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Exodus 16:21

Every morning each one gathered as much as was needed, and when the sun grew hot, it melted away.

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּלְקְט֤וּvai.yil.ke.Tuand they gatheredH3950 →
אֹתוֹ֙'o.To<obj.> itH853 →
בַּבֹּ֣קֶרba.Bo.kerin the morningH1242 →
בַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerin the morningH1242 →
אִ֖ישׁ'isheveryoneH376 →
כְּפִ֣יke.Fiaccording to [the] mouth ofH6310 →
אָכְל֑וֹ'a.khe.Lofood hisH400 →
וְחַ֥םve.Chamand it was warmH2552 →
הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshthe sunH8121 →
וְנָמָֽס׃ve.na.Masand it meltedH4549 →

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John 12:35Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.Proverbs 6:6–11Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.2 Corinthians 6:2For He says: “In the time of favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the time of favor; now is the day of salvation!Matthew 6:33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.Ecclesiastes 12:1Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years approach of which you will say, “I find no pleasure in them,”

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About Exodus

The Giving of the Law on Mount Sinai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Giving of the Law on Mount Sinai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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