Verse 17

{ "verseID": "Exodus.16.17", "source": "וַיַּעֲשׂוּ־כֵ֖ן בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַֽיִּלְקְט֔וּ הַמַּרְבֶּ֖ה וְהַמַּמְעִֽיט׃", "text": "*wə-yaʿăśû-ḵēn* *bənê* *yiśrāʾēl* *wə-yilqəṭû*, the *marrbeh* and the *mamʿîṭ*.", "grammar": { "*wə-yaʿăśû-ḵēn*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural + adverb - and they did so", "*bənê*": "masculine plural construct noun - sons/children of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*wə-yilqəṭû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they gathered", "*marrbeh*": "hiphil participle masculine singular with definite article - the one gathering much", "*mamʿîṭ*": "hiphil participle masculine singular with definite article - the one gathering little" }, "variants": { "*marrbeh*": "the one gathering much/the one who had plenty", "*mamʿîṭ*": "the one gathering little/the one who had less" } }

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