The Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a land where they could settle; they ate manna until they reached the border of Canaan.Exodus 16:35
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
וּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אָֽכְל֤וּ אֶת־הַמָּן֙ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה עַד־בֹּאָ֖ם אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ נוֹשָׁ֑בֶת אֶת־הַמָּן֙ אָֽכְל֔וּ עַד־בֹּאָ֕ם אֶל־קְצֵ֖ה אֶ֥רֶץ כְּנָֽעַן׃
- וּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.Nei“and [the] people of”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'El“Israel”Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
- אָֽכְל֤וּ'a.khe.Lu“they ate”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הַמָּן֙ha.Man“the manna”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מָן · “manna” · Strong's H4478A
- אַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'Im“forty”Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, absolute · from אַרְבָּעִים · “forty” · Strong's H0705
- שָׁנָ֔הsha.Nah“year[s]”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
- עַד־'ad-“until”Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
- בֹּאָ֖םbo.'Am“came they”Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
- אֶל־'el-“into”Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz“a land”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
- נוֹשָׁ֑בֶתno.Sha.vet“inhabited”Verb, niphal, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הַמָּן֙ha.Man“the manna”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מָן · “manna” · Strong's H4478A
- אָֽכְל֔וּ'a.khe.Lu“they ate”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
- עַד־'ad-“until”Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
- בֹּאָ֕םbo.'Am“came they”Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
- אֶל־'el-“to”Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- קְצֵ֖הke.Tzeh“[the] border of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from קָצֶה · “end” · Strong's H7097A
- אֶ֥רֶץ'E.retz“[the] land of”Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
- כְּנָֽעַן׃ke.Na.'an“Canaan”Noun, proper name of a place · from כְּנַ֫עַן · “Canaan” · Strong's H3667A
Places named in this verse
- Canaanregion · Identification: certain · Map of Canaan (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Canaan on OpenBible.info