“I have heardשָׁמַעְתִּיthe grumblingsאֶת תְּלוּנֹּתof the sonsבְּנֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵלSpeakדַּבֵּרto them,אֲלֵהֶםsaying,לֵאמֹר‘At twilightבֵּין הָעַרְבַּיִםyou shall eatתֹּאכְלוּmeat,בָשָׂרand in the morningוּבַבֹּקֶרyou shall be filledתִּשְׂבְּעוּwith bread;לָחֶםand you shall knowוִידַעְתֶּםthatכִּיIאֲנִיam YHWHיְהוָהyour Elohim.’ ”אֱלֹהֵיכֶם
Exodus 16:12
Study it in the app““I have heard the grumblings of the sons of Israel. Speak to them, saying, ‘At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread; and you shall know that I am YHWH your Elohim.’ ””
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 16:12, word by word
- “I have heardשָׁמַעְתִּיshamati
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shamati” appears- the grumblingsתְּלוּנֹּתtelunot
grumbling
Grumbling: complaints against someone, muttered under one's breath.
Where else “telunot” appears- of the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- Speakדַּבֵּרdaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “daber” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- ‘At twilightעַרְבַּיִםarbayim
evening
Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.
Where else “arbayim” appears- you shall eatתֹּאכְלוּtochlu
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “tochlu” appears- meatבָשָׂרvasar
meat
Meat to eat.
Where else “vasar” appears- and in the morningבֹּקֶרboker
morning
Morning, dawn.
Where else “boker” appears- you shall be filledתִּשְׂבְּעוּtisbu
be satisfied
To eat until one wants no more.
Where else “tisbu” appears- with breadלָחֶםlachem
bread
Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.
Where else “lachem” appears- and you shall knowידַעְתֶּםydatem
acknowledge
To acknowledge YHWH: admit that he is God.
Where else “ydatem” appears- am YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- your Elohim.’ אֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears
The context
11YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,
12 · This verse (above)
13In the evening quail came up and covered the camp; and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp.