The Meaning of Exodus 16:28 Explained

Exodus 16:28

KJV: And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?

YLT: And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'How long have ye refused to keep My commands, and My laws?

Darby: And Jehovah said to Moses, How long do ye refuse to keep my commandments and my laws?

ASV: And Jehovah said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the LORD  said  unto Moses,  How long refuse  ye to keep  my commandments  and my laws? 

What does Exodus 16:28 Mean?

Context Summary

Exodus 16:27-36 - Daily Food And Its Memorial
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Chapter Summary: Exodus 16

1  The Israelites come to Sin, and murmur for want of bread
4  God promises them bread and meat from heaven, and they are rebuked
13  Quail and manna are sent
16  The ordering of manna
25  It was not to be found on the Sabbath
32  An omer of it is preserved

What do the individual words in Exodus 16:28 mean?

And said Yahweh to Moses how long do you refuse to keep My commandments and My laws
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־ מֹשֶׁ֑ה עַד־ אָ֙נָה֙ מֵֽאַנְתֶּ֔ם לִשְׁמֹ֥ר מִצְוֺתַ֖י ؟ וְתוֹרֹתָֽי

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר  And  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
יְהוָ֖ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
מֹשֶׁ֑ה  Moses 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֹשֶׁה  
Sense: the prophet and lawgiver, leader of the exodus.
עַד־  how 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַד  
Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
אָ֙נָה֙  long 
Parse: Adverb
Root: אָן  
Sense: where?, whither? (of place).
מֵֽאַנְתֶּ֔ם  do  you  refuse 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, second person masculine plural
Root: מָאַן  
Sense: (Piel) to refuse.
לִשְׁמֹ֥ר  to  keep 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: שָׁמַר  
Sense: to keep, guard, observe, give heed.
מִצְוֺתַ֖י  My  commandments 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: מִצְוָה  
Sense: commandment.
؟ וְתוֹרֹתָֽי  and  My  laws 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: תֹּורָה  
Sense: law, direction, instruction.