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But they did notוְלֹאlistenשָׁמְעוּto Moses;אֶל מֹשֶׁהsome menאֲנָשִׁיםleftוַיּוֹתִרוּsome of itמִמֶּנּוּuntilעַדmorning,בֹּקֶרand it bredוַיָּרֻםwormsתּוֹלָעִיםand stank;וַיִּבְאַשׁand Mosesמֹשֶׁהwas angryוַיִּקְצֹףwith them.עֲלֵהֶם
Exodus 16:20
Study it in the app“But they did not listen to Moses; some men left some of it until morning, and it bred worms and stank; and Moses was angry with them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 16:20, word by word
- listenשָׁמְעוּshamu
obey
To obey: "listen to the voice" of someone.
Where else “shamu” appears- to Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- some menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “anashim” appears- leftיּוֹתִרוּyotiru
be left
For a part to stay when the rest has gone or been used.
Where else “yotiru” appears- morningבֹּקֶרboker
morning
Morning, dawn.
Where else “boker” appears- and it bredיָּרֻםyarum
General meaning: Be high; lift up.
Where else “yarum” appears- wormsתּוֹלָעִיםtolaim
worm
A small worm, a symbol of what is weak and of what destroys.
Where else “tolaim” appears- and stankיִּבְאַשׁyivash
stink
To give off a bad smell, like what rots or is fouled.
Where else “yivash” appears- was angryיִּקְצֹףyiktsof
be angry
Be angry, burst out in rage; provoke to anger.
Where else “yiktsof” appears
The context
19Moses said to them, “Let no one leave any of it until morning.”
20 · This verse (above)
21They gathered it morning by morning, each according to what he could eat; and when the sun grew hot, it melted.