God & Savior

Exodus 16:4

Then 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.
Exodus 16:4
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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)

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה הִנְנִ֨י מַמְטִ֥יר לָכֶ֛ם לֶ֖חֶם מִן־הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְיָצָ֨א הָעָ֤ם וְלָֽקְטוּ֙ דְּבַר־י֣וֹם בְּיוֹמ֔וֹ לְמַ֧עַן אֲנַסֶּ֛נּוּ הֲיֵלֵ֥ךְ בְּתוֹרָתִ֖י אִם־לֹֽא׃

  1. וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  3. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  4. מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.Sheh“Moses”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from מֹשֶׁה · “Moses” · Strong's H4872
  5. הִנְנִ֨יhi.Ni“here I”
    Particle, interjection + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from הֵן · “look!” · Strong's H2005
  6. מַמְטִ֥ירmam.Tir“[am] about to rain down”
    Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from מָטַר · “to rain” · Strong's H4305
  7. לָכֶ֛םla.Khem“for <the> you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from Op2m · “you” · Strong's H9036
  8. לֶ֖חֶםLe.chem“bread”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לֶ֫חֶם · “bread” · Strong's H3899H
  9. מִן־min-“from”
    Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  10. הַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yim“the heavens”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁמַיִם · “heaven” · Strong's H8064
  11. וְיָצָ֨אve.ya.Tza'“and it will go out”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָצָא · “come” · Strong's H3318G
  12. הָעָ֤םha.'Am“the people”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  13. וְלָֽקְטוּ֙ve.la.ke.Tu“and they will gather”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from לָקַט · “to gather” · Strong's H3950
  14. דְּבַר־de.var-“a matter of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from דָּבָר · “portion” · Strong's H1697N
  15. י֣וֹםYom“a day”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  16. בְּיוֹמ֔וֹbe.yo.Mo“in day its”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  17. לְמַ֧עַןle.Ma.'an“so that”
    Particle · from מַ֫עַן · “because” · Strong's H4616
  18. אֲנַסֶּ֛נּוּ'a.nas.Se.nu“I should put to [the] test it”
    Verb, piel, infinitive construct, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָסָה · “test” · Strong's H5254G
  19. הֲיֵלֵ֥ךְha.ye.Lekh“¿ will it walk”
    Particle, interrogative + Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “walk” · Strong's H1980I
  20. בְּתוֹרָתִ֖יbe.to.ra.Ti“in law my”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from תּוֹרָה · “instruction” · Strong's H8451
  21. אִם־'im-“or?”
    Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
  22. לֹֽא׃Lo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)