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Exodus 16:4 — King James Version← Study notes

Then said the Lord unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no.


Exodus 16:4Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Exodus 16:422 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶרwayōʾmer
and he saidconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
יְהוָה֙yəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
אֶלʾel
topronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
מֹשֶׁ֔הmōšeh
MosesnounH4872
הִנְ/נִ֨יhinəniy
here IparticleH2005
if · lo · though
מַמְטִ֥ירmaməṭiyr
am about to rain downverbH4305
לָ/כֶ֛םlākem
pron
לֶ֖חֶםleḥem
breadnounH3899
eat · food · fruit · loaf ···
מִןmin
frompronH4480
after · among · at · because of ···
הַ/שָּׁמָ֑יִםhašāmāyim
the heavensparticleH8064
astrologer · heaven
וְ/יָצָ֨אwəyāṣāʾ
and it will go outconjH3318
after · assuredly · bear out · begotten ···
הָ/עָ֤םhāʿām
the peopleparticleH5971
men · nation · people
וְ/לָֽקְטוּ֙wəlāqəṭw
and they will gatherconjH3950
glean
דְּבַרdəbar
a matter ofnounH1697
advice · affair · answer · any such ···
י֣וֹםywōm
a daynounH3117
always · chronicals · continually · daily ···
בְּ/יוֹמ֔/וֹbəywōmwō
in day itspronH3117
always · chronicals · continually · daily ···
לְמַ֧עַןləmaʿan
so thatpronH4616
to the end that · for (to · ... 's sake) · lest ···
אֲנַסֶּ֛/נּוּʾănasenw
I should put to the test itverbH5254
assay · prove · tempt · try
הֲ/יֵלֵ֥ךְhăyēlēkə
awayparticleH3212
again · bear · bring · carry ···
בְּ/תוֹרָתִ֖/יbətwōrātiy
in law mypronH8451
אִםʾim
or?conjH518
can- · doubtless · if · that) ···
לֹֽאlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Adam SmithNote1mo ago
Manna and the Test of Trust
God's explanation of manna: 'I will rain bread from heaven.' But then He adds 'that I may prove you, whether you will walk in my law or not.' The manna isn't just provision - it's a test of faith spec...
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