| 24. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the consecutive wayyiqtol vayyannichu {וַיַּנִּיחוּ | wayya-nî-ḥû} ‘they placed’, which advances the narrative of the manna. The direct object oto {אֹתוֹ | ʾō-ṯô} ‘it’ refers back to the manna portion, while the compound prepositional phrase ad-habboqer {עַד־הַבֹּקֶר | ʿaḏ-hab-bō-qer} ‘until the morning’ sets the temporal limit. The subordinating conjunction kaasher {כַּאֲשֶׁר | ka-ʾă-šer} ‘as’ introduces the manner clause in which tsivvah Mosheh {צִוָּה מֹשֶׁה | ṣiv-vāh mō-šeh} ‘he commanded Moses.’ The paired result clauses velo hibʾîsh {וְלֹא הִבְאִישׁ | və-lō hibʾîš} ‘and it did not become foul’ and verimmah lohayetah bo {וְרִמָּה לֹא־הָיְתָה בּוֹ | və-rimmāh lō-hāyəṯāh bō} ‘and no maggot was in it’ are coordinated to underscore the miraculous preservation. English uses “and”/“nor” for the Hebrew vav coordination and retains kaasher’s comparative nuance with “as,” emphasizing the link between the command and the outcome. |