Exodus 16:32

“Moses said, “This is the thing that YHWH has commanded: ‘A full omer of it is to be kept throughout your generations, so that they may see the bread that I fed you in the wilderness when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’ ””

Exodus 16:32 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 16:32, word by word

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).

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saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

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

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is the thingדָּבָרdavar

thing

A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.

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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 commandedצִוָּהtsiva

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

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‘A fullמְלֹאmelo

handful

What fits at once: a handful, or a house full.

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omerעֹמֶרomer

omer

A measure of grain.

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is to be keptמִשְׁמֶרֶתmishmeret

keeping

Something set aside so that it is kept.

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throughout your generationsדֹרֹתֵיdorote

generation

The people of the same time.

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they may seeיִרְאוּyiru

realize

To realize: "he saw that it was good".

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the breadלֶּחֶםlechem

bread

Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.

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I fedהֶאֱכַלְתִּיheechalti

feed

To feed.

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in the wildernessמִּדְבָּרmidbar

wilderness

Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.

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when I broughtהוֹצִיאִhotsii

bring out

To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".

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out of the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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of Egypt.’ מִצְרָיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

31The house of Israel called its name manna. It was like coriander seed, white, and its taste was like wafers with honey.

32 · This verse (above)

33Moses said to Aaron, “Take a jar, and put in it a full omer of manna, and set it before YHWH, to be kept throughout your generations.”

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