Exodus 16:18
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
When they measuredוַיָּמֹ֣דּוּ
(vai·ya·mod·du)
4058: to measurea prim. root
it with an omer,בָעֹ֔מֶר
(va·'o·mer,)
6016b: an omer (a measure)from the same as omer
he who had gathered muchהַמַּרְבֶּ֔ה
(ham·mar·beh,)
7235a: to be or become much, many or greata prim. root
had noוְלֹ֤א
(ve·lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
excess,הֶעְדִּיף֙
(he'·dif)
5736: to remain over, be in excessa prim. root
and he who had gathered littleוְהַמַּמְעִ֖יט
(ve·ham·mam·'it)
4591: to be or become small, diminished, or fewa prim. root
had noלֹ֣א
(lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
lack;הֶחְסִ֑יר
(hech·sir;)
2637: to lack, need, be lacking, decreasea prim. root
every manאִ֥ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
gatheredלָקָֽטוּ׃
(la·ka·tu.)
3950: to pick or gather up, gleana prim. root
as muchלְפִֽי־
(le·fi-)
6310: moutha prim. root
as he should eat. 
 
398: to eata prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And when they did mete
madad  (maw-dad')
by implication, to measure (as if by stretching a line); figuratively, to be extended -- measure, mete, stretch self.
it with an omer
`omer  (o'-mer)
a heap, i.e. a sheaf; also an omer, as a dry measure -- omer, sheaf.
he that gathered much
rabah  (raw-baw')
to increase (in whatever respect)
had nothing over
`adaph  (aw-daf')
to be (causatively, have) redundant -- be more, odd number, be (have) over (and above), overplus, remain.
and he that gathered little
ma`at  (maw-at')
to pare off, i.e. lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective)
had no lack
chacer  (khaw-sare')
to lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessen -- be abated, bereave, decrease, (cause to) fail, (have) lack, make lower, want.
they gathered
laqat  (law-kat')
to pick up, i.e. (generally) to gather; specifically, to glean -- gather (up), glean.
every man
'iysh  (eesh)
a 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)
according
peh  (peh)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
to his eating
'okel  (o'-kel)
food -- eating, food, meal(-time), meat, prey, victuals.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
When they measured it with an omer, he who had gathered much had no excess, and he who had gathered little had no lack; every man gathered as much as he should eat.

King James Bible
And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When they measured it by quarts, the person who gathered a lot had no surplus, and the person who gathered a little had no shortage. Each gathered as much as he needed to eat.

International Standard Version
When they measured it with a vessel the capacity of which was one omer, the one who gathered much did not have an excess, while the one who gathered little did not lack. They gathered exactly what each needed to eat.

NET Bible
When they measured with an omer, the one who gathered much had nothing left over, and the one who gathered little lacked nothing; each one had gathered what he could eat.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They measured it into two-quart containers. Those who had gathered more didn't have too much. Those who had gathered less didn't have too little. They gathered as much as they could eat.

King James 2000 Bible
And when they did measure it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating.
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