Exodus 16:28

Hebrew
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוָ֖הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
אֶל מֹשֶׁ֑ה עַד אָ֨נָה֙ מֵֽאַנְתֶּ֔ם לִשְׁמֹ֥רplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigExamples

שָׁמַר

Meaning:

* To guard * To protect * To keep * To observe * To attend

The verb שמר occurs about 470 times in the Old Testament.

Central in covenant language. God “keeps” His covenant promises, and His people are called to Deuteronomy 7:9Psalm 121:7Deuteronomy 7:11Psalm 127:1Luke 2:19
מִצְוֺתַ֖י וְתוֹרֹתָֽי
ESV
And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to keep my commandments and my laws?
NIV
Then the LORD said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to keep my commands and my instructions?
NLT
The LORD asked Moses, “How long will these people refuse to obey my commands and instructions?
LXX
εἶπεν δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
κύριος πρὸςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigπρός

greek

Meaning

* To or towards * Pertaining to (genitive case) * Near to (dative case) * According to * About

Preposition. Occurs 703 times in the New Testament.

πρός is a common preposition in Koine Greek that carries different meanings. It most frequently takes the accusative case, but at times it takes the genitive or dative cases, giving it a different meaning again. At its core, it usually describes movement or relationship toward someone or something, whether physical, s…
Μωυσῆν ἕως τίνος οὐ βούλεσθε εἰσακούειν τὰςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ἐντολάς μου καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
νόμον μου
KJV
And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?

Exodus 16:27 ← Exodus 16:28 → Exodus 16:29

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