sky that will [take the place of] bread for all of you. When I do that, the people must go out of their tents every day and gather just enough to eat on that day. [When I do that], I will find out whether they will obey my instructions or not.
and to say LORD to(wards) Moses look! I to rain to/for you food: bread from [the] heaven and to come out: come [the] people and to gather word: portion day in/on/with day his because to test him to go: walk in/on/with instruction my if not
5 On the sixth day [after I start doing that], they will be able to gather twice as much as on the other days, [and not have to gather any on the seventh day]. Then they can prepare it [to eat it on the 6th and 7th days].”
and to be in/on/with day [the] sixth and to establish: prepare [obj] which to come (in): bring and to be second upon which to gather day: daily day: daily
6 So Aaron and Moses/I said to all the Israeli people, “This evening you will know that it was Yahweh, [not we], who brought you out of Egypt.
and to say Moses and Aaron to(wards) all son: descendant/people Israel evening and to know for LORD to come out: send [obj] you from land: country/planet Egypt
7 And tomorrow morning you will see how great Yahweh is, because he has heard what you have complained about. He is the one whom you have really complained to, because we are just his servants.” [RHQ]
and morning and to see: see [obj] glory LORD in/on/with to hear: hear he [obj] murmuring your upon LORD and we what? for (to grumble *QK) upon us
8 Then Moses/I also said, “[From now on, each] evening Yahweh will give you meat to eat, and [each] morning he will give you [something that will take the place of] bread, because he has heard what you have complained about. Yahweh is the one to whom you have really complained, not us. We are just his servants.” [RHQ]
and to say Moses in/on/with to give: give LORD to/for you in/on/with evening flesh to/for to eat and food: bread in/on/with morning to/for to satisfy in/on/with to hear: hear LORD [obj] murmuring your which you(m. p.) to grumble upon him and we what? not upon us murmuring your for upon LORD
9 Then Moses/I said to Aaron, “Tell all the Israeli people, ‘Come and stand here in the presence of Yahweh, because he has heard what you have been complaining about.’”
and to say Moses to(wards) Aaron to say to(wards) all congregation son: descendant/people Israel to present: come to/for face: before LORD for to hear: hear [obj] murmuring your
10 So Aaron told them that. And as Aaron was talking to all the Israeli people, they looked toward the desert, and were surprised to see the (dazzling light/incredible brightness) of Yahweh in the cloud [that had been leading them].
and to be like/as to speak: speak Aaron to(wards) all congregation son: descendant/people Israel and to turn to(wards) [the] wilderness and behold glory LORD to see: see in/on/with cloud
11 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
and to speak: speak LORD to(wards) Moses to/for to say
12 “I have heard what the Israeli people have been complaining about. So say to them, ‘From now on, each evening, you will have meat to eat. And each morning you will have something that will take the place of bread. You will have all you want of it to eat.’ Then you will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].”
to hear: hear [obj] murmuring son: descendant/people Israel to speak: speak to(wards) them to/for to say between [the] evening to eat flesh and in/on/with morning to satisfy food: bread and to know for I LORD God your
13 That evening, (quails/small plump birds) appeared, and [there were so many that] they covered the campsite. The next morning there was [something like] dew all around the campsite.
and to be in/on/with evening and to ascend: rise [the] quail and to cover [obj] [the] camp and in/on/with morning to be semen [the] dew around to/for camp
14 When the dew evaporated, on the surface of the desert there was a thick layer of something that looked like white flakes. It looked like frost.
and to ascend: rise semen [the] dew and behold upon face: surface [the] wilderness thin to peel thin like/as frost upon [the] land: soil
15 When the Israeli people saw it, since they [had never seen it before and] did not know what it was, they said to each other, “What is it?” Moses/I replied to them, “It is something Yahweh has given you to eat, to take the place of bread.
and to see: see son: descendant/people Israel and to say man: anyone to(wards) brother: compatriot his What? he/she/it for not to know what? he/she/it and to say Moses to(wards) them he/she/it [the] food: bread which to give: give LORD to/for you to/for food
16 This is what Yahweh has commanded: ‘Each of you should gather as much as you need to eat. Gather two quarts/liters for each person who lives in your tents.’”
this [the] word which to command LORD to gather from him man: anyone to/for lip: according food his omer to/for head number soul: person your man: anyone to/for which in/on/with tent his to take: take
17 So that is what the Israeli people did. Some gathered more and some gathered less.
and to make: do so son: descendant/people Israel and to gather [the] to multiply and [the] to diminish
18 But when they measured [what they had gathered], those that had gathered a lot did not have anything left over. And those that gathered less still had enough to eat. Each person gathered just what they needed.
and to measure in/on/with omer and not to remain [the] to multiply and [the] to diminish not to lack man: anyone to/for lip: according food his to gather
19 Moses/I said to them, “Do not leave any of it to eat tomorrow morning!”
and to say Moses to(wards) them man: anyone not to remain from him till morning
20 But some of them did not pay any attention to what Moses/I said. They kept some of it until the next morning. But it was full of maggots and smelled rotten. And that made Moses/me angry.
and not to hear: hear to(wards) Moses and to remain human from him till morning and be rotten worm and to stink and be angry upon them Moses
21 Each morning they gathered as much as they needed. But [later], when the sun got hot, [what was left on the ground] melted.
and to gather [obj] him in/on/with morning in/on/with morning man: anyone like/as lip: according food his and to warm [the] sun and to melt
22 On the sixth day after they started gathering it, each person was able to gather four quarts/liters, which was twice [as much as they gathered on the other days]. When the leaders of the people came to Moses/me and told him/me [about that],
and to be in/on/with day [the] sixth to gather food: bread second two [the] omer to/for one and to come (in): come all leader [the] congregation and to tell to/for Moses
23 Moses/I said to them, “This is what Yahweh has commanded: ‘Tomorrow will be a day for you to rest completely. It will be a day dedicated to Yahweh. So today, bake or boil what you will [need for today and for tomorrow]. Whatever is left [this evening], you should put aside and keep it [to eat] tomorrow.’”
and to say to(wards) them he/she/it which to speak: speak LORD sabbath observance Sabbath holiness to/for LORD tomorrow [obj] which to bake to bake and [obj] which to boil to boil and [obj] all [the] to remain to rest to/for you to/for charge till [the] morning
24 So they did what Moses/I commanded. What was left over, they kept until the next day. It did not spoil and did not get maggots in it!
and to rest [obj] him till [the] morning like/as as which to command Moses and not to stink and worm not to be in/on/with him
25 [On that day], Moses/I said, “Eat today [what you have saved from yesterday], because today is a day dedicated to Yahweh. Today you will not find any of that food outside.
and to say Moses to eat him [the] day for Sabbath [the] day to/for LORD [the] day not to find him in/on/with land: country
26 [Every week], you must gather it for six days; but on the seventh day, which will be a day of rest, you will not find any.”
six day to gather him and in/on/with day [the] seventh Sabbath not to be in/on/with him
27 On the seventh day, some of the people went outside their tents to gather some of that food, but there was none.
and to be in/on/with day [the] seventh to come out: come from [the] people to/for to gather and not to find
28 Then Yahweh [told Moses/me to say this to] the people: “How long will you people refuse to do all the things that I tell you?
and to say LORD to(wards) Moses till where? to refuse to/for to keep: obey commandment my and instruction my
29 Listen! Yahweh has given you a day of rest. So on the sixth day [of each week], he will be giving you enough of this food for two days. Each of you should stay in his tent [and do no work] on the seventh day!”
to see: behold! for LORD to give: give to/for you [the] Sabbath upon so he/she/it to give: give to/for you in/on/with day [the] sixth food: bread day to dwell man: anyone underneath: stand him not to come out: come man: anyone from place his in/on/with day [the] seventh
30 So the people rested on the seventh day.
and to cease [the] people in/on/with day [the] seventh
31 The Israeli people called this food manna, [which sounds like the words in their language that mean ‘what is it]?’ It looked like small seeds [called] coriander, but it was white, and it tasted like thin wafers/biscuits made with honey.
and to call: call by house: household Israel [obj] name his manna and he/she/it like/as seed coriander white and taste his like/as flatbread in/on/with honey
32 Moses/I said, “This is what Yahweh has commanded: ‘You must keep two quarts/liters of it for all future generations, so that they can see the [food that took the place of] bread that I gave to your [ancestors] when I brought them out of Egypt.’”
and to say Moses this [the] word: thing which to command LORD fullness [the] omer from him to/for charge to/for generation your because to see: see [obj] [the] food: bread which to eat [obj] you in/on/with wilderness in/on/with to come out: send I [obj] you from land: country/planet Egypt
33 And he/I said to Aaron, “Take a jar, and put two quarts of manna in it. Then put it [in a place] where Yahweh can see it. It is to be kept like that for all future generations.”
and to say Moses to(wards) Aaron to take: take jar one and to give: if only! there [to] fullness [the] omer manna and to rest [obj] him to/for face: before LORD to/for charge to/for generation your
34 [Many years later], as Yahweh had commanded Moses/me, Aaron put the jar in front of the box [that contained the stone slabs on which] the Ten Commandments [were written].
like/as as which to command LORD to(wards) Moses and to rest him Aaron to/for face: before [the] testimony to/for charge
35 The Israeli people were able to eat manna [every day] for 40 years, until they came to the border of Canaan land.
and son: descendant/people Israel to eat [obj] [the] manna forty year till to come (in): come they to(wards) land: country/planet to dwell [obj] [the] manna to eat till to come (in): come they to(wards) end land: country/planet Canaan
36 (The standard measure [that they used at that time] held 20 quarts/liters.)
and [the] omer tenth [the] ephah he/she/it
