- Exodus 16:11
וַיְדַבֵּר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר׃
GOD spoke to Moses:
Targum Onkelos
וּמַלֵּיל יְיָ עִם מֹשֶׁה לְמֵימַר׃
Adonoy spoke to Moshe saying,
- Exodus 16:12
שָׁמַעְתִּי אֶת־תְּלוּנֹּת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל דַּבֵּר אֲלֵהֶם לֵאמֹר בֵּין הָעַרְבַּיִם תֹּאכְלוּ בָשָׂר וּבַבֹּקֶר תִּשְׂבְּעוּ־לָחֶם וִידַעְתֶּם כִּי אֲנִי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם׃
“I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Speak to them and say: By evening you shall eat flesh, and in the morning you shall have your fill of bread; and you shall know that I the ETERNAL am your God.”
Targum Onkelos
שְׁמִיעַ קֳדָמַי יָת תּוּרְעֲמָת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מַלֵּיל עִמְּהוֹן לְמֵימַר בֵּין שִׁמְשַׁיָּא תֵּיכְלוּן בִּסְרָא וּבְצַפְרָא תִּסְבְּעוּן לַחְמָא וְתִדְּעוּן אֲרֵי אֲנָא יְיָ אֱלָהֲכוֹן׃
“I have heard the complaints of the B’nei Yisrael [have been heard before Me]. Speak to them saying, ‘Between evenings [afternoon] you will eat meat, and in the morning you will have your fill of bread, and you will know that I am Adonoy, your God.
- Exodus 16:13
וַיְהִי בָעֶרֶב וַתַּעַל הַשְּׂלָו וַתְּכַס אֶת־הַמַּחֲנֶה וּבַבֹּקֶר הָיְתָה שִׁכְבַת הַטַּל סָבִיב לַמַּחֲנֶה׃
In the evening quail appeared and covered the camp; in the morning there was a fall of dew about the camp.
Targum Onkelos
וַהֲוָה בְרַמְשָׁא וּסְלֵיקַת שְׂלָיו וַחֲפָת יָת מַשְׁרִיתָא וּבְצַפְרָא הֲוָת נָחֲתַת טַלָּא סְחוֹר סְחוֹר לְמַשְׁרִיתָא׃
It was evening and quails rose up and covered the camp. In the morning there was a layer of dew [descended] around the camp.
- Exodus 16:14
וַתַּעַל שִׁכְבַת הַטָּל וְהִנֵּה עַל־פְּנֵי הַמִּדְבָּר דַּק מְחֻסְפָּס דַּק כַּכְּפֹר עַל־הָאָרֶץ׃
When the fall of dew lifted, there, over the surface of the wilderness, lay a fine and flaky substance, as fine as frost on the ground.
Targum Onkelos
וּסְלֵיקַת נָחֲתַת טַלָּא וְהָא עַל אַפֵּי מַדְבְּרָא דַּעְדַּק מְקֻלַּף דַּעְדַּק דְּגִיר כִּגְלִידָא עַל אַרְעָא׃
The layer of dew [that had fallen] had risen, and behold, on the surface of the desert were thin [uncovered] [peeled away] flakes. It was as fine as [gir, like] frost on the ground.
- Exodus 16:15
וַיִּרְאוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֹּאמְרוּ אִישׁ אֶל־אָחִיו מָן הוּא כִּי לֹא יָדְעוּ מַה־הוּא וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֲלֵהֶם הוּא הַלֶּחֶם אֲשֶׁר נָתַן יְהֹוָה לָכֶם לְאׇכְלָה׃
When the Israelites saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?”—for they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, “That is the bread that GOD has given you to eat.
Targum Onkelos
וַחֲזוֹ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַאֲמַרוּ גְּבַר לְאַחוּהִי מַנָּא הוּא אֲרֵי לָא יָדְעִין מָא הוּא וַאֲמַר מֹשֶׁה לְהוֹן הוּא לַחְמָא דִּיהַב יְיָ לְכוֹן לְמֵיכַל׃
The B’nei Yisrael saw it and said to one another, “It is a food,” for they did not know [exactly] what [kind] it was. Moshe said to them, “This is the bread that Adonoy is giving you to eat.
- Exodus 16:16
זֶה הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהֹוָה לִקְטוּ מִמֶּנּוּ אִישׁ לְפִי אׇכְלוֹ עֹמֶר לַגֻּלְגֹּלֶת מִסְפַּר נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶם אִישׁ לַאֲשֶׁר בְּאׇהֳלוֹ תִּקָּחוּ׃
This is what GOD has commanded: Each household shall gather as much as it requires to eat—an omer to a person for as many of you as there are; each household shall fetch according to those in its tent.”
Targum Onkelos
דֵּין פִּתְגָמָא דְּפַקֵּיד יְיָ לְקוּטוּ מִנֵּיהּ גְּבַר לְפוֹם מֵיכְלֵיהּ עוּמְרָא לְגוּלְגּוּלְתָּא מִנְיַן נַפְשָׁתְכוֹן גְּבַר לְדִבְמַשְׁכְּנֵיהּ תִּסְּבוּן׃
This is what Adonoy has commanded: Each man shall gather his requirement of food. An omer per person, according to the number of your people. shall each man take for those in his tent.”
- Exodus 16:17
וַיַּעֲשׂוּ־כֵן בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּלְקְטוּ הַמַּרְבֶּה וְהַמַּמְעִיט׃
The Israelites did so, some gathering much, some little.
Targum Onkelos
וַעֲבַדוּ כֵּן בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וּלְקַטוּ דְּאַסְגִּי וּדְאַזְעַר׃
The B’nei Yisrael did so. They gathered it, some more, some less.
- Exodus 16:18
וַיָּמֹדּוּ בָעֹמֶר וְלֹא הֶעְדִּיף הַמַּרְבֶּה וְהַמַּמְעִיט לֹא הֶחְסִיר אִישׁ לְפִי־אׇכְלוֹ לָקָטוּ׃
But when they measured it by the omer, anyone who had gathered much had no excess, and anyone who had gathered little had no deficiency: each household had gathered as much as it needed to eat.
Targum Onkelos
וְכָלוּ בְעוֹמְרָא וְלָא אוֹתַר דְּאַסְגִּי וּדְאַזְעַר לָא חֲסַר גְּבַר לְפוֹם מֵיכְלֵיהּ לְקַטוּ׃
However when they measured it with an omer, the one who had taken more had no extra, and the one who had taken less, was not lacking. They had gathered exactly enough for each one to eat.
- Exodus 16:19
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֲלֵהֶם אִישׁ אַל־יוֹתֵר מִמֶּנּוּ עַד־בֹּקֶר׃
And Moses said to them, “Let no one leave any of it over until morning.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר מֹשֶׁה לְהוֹן אֱנָשׁ לָא יַשְׁאַר מִנֵּיהּ עַד צַפְרָא׃
Moshe said to them, “Let no man leave any over until morning.”
- Exodus 16:20
וְלֹא־שָׁמְעוּ אֶל־מֹשֶׁה וַיּוֹתִרוּ אֲנָשִׁים מִמֶּנּוּ עַד־בֹּקֶר וַיָּרֻם תּוֹלָעִים וַיִּבְאַשׁ וַיִּקְצֹף עֲלֵהֶם מֹשֶׁה׃
But they paid no attention to Moses; some of them left of it until morning, and it became infested with maggots and stank. And Moses was angry with them.
Targum Onkelos
וְלָא קַבִּילוּ מִן מֹשֶׁה וְאַשְׁאַרוּ גֻּבְרַיָּא מִנֵּיהּ עַד צַפְרָא וּרְחֵישׁ רִחְשָׁא וּסְרִי וּרְגֵיז עֲלֵיהוֹן מֹשֶׁה׃
They did not listen to [accept] Moshe, and some men left some over until morning. It became wormy and putrid, and Moshe was angry with them.
- Exodus 16:21
וַיִּלְקְטוּ אֹתוֹ בַּבֹּקֶר בַּבֹּקֶר אִישׁ כְּפִי אׇכְלוֹ וְחַם הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ וְנָמָס׃
So they gathered it every morning, as much as each one needed to eat; for when the sun grew hot, it would melt.
Targum Onkelos
וּלְקַטוּ יָתֵיהּ בִּצְפַר בִּצְפַר גְּבַר כְּפוֹם מֵיכְלֵיהּ וּמָא דְּמִשְׁתְּאַר מִנֵּיהּ עַל אַפֵּי חַקְלָא כַּד חֲמָא עֲלוֹהִי שִׁמְשָׁא פָּשַׁר׃
They gathered it each morning, each man according to what he would eat. [When] the sun became hot [on that which remained from it upon the face of the field], it melted.
- Exodus 16:22
וַיְהִי ׀ בַּיּוֹם הַשִּׁשִּׁי לָקְטוּ לֶחֶם מִשְׁנֶה שְׁנֵי הָעֹמֶר לָאֶחָד וַיָּבֹאוּ כׇּל־נְשִׂיאֵי הָעֵדָה וַיַּגִּידוּ לְמֹשֶׁה׃
On the sixth day they gathered double the amount of food, two omers for each; and when all the chieftains of the community came and told Moses,
Targum Onkelos
וַהֲוָה בְּיוֹמָא שְׁתִיתָאָה לְקַטוּ לַחְמָא עַל חַד תְּרֵין תְּרֵין עוּמְרִין לְחַד וַאֲתוֹ כָּל רַבְרְבֵי כְּנִשְׁתָּא וְחַוִּיאוּ לְמֹשֶׁה׃
When the sixth day came, what they had gathered [was a] double [portion of] bread, two omers for each individual. All the leaders of the community came and told Moshe [about it].
- Exodus 16:23
וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם הוּא אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהֹוָה שַׁבָּתוֹן שַׁבַּת־קֹדֶשׁ לַיהֹוָה מָחָר אֵת אֲשֶׁר־תֹּאפוּ אֵפוּ וְאֵת אֲשֶׁר־תְּבַשְּׁלוּ בַּשֵּׁלוּ וְאֵת כׇּל־הָעֹדֵף הַנִּיחוּ לָכֶם לְמִשְׁמֶרֶת עַד־הַבֹּקֶר׃
he said to them, “This is what GOD meant: Tomorrow is a day of rest, a holy sabbath of GOD. Bake what you would bake and boil what you would boil; and all that is left put aside to be kept until morning.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר לְהוֹן הוּא דְּמַלֵּיל יְיָ שַׁבָּא שַׁבָּתָא קוּדְשָׁא קֳדָם יְיָ מְחַר יָת דְּאַתּוּן עֲתִידִין לְמֵיפָא אֵיפוֹ וְיָת דְּאַתּוּן עֲתִידִין לְבַשָּׁלָא בַּשִּׁילוּ וְיָת כָּל מוֹתָרָא אַצְנַעוּ לְכוֹן לְמַטְּרָא עַד צַפְרָא׃
He said to them, “This is what Adonoy has said: Tomorrow is a [day of] rest, Adonoy’s [a] holy Shabbos [before Adonoy]. Bake what you want to bake, and cook what you want to cook, and whatever is left over, put aside for yourselves, to preserve it until the morning.”
- Exodus 16:24
וַיַּנִּיחוּ אֹתוֹ עַד־הַבֹּקֶר כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה מֹשֶׁה וְלֹא הִבְאִישׁ וְרִמָּה לֹא־הָיְתָה בּוֹ׃
So they put it aside until morning, as Moses had ordered; and it did not turn foul, and there were no maggots in it.
Targum Onkelos
וְאַצְנַעוּ יָתֵיהּ עַד צַפְרָא כְּמָא דְּפַקֵּיד מֹשֶׁה וְלָא סְרִי וְרִחְשָׁא לָא הֲוָת בֵּיהּ׃
They put it aside until morning as Moshe had commanded. It did not turn putrid and there were no worms in it.
- Exodus 16:25
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אִכְלֻהוּ הַיּוֹם כִּי־שַׁבָּת הַיּוֹם לַיהֹוָה הַיּוֹם לֹא תִמְצָאֻהוּ בַּשָּׂדֶה׃
Then Moses said, “Eat it today, for today is a sabbath of GOD; you will not find it today on the plain.
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר מֹשֶׁה אִכְלוּהִי יוֹמָא דֵין אֲרֵי שַׁבְּתָא יוֹמָא דֵין קֳדָם יְיָ יוֹמָא דֵין לָא תַּשְׁכְּחוּנֵּיהּ בְּחַקְלָא׃
Moshe said, “Eat it today, for today is Shabbos to [before] Adonoy. Today you will not find it [manna] in the field.
- Exodus 16:26
שֵׁשֶׁת יָמִים תִּלְקְטֻהוּ וּבַיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי שַׁבָּת לֹא יִהְיֶה־בּוֹ׃
Six days you shall gather it; on the seventh day, the sabbath, there will be none.”
Targum Onkelos
שִׁתָּא יוֹמִין תִּלְקְטוּנֵּיהּ וּבְיוֹמָא שְׁבִיעָאָה שַׁבְּתָא לָא יְהֵי בֵיהּ׃
Six days you shall gather it, but the seventh day is Shabbos, there will be none on [that day].”
- Exodus 16:27
וַיְהִי בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי יָצְאוּ מִן־הָעָם לִלְקֹט וְלֹא מָצָאוּ׃
Yet some of the people went out on the seventh day to gather, but they found nothing.
Targum Onkelos
וַהֲוָה בְּיוֹמָא שְׁבִיעָאָה נְפַקוּ מִן עַמָּא לְמִלְקַט וְלָא אַשְׁכַּחוּ׃
When the seventh day came some of the people went out to gather, but they found none.
- Exodus 16:28
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה עַד־אָנָה מֵאַנְתֶּם לִשְׁמֹר מִצְוֺתַי וְתוֹרֹתָי׃
And GOD said to Moses, “How long will you all refuse to obey My commandments and My teachings?
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר יְיָ לְמֹשֶׁה עַד אִמַּתִּי אַתּוּן מְסָרְבִין לְמִטַּר פִּקּוֹדַי וְאוֹרָיְתָי׃
Adonoy said to Moshe, “How long will you refuse to keep My commandments and My teachings.”
- Exodus 16:29
רְאוּ כִּי־יְהֹוָה נָתַן לָכֶם הַשַּׁבָּת עַל־כֵּן הוּא נֹתֵן לָכֶם בַּיּוֹם הַשִּׁשִּׁי לֶחֶם יוֹמָיִם שְׁבוּ ׀ אִישׁ תַּחְתָּיו אַל־יֵצֵא אִישׁ מִמְּקֹמוֹ בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי׃
Mark that it is GOD who, having given you the sabbath, therefore gives you two days’ food on the sixth day. Let everyone remain in place: let no one leave the vicinity on the seventh day.”
Targum Onkelos
חֲזוֹ אֲרֵי יְיָ יְהַב לְכוֹן שַׁבְּתָא עַל כֵּן הוּא יָהֵיב לְכוֹן בְּיוֹמָא שְׁתִיתָאָה לְחֵים תְּרֵין יוֹמִין תִּיבוּ אֱנָשׁ תְּחוֹתוֹהִי לָא יִפּוֹק אֱנָשׁ מֵאַתְרֵיהּ בְּיוֹמָא שְׁבִיעָאָה׃
See, because Adonoy gave you the Shabbos, therefore He gave you on the sixth day bread for two days. Every man must remain in his place. No man may go out of his place on the seventh day.
- Exodus 16:30
וַיִּשְׁבְּתוּ הָעָם בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִעִי׃
So the people remained inactive on the seventh day.
Targum Onkelos
וּשְׁבַתוּ עַמָּא בְּיוֹמָא שְׁבִיעָאָה׃
The people rested on the seventh day.
- Exodus 16:31
וַיִּקְרְאוּ בֵית־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת־שְׁמוֹ מָן וְהוּא כְּזֶרַע גַּד לָבָן וְטַעְמוֹ כְּצַפִּיחִת בִּדְבָשׁ׃
The house of Israel named it manna; it was like coriander seed, white, and it tasted like wafers in honey.
Targum Onkelos
וּקְרוֹ בֵית יִשְׂרָאֵל יָת שְׁמֵיהּ מַנָּא וְהוּא כְּבַר זְרַע גִּדָּא חִיוָר וְטַעְמֵיהּ כְּאִסְקְרִיטָוָן בִּדְבַשׁ׃
The House of Yisrael named it [the food] man[na]. It was like white coriander seed, and it tasted like wafers in honey.
- Exodus 16:32
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה זֶה הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהֹוָה מְלֹא הָעֹמֶר מִמֶּנּוּ לְמִשְׁמֶרֶת לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶם לְמַעַן ׀ יִרְאוּ אֶת־הַלֶּחֶם אֲשֶׁר הֶאֱכַלְתִּי אֶתְכֶם בַּמִּדְבָּר בְּהוֹצִיאִי אֶתְכֶם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם׃
Moses said, “This is what GOD has commanded: Let one omer of it be kept throughout the ages, in order that they may see the bread that I fed you in the wilderness when I brought you out from the land of Egypt.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר מֹשֶׁה דֵּין פִּתְגָמָא דְּפַקֵּיד יְיָ מְלֵי עוּמְרָא מִנֵּיהּ לְמַטְּרָא לְדָרֵיכוֹן בְּדִיל דְּיִחְזוֹן יָת לַחְמָא דְּאוֹכֵילִית יָתְכוֹן בְּמַדְבְּרָא בְּאַפָּקוּתִי יָתְכוֹן מֵאַרְעָא דְּמִצְרָיִם׃
Moshe said, “This is what Adonoy has commanded: Fill an omer [measure] with it to preserve it for your generations. That they may see the bread with which I fed you in the desert when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.”
- Exodus 16:33
וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל־אַהֲרֹן קַח צִנְצֶנֶת אַחַת וְתֶן־שָׁמָּה מְלֹא־הָעֹמֶר מָן וְהַנַּח אֹתוֹ לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָה לְמִשְׁמֶרֶת לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶם׃
And Moses said to Aaron, “Take a jar, put one omer of manna in it, and place it before GOD, to be kept throughout the ages.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר מֹשֶׁה לְאַהֲרֹן סַב צְלוֹחִית חֲדָא וְהַב תַּמָּן מְלֵי עוּמְרָא מַנָּא וְאַצְנַע יָתֵיהּ קֳדָם יְיָ לְמַטְּרָא לְדָרֵיכוֹן׃
Moshe said to Aharon, “Take a jar and put an omer full of manna in it, and place it before Adonoy to be preserved for your generations.”
- Exodus 16:34
כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה וַיַּנִּיחֵהוּ אַהֲרֹן לִפְנֵי הָעֵדֻת לְמִשְׁמָרֶת׃
As GOD had commanded Moses, Aaron placed it before the Pact, to be kept.
Targum Onkelos
כְּמָא דְּפַקֵּיד יְיָ לְמֹשֶׁה וְאַצְנְעֵיהּ אַהֲרֹן קֳדָם סָהֲדוּתָא לְמַטְּרָא׃
As Adonoy commanded Moshe, Aharon placed it before the Testimony for preservation.
- Exodus 16:35
וּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אָכְלוּ אֶת־הַמָּן אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה עַד־בֹּאָם אֶל־אֶרֶץ נוֹשָׁבֶת אֶת־הַמָּן אָכְלוּ עַד־בֹּאָם אֶל־קְצֵה אֶרֶץ כְּנָעַן׃
And the Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a settled land; they ate the manna until they came to the border of the land of Canaan.
Targum Onkelos
וּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲכַלוּ יָת מַנָּא אַרְבְּעִין שְׁנִין עַד דְּעָאלוּ לַאֲרַע יָתֵיבְתָּא יָת מַנָּא אֲכַלוּ עַד דַּאֲתוֹ לִסְיָפֵי אַרְעָא דִּכְנָעַן׃
The B’nei Yisrael ate the manna for forty years, until they came to an inhabited land. They ate the manna until they came to the edge of the land of Canaan.
- Exodus 16:36
וְהָעֹמֶר עֲשִׂרִית הָאֵיפָה הוּא׃
The omer is a tenth of an ephah.
Targum Onkelos
וְעוּמְרָא חַד מִן עַשְׂרָא בִּתְלָת סְאִין הוּא׃
The omer is a tenth of an eiphoh [which is three se’in].