Exodus 16:8

And Moses added, “The LORD will give you meat to eat this evening and bread to fill you in the morning, for He has heard your grumbling against Him. Who are we? Your grumblings are not against us but against the LORD.”
Exodus 16:8
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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)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֗ה בְּתֵ֣ת יְהוָה֩ לָכֶ֨ם בָּעֶ֜רֶב בָּשָׂ֣ר לֶאֱכֹ֗ל וְלֶ֤חֶם בַּבֹּ֙קֶר֙ לִשְׂבֹּ֔עַ בִּשְׁמֹ֤עַ יְהוָה֙ אֶת־תְּלֻנֹּ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־אַתֶּ֥ם מַלִּינִ֖ם עָלָ֑יו וְנַ֣חְנוּ מָ֔ה לֹא־עָלֵ֥ינוּ תְלֻנֹּתֵיכֶ֖ם כִּ֥י עַל־יְהוָֽה׃

  1. וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. מֹשֶׁ֗הmo.Sheh“Moses”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from מֹשֶׁה · “Moses” · Strong's H4872
  3. בְּתֵ֣תbe.Tet“when gives”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  4. יְהוָה֩Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  5. לָכֶ֨םla.Khem“to <the> you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from Op2m · “you” · Strong's H9036
  6. בָּעֶ֜רֶבba.'E.rev“in the evening”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֶ֫רֶב · “evening” · Strong's H6153
  7. בָּשָׂ֣רba.Sar“meat”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בָּשָׂר · “flesh” · Strong's H1320
  8. לֶאֱכֹ֗לle.'e.Khol“to eat”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
  9. וְלֶ֤חֶםve.Le.chem“and bread”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לֶ֫חֶם · “bread” · Strong's H3899H
  10. בַּבֹּ֙קֶר֙ba.Bo.ker“in the morning”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בֹּ֫קֶר · “morning” · Strong's H1242
  11. לִשְׂבֹּ֔עַlis.Bo.a'“to be satisfied”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from שָׂבֵעַ · “to satisfy” · Strong's H7646
  12. בִּשְׁמֹ֤עַbish.Mo.a'“because has heard”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  13. יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  14. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  15. תְּלֻנֹּ֣תֵיכֶ֔םte.lu.No.tei.Khem“grumblings your”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from תְּלֻנָּה · “murmuring” · Strong's H8519
  16. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  17. אַתֶּ֥ם'a.Tem“you”
    Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אַתֶּם · “you(m.p.)” · Strong's H0859D
  18. מַלִּינִ֖םma.li.Nim“[are] grumbling”
    Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from לוּן · “to grumble” · Strong's H3885B
  19. עָלָ֑יו'a.Lav“on him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  20. וְנַ֣חְנוּve.Nach.nu“and [are] we”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from נַ֫חְנוּ · “we” · Strong's H5168
  21. מָ֔הMah“what?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  22. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  23. עָלֵ֥ינוּ'a.Lei.nu“[are] on us”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  24. תְלֻנֹּתֵיכֶ֖םte.lu.no.tei.Khem“grumblings your”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from תְּלֻנָּה · “murmuring” · Strong's H8519
  25. כִּ֥יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  26. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  27. יְהוָֽה׃Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)