וַיָּמֹ֣דּוּ בָעֹ֔מֶר וְלֹ֤א הֶעְדִּיף֙ הַמַּרְבֶּ֔ה וְהַמַּמְעִ֖יט לֹ֣א הֶחְסִ֑יר אִ֥ישׁ לְפִֽי־אָכְלֹ֖ו לָקָֽטוּ׃
And they measured it with an omer, and he who gathered much had nothing over, and he who gathered little had no lack; every man gathered according to his eating.
Morphology
- וַיָּמֹ֣דּוּ (vayyamoddu) – Root: מודד (m-d-d); Form: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3mp with vav consecutive; Translation: “And they measured”; Notes: Indicates the act of measuring the gathered manna.
- בָעֹ֔מֶר (baʿomer) – Root: עמר (ʿ-m-r); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine singular absolute with definite article; Translation: “With an omer”; Notes: Refers to the unit of measurement.
- וְלֹ֤א (velo) – Root: N/A; Form: Conjunction + Negative particle; Translation: “And not”; Notes: Introduces a negative clause.
- הֶעְדִּיף֙ (heʿdif) – Root: עדף (ʿ-d-f); Form: Verb, Hiphil, Perfect, 3ms; Translation: “Had nothing over”; Notes: Refers to the abundance not exceeding the required amount.
- הַמַּרְבֶּ֔ה (hamarbeh) – Root: רבה (r-b-h); Form: Participle, Hiphil, masculine singular absolute with definite article; Translation: “He who gathered much”; Notes: Describes those who collected in abundance.
- וְהַמַּמְעִ֖יט (vehammaʿmit) – Root: מעט (m-ʿ-t); Form: Participle, Hiphil, masculine singular absolute with definite article; Translation: “He who gathered little”; Notes: Refers to those who collected less.
- לֹ֣א (lo) – Root: N/A; Form: Negative particle; Translation: “Did not”; Notes: Negates the following verb.
- הֶחְסִ֑יר (heḥsir) – Root: חסר (ḥ-s-r); Form: Verb, Hiphil, Perfect, 3ms; Translation: “Had no lack”; Notes: Indicates sufficiency in the collected amount.
- אִ֥ישׁ (ish) – Root: איש (ʾ-y-sh); Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute; Translation: “Every man”; Notes: Refers to the individuals collecting the manna.
- לְפִֽי־אָכְלֹ֖ו (lefi-okhlo) – Root: אכל (ʾ-k-l); Form: Preposition + Noun, masculine singular construct + 3ms suffix; Translation: “According to his eating”; Notes: Specifies the measure based on individual need.
- לָקָֽטוּ׃ (laqatu) – Root: לקט (l-q-t); Form: Verb, Qal, Perfect, 3mp; Translation: “They gathered”; Notes: Finalizes the description of the gathering process.