Exodus 16:17 — King James Version← Study notes
“And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less.”
Exodus 16:17 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Exodus 16:177 words
וַיַּעֲשׂוּwayaʿăśûAnd do
כֵןḵēnSet upright
בְּנֵיbənêSon
יִשְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēlHe will rule as God
וַיִּלְקְטוּwayiləqəṭûAnd pick
הַמַּרְבֶּהhamarəbehThe increase
וְהַמַּמְעִיטwəhamaməʿîṭAnd the pare
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