14{
"verseID": "Exodus.16.14",
"source": "וַתַּ֖עַל שִׁכְבַ֣ת הַטָּ֑ל וְהִנֵּ֞ה עַל־פְּנֵ֤י הַמִּדְבָּר֙ דַּ֣ק מְחֻסְפָּ֔ס דַּ֥ק כַּכְּפֹ֖ר עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ",
"text": "*wə-ta'al šikbat ha-ṭāl* *wə-hinnēh* on-*pənê ha-midbār* *daq məḥuspās* *daq* like-the-*kəpōr* on-the-*ʾāreṣ*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-ta'al*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and went up",
"*šikbat*": "construct state feminine singular - layer of",
"*ha-ṭāl*": "masculine singular with definite article - the dew",
"*wə-hinnēh*": "waw conjunction + demonstrative particle - and behold",
"*pənê*": "construct state masculine plural - faces/surface of",
"*ha-midbār*": "masculine singular with definite article - the wilderness",
"*daq*": "adjective masculine singular - fine/thin",
"*məḥuspās*": "pual participle masculine singular - scaled/flaked",
"*kəpōr*": "masculine singular - frost",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular - earth/ground"
},
"variants": {
"*wə-ta'al*": "and went up/evaporated",
"*šikbat*": "layer/covering/deposit",
"*daq*": "fine/thin/small",
"*məḥuspās*": "scaled/flaked/peeled",
"*kəpōr*": "frost/hoarfrost",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground"
}
}
15{
"verseID": "Exodus.16.15",
"source": "וַיִּרְא֣וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ אִ֤ישׁ אֶל־אָחִיו֙ מָ֣ן ה֔וּא כִּ֛י לֹ֥א יָדְע֖וּ מַה־ה֑וּא וַיֹּ֤אמֶר מֹשֶׁה֙ אֲלֵהֶ֔ם ה֣וּא הַלֶּ֔חֶם אֲשֶׁ֨ר נָתַ֧ן יְהוָ֛ה לָכֶ֖ם לְאָכְלָֽה׃",
"text": "*wə-yirʾû* *bənê-yiśrāʾēl* *wə-yōʾmərû* *ʾîš* *ʾel-ʾāḥîw* *mān* *hûʾ* for not *yādəʿû* *mah-hûʾ* *wə-yōʾmer* *mōšeh* to them, *hûʾ* the *leḥem* which *nātan* *YHWH* to you for *ʾāḵəlâ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yirʾû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they saw",
"*bənê-yiśrāʾēl*": "construct noun + proper noun - sons/children of Israel",
"*wə-yōʾmərû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they said",
"*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - man/each one",
"*ʾel-ʾāḥîw*": "preposition + masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to his brother",
"*mān*": "interrogative or noun - what?/manna",
"*hûʾ*": "3rd person masculine singular pronoun - it/he is",
"*yādəʿû*": "qal perfect 3rd person plural - they knew",
"*mah-hûʾ*": "interrogative + 3rd person masculine singular pronoun - what it [is]",
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he said",
"*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses",
"*leḥem*": "masculine singular noun - bread/food",
"*nātan*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he gave",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD (divine name)",
"*ʾāḵəlâ*": "feminine singular noun - food/eating"
},
"variants": {
"*mān*": "What?/What is it?/manna (as a name derived from the question)",
"*hûʾ*": "he/it/that",
"*leḥem*": "bread/food/sustenance",
"*ʾāḵəlâ*": "eating/food/consumption"
}
}
16{
"verseID": "Exodus.16.16",
"source": "זֶ֤ה הַדָּבָר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוָּ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה לִקְט֣וּ מִמֶּ֔נּוּ אִ֖ישׁ לְפִ֣י אָכְל֑וֹ עֹ֣מֶר לַגֻּלְגֹּ֗לֶת מִסְפַּר֙ נַפְשֹׁ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם אִ֛ישׁ לַאֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּאָהֳל֖וֹ תִּקָּֽחוּ׃",
"text": "*zeh* the *dāḇār* which *ṣiwwâ* *YHWH*: *liqṭû* from it *ʾîš* according to *pî* his *ʾāḵlô*, an *ʿōmer* for the *gulĝōleṯ*, *mispār* your *nap̄šōṯêḵem*, *ʾîš* for whom in his *ʾohŏlô* you shall *tiqqāḥû*.",
"grammar": {
"*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun - this",
"*dāḇār*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the word/thing/matter",
"*ṣiwwâ*": "piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he commanded",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD (divine name)",
"*liqṭû*": "qal imperative masculine plural - gather/collect",
"*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - man/each one",
"*pî*": "masculine singular construct noun - mouth/according to",
"*ʾāḵlô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his eating/food",
"*ʿōmer*": "masculine singular noun - omer (unit of measure)",
"*gulĝōleṯ*": "feminine singular noun with prefixed preposition - per head/person",
"*mispār*": "masculine singular construct noun - number of",
"*nap̄šōṯêḵem*": "feminine plural noun with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your persons/souls",
"*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - man/each one",
"*ʾohŏlô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix and prefixed preposition - in his tent",
"*tiqqāḥû*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural - you shall take"
},
"variants": {
"*dāḇār*": "word/thing/command/matter",
"*pî*": "mouth/opening/according to/portion",
"*ʿōmer*": "omer (specific dry measure, approximately 2.2 liters)",
"*nap̄šōṯêḵem*": "persons/souls/lives/individuals"
}
}