Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleWhen the Israelites saw it, they asked one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. So Moses told them, “It is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat. Young's Literal Translation And the sons of Israel see, and say one unto another, ‘What [is] it?’ for they have not known what it [is]; and Moses saith unto them, ‘It [is] the bread which Jehovah hath given to you for food. King James Bible And when the children of Israel saw [it], they said one to another, It [is] manna: for they wist not what it [was]. And Moses said unto them, This [is] the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat. Hebrew When the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son saw it, וַיִּרְא֣וּ (way·yir·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7200: To see they asked וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say one אִ֤ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person another, אָחִיו֙ (’ā·ḥîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 251: A brother, ) “What מָ֣ן (mān) Interrogative Strong's 4478: Manna (a kind of bread) is it?” ה֔וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are For כִּ֛י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction they did not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no know יָדְע֖וּ (yā·ḏə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3045: To know what מַה־ (mah-) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what it was. ה֑וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are So Moses מֹשֶׁה֙ (mō·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver told them, וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “It ה֣וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are is the bread הַלֶּ֔חֶם (hal·le·ḥem) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain the LORD יְהוָ֛ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel has given נָתַ֧ן (nā·ṯan) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set you to eat. לְאָכְלָֽה׃ (lə·’āḵ·lāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 402: Food, eating |