Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleWhile the Israelites were in the wilderness, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day. Young's Literal Translation And the sons of Israel are in the wilderness, and they find a man gathering wood on the sabbath-day, King James Bible And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day. Hebrew While the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son were וַיִּהְי֥וּ (way·yih·yū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be in the wilderness, בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר (bam·miḏ·bār) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech a man אִ֛ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person was found וַֽיִּמְצְא֗וּ (way·yim·ṣə·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present gathering מְקֹשֵׁ֥שׁ (mə·qō·šêš) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7197: To forage for, straw, stubble, wood, to assemble wood עֵצִ֖ים (‘ê·ṣîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood on the Sabbath הַשַּׁבָּֽת׃ (haš·šab·bāṯ) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 7676: Intermission, the Sabbath day. בְּי֥וֹם (bə·yō·wm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3117: A day |