Exodus 16:16-25

16This is what the Lord has commanded: ‘Gather as much of it as each person needs to eat. You may take two quarts per individual, according to the number of people each of you has in his tent.’”

17So the Israelites did this. Some gathered a lot, some a little.

18When they measured it by quarts, the person who gathered a lot had no surplus, and the person who gathered a little had no shortage. Each gathered as much as he needed to eat.

19Moses said to them, “No one is to let any of it remain until morning.”

20But they didn’t listen to Moses; some people left part of it until morning, and it bred worms and stank. Therefore Moses was angry with them.

21They gathered it every morning. Each gathered as much as he needed to eat, but when the sun grew hot, it melted.

22On the sixth day they gathered twice as much food, four quarts apiece, and all the leaders of the community came and reported this to Moses.

23He told them, “This is what the Lord has said: ‘Tomorrow is a day of complete rest, a holy Sabbath to the Lord. Bake what you want to bake, and boil what you want to boil, and set aside everything left over to be kept until morning.’”

24So they set it aside until morning as Moses commanded, and it didn’t stink or have maggots in it.

25“Eat it today,” Moses said, “because today is a Sabbath to the Lord. Today you won’t find any in the field.