Exodus 16:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The sonsבְּנֵ֣י
(be·nei)
1121: sona prim. root
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
(yis·ra·'el;)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
didוַיַּעֲשׂוּ־
(vai·ya·'a·su-)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
so,כֵ֖ן
(chen)
3651: so, thusa prim. adverb
and [some] gatheredוַֽיִּלְקְט֔וּ
(vai·yil·ke·tu,)
3950: to pick or gather up, gleana prim. root
muchהַמַּרְבֶּ֖ה
(ham·mar·beh)
7235a: to be or become much, many or greata prim. root
and [some] little.וְהַמַּמְעִֽיט׃
(ve·ham·mam·'it.)
4591: to be or become small, diminished, or fewa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And the children
ben  (bane)
a 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.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
did
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
so and gathered
laqat  (law-kat')
to pick up, i.e. (generally) to gather; specifically, to glean -- gather (up), glean.
some more
rabah  (raw-baw')
to increase (in whatever respect)
some less
ma`at  (maw-at')
to pare off, i.e. lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The sons of Israel did so, and some gathered much and some little.

King James Bible
And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So the Israelites did this. Some gathered a lot, some a little.

International Standard Version
The Israelis did this, some gathering much, some little.

NET Bible
The Israelites did so, and they gathered--some more, some less.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So that is what the Israelites did. Some gathered more, some less.

King James 2000 Bible
And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less.
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