Exodus 16:4
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day the people are to go out and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test whether or not they will follow My instructions.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jehovah saith unto Moses, ‘Lo, I am raining to you bread from the heavens—and the people have gone out and gathered the matter of a day in its day—so that I try them whether they walk in My law, or not;

King James Bible
Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no.

Hebrew
Then the LORD
יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

said
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

Moses,
מֹשֶׁ֔ה (mō·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver

“Behold,
הִנְנִ֨י (hin·nî)
Interjection | first person common singular
Strong's 2005: Lo! behold!

I will rain down
מַמְטִ֥יר (mam·ṭîr)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 4305: To rain

bread
לֶ֖חֶם (le·ḥem)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain

from
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

heaven
הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם (haš·šā·mā·yim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky

for you.
לָכֶ֛ם (lā·ḵem)
Preposition | second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

Each day
י֣וֹם (yō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

the people
הָעָ֤ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

are to go out
וְיָצָ֨א (wə·yā·ṣā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

and gather
וְלָֽקְטוּ֙ (wə·lā·qə·ṭū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 3950: To pick up, to gather, to glean

enough for that day.
דְּבַר־ (də·ḇar-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

In this way
לְמַ֧עַן (lə·ma·‘an)
Conjunction
Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent

I will test
אֲנַסֶּ֛נּוּ (’ă·nas·sen·nū)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5254: To test, to attempt

whether
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

or not
לֹֽא׃ (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

they will follow
הֲיֵלֵ֥ךְ (hă·yê·lêḵ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

My instructions.
בְּתוֹרָתִ֖י (bə·ṯō·w·rā·ṯî)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 8451: Direction, instruction, law

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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