King James Version

Exodus 16:21

And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.

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וַיִּלְקְט֤וּvayilqetvand 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.אֹתוֹ֙otvoobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).בַּבֹּ֣קֶרbaboqerin dayבֹּקֶרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in day”, the ordinary formH1242properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning([phrase]) day, early, morning, morrow.בַּבֹּ֔קֶרbaboqerin dayבֹּקֶרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in day”, the ordinary formH1242properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning([phrase]) day, early, morning, morrow.אִ֖ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…כְּפִ֣יkefias edgeפֶּהpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “as edge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according toaccord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] s…אָכְל֑וֹakhelvofoodאֹכֶלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “food”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH400foodeating, food, meal(-time), meat, prey, victuals.וְחַ֥םvechamand be hotחָמַםconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be hot”, a completed actionH2552to be hot (literally or figuratively)enflame self, get (have) heat, be (wax) hot, (be, wax) warm (self, at).הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁhashemeshthe sunשֶׁמֶשׁdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the sun”, the ordinary formH8121the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement[phrase] east side(-ward), sun (rising), [phrase] west(-ward), window. See also H1053 (בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ).וְנָמָֽסvenamasand faintמָסַסconjunction, verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and faint”, a completed actionH4549to liquefy; figuratively, to waste (with disease), to faint (with fatigue, fear or grief)discourage, faint, be loosed, melt (away), refuse, [idiom] utterly.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they gathered it morning by morning, every man according to his eating; and as the sun waxed hot, it melted.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they gathered it morning by morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.

Young’s Literal Translation

And they gather it morning by morning, each according to his eating; when the sun hath been warm, then it hath melted.

World English Bible

They gathered it morning by morning, everyone according to his eating. When the sun grew hot, it melted.

Darby Translation

And they gathered it every morning, every man as much as he could eat; and when the sun became hot, it melted.

Douay-Rheims

Now every one of them gathered in the morning, as much as might suffice to eat: and after the sun grew hot, it melted.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they gathered it morning by morning, every man according to his eating; and as the sun waxed hot, it melted.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they gathered it every morning, each man what he needed, and when the sun waxed hot it melted.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ συνέλεξαν αὐτὸ πρωῒ πρωῒ, ἕκαστος τὸ καθῆκον αὐτῷ· ἡνίκα δὲ διεθέρμαινεν ὁ ἥλιος, ἐτήκετο.