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וַיַּעֲשׂוּvayaasvand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and do”, the next action in the storyH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…כֵ֖ןkhenas... asכֵּןadverb — “as... as”H3651properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)[phrase] after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, [phrase] (for-) asmuch as yet, [phrase] be (for which) cause, [phrase] following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), [idiom] the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (th…בְּנֵ֣יbenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.וַֽיִּלְקְט֔וּvayilqetvand gleanלָקַטconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and glean”, the next action in the storyH3950properly, to pick up, i.e. (generally) to gather; specifically, to gleangather (up), glean.הַמַּרְבֶּ֖הhamarbehthe increaseרָבָהdefinite article, verb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “the increase”, a verb used as a describing wordH7235to increase (in whatever respect)(bring in) abundance ([idiom] -antly), [phrase] archer (by mistake for H7232 (רָבַב)), be in authority, bring up, [idiom] continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, [idiom] -ness), grow up, heap, incre…וְהַמַּמְעִֽיטvehamamitand the fewמָעַטconjunction, definite article, verb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “and the few”, a verb used as a describing wordH4591properly, to pare off, i.e. lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective)suffer to decrease, diminish, (be, [idiom] borrow a, give, make) few (in number, -ness), gather least (little), be (seem) little, ([idiom] give the) less, be minished, bring to nothing.
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
And the children of Israel did so, and gathered some more, some less.
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American Standard Version (1901)
And the children of Israel did so, and gathered some more, some less.
Young’s Literal Translation
And the sons of Israel do so, and they gather, he who is [gathering] much, and he who is [gathering] little;
World English Bible
The children of Israel did so, and some gathered more, some less.
Darby Translation
And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some much, some little.
Douay-Rheims
And the children of Israel did so: and they gathered, one more, another less.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
And the children of Israel did so, and gathered some more, some less.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
And the children of Israel did so, and gathered some much and some less.
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