Exodus 16:23

“He said to them, “This is what YHWH has said: ‘Tomorrow is a solemn rest, a holy Sabbath to YHWH. What you will bake, bake; and what you will boil, boil; and all that is left over put aside for yourselves to be kept until morning.’ ””

Exodus 16:23 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 16:23, word by word

He saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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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.

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has saidדִּבֶּרdiber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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‘Tomorrowמָחָרmachar

tomorrow

The day that comes after today.

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is a solemn restשַׁבָּתוֹןshabaton

solemn rest

Solemn rest: a day when all work is laid aside.

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a holyקֹדֶשׁkodesh

holy thing

Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.

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Sabbathשַׁבַּתshabat

Sabbath

The seventh day, set apart for YHWH, for rest.

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you will bakeתֹּאפוּtofu

bake

Bake bread; as a noun, "baker".

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you will boilתְּבַשְּׁלוּtevashlu

boil

To prepare food over the fire in a pot with water.

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that is left overעֹדֵףodef

have left over

Be left over, have more than needed.

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put asideהַנִּיחוּhanichu

put

To set something or someone in a place.

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to be keptמִשְׁמֶרֶתmishmeret

keeping

Something set aside so that it is kept.

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morning.’ בֹּקֶרboker

morning

Morning, dawn.

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The context

22And on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one; and all the chiefs of the community came and told Moses.

23 · This verse (above)

24So they put it aside until morning, as Moses had commanded, and it did not stink, and there were no worms in it.

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