Exodus 16

The Lord Provides Manna

1Then they setH5265 outH5265 from ElimH362, and allH3605 the congregationH5712 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 cameH935 to the wildernessH4057 of 1SinH5512, whichH834 is betweenH996 ElimH362 and SinaiH5514, on 2the fifteenthH2568H6240 dayH3117 of the secondH8145 monthH2320 after their departureH3318 from the landH776 of EgyptH4714. 2But the wholeH3605 congregationH5712 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 3grumbledH3885 againstH5921 MosesH4872 and AaronH175 in the wildernessH4057. 3The sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 saidH559 to them, “4IfH4310H5414 onlyH4310H5414 we had diedH4191 by the Lord’sH3068 handH3027 in the landH776 of EgyptH4714, 5when we satH3427 by the potsH5518 of meatH1320, when we ateH398 breadH3899 untilH7648 we were fullH7648; for you have broughtH3318 us outH3318 into thisH2088 wildernessH4057 to killH4191 thisH2088 entireH3605 assemblyH6951 with hungerH7458!”

4Then the LordH3068 saidH559 to MosesH4872, “BeholdH2009, 6I will rainH4305 breadH3899 from heavenH8064 for you; and the peopleH5971 shall goH3318 outH3318 and gatherH3950 a day’sH3117 portionH1697 every dayH3117, soH4616 thatH4616 I may 7testH5254 them, whether orH518 not they will walkH1980 in My 8instructionH8451. 59On the sixthH8345 dayH3117, when they prepareH3559 whatH834 they bringH935 inH935, it will be twiceH4932 as muchH834 as they gatherH3950 dailyH3117.” 6So MosesH4872 and AaronH175 saidH559 to allH3605 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, “At eveningH6153 1011you will knowH3045 that the LordH3068 has broughtH3318 you outH3318 of the landH776 of EgyptH4714; 7and in the morningH1242 12you will seeH7200 13the gloryH3519 of the LordH3068, for 14He hearsH8085 your grumblingsH8519 againstH5921 the LordH3068; and 15whatH4100 are we, that you grumbleH3885 againstH5921 us?”

The Lord Provides Meat

8And MosesH4872 saidH559, “This will happen when the LordH3068 givesH5414 you meatH1320 to eatH398 in the eveningH6153, and breadH3899 to theH7646 fullH7646 in the morningH1242; for the LordH3068 hearsH8085 your grumblingsH8519 whichH834 you grumbleH3885 againstH5921 Him. And whatH4100 are we? Your grumblingsH8519 are 16not againstH5921 us but againstH5921 the LordH3068.”

9Then MosesH4872 saidH559 to AaronH175, “SayH559 to allH3605 the congregationH5712 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, ‘17ComeH7126 forwardH7126 beforeH6440 the LordH3068, for He has heardH8085 your grumblingsH8519.’” 10And it cameH1961 aboutH1961, as AaronH175 spokeH1696 to the entireH3605 congregationH5712 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, that they 18lookedH6437 towardH413 the wildernessH4057, and beholdH2009, 19the gloryH3519 of the LordH3068 appearedH7200 in the cloudH6051. 11And the LordH3068 spokeH1696 to MosesH4872, sayingH559, 12“20I have heardH8085 the grumblingsH8519 of the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478; speakH1696 to them, sayingH559, ‘21At twilightH6153 you shall eatH398 meatH1320, and in the morningH1242 you shall be filledH7646 with breadH3899; and 22you shall knowH3045 that I am the LordH3068 your GodH430.’”

13So it cameH1961 aboutH1961 at eveningH6153 that 23the quailsH7958 cameH5927 upH5927 and coveredH3680 the campH4264, and in the morningH1242 24there was a layerH7902 of dewH2919 aroundH5439 the campH4264. 1425When the layerH7902 of dewH2919 26evaporatedH5927, beholdH2009, on the 27surfaceH6440 of the wildernessH4057 28there was a fineH1851 flake-likeH2636 thingH2636, fineH1851 as the frostH3713 on the groundH776. 15When the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 sawH7200 it, they saidH559 to oneH376 anotherH251, “29WhatH4478 is it?” For they did not knowH3045 whatH4100 it was. And MosesH4872 saidH559 to them, “30It is the breadH3899 whichH834 the LordH3068 has givenH5414 you to eatH402. 16ThisH2088 is 31whatH1697H834 the LordH3068 has commandedH6680: ‘EveryoneH376 gatherH3950 32as muchH6310 as he will eatH398; you shall takeH3947 3334an omerH6016 apieceH1538 according to the numberH4557 of peopleH5315 eachH376 of you has in his tentH168.’” 17The sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 didH6213 soH3651, and some gatheredH3950 muchH7235 and some littleH4591. 18When they measuredH4058 it by the 35omerH6016, 36the one who had gatheredH7235 muchH7235 did not haveH5736 tooH5736 muchH5736, and the one who had gatheredH4591 littleH4591 did not haveH2637 tooH2637 littleH2637; everyoneH376 gatheredH3950 37as muchH6310 as he would eatH398. 19MosesH4872 saidH559 to them, “38NoH408 oneH376 is to leaveH3498 anyH4480 of it untilH5704 morningH1242.” 20But they did not listenH8085 to MosesH4872, and someH376 leftH3498 part of it untilH5704 morningH1242, and it bredH7426 wormsH8438 and stankH887; and MosesH4872 wasH7107 angryH7107 with them. 21They gatheredH3950 it morningH1242 by morningH1242, everyoneH376 39as muchH6310 as he would eatH398; but when the sunH8121 becameH2552 hotH2552, it would meltH4549.

The Sabbath

2240Now on the sixthH8345 dayH3117 they gatheredH3950 twiceH4932 asH4932 muchH4932 breadH3899, 41twoH8147 omersH6016 for eachH259 oneH259. When allH3605 the 42leadersH5387 of the congregationH5712 cameH935 and toldH5046 MosesH4872, 23then he saidH559 to them, “ThisH1931 is whatH834 the LordH3068 43meantH1696: 44TomorrowH4279 is a SabbathH7677 observanceH7677, a holyH6944 SabbathH7676 to the LordH3068. BakeH644 whatH834 you will bakeH644 and boilH1310 whatH834 you will boilH1310, and 45allH3605 that is leftH5736 overH5736 46putH5117 asideH5117 to be keptH4931 untilH5704 morningH1242.” 24So they putH5117 it asideH5117 untilH5704 morningH1242, as MosesH4872 had orderedH6680, and 47it did not stinkH887 norH3808 was there a maggotH7415 in it. 25Then MosesH4872 saidH559, “EatH398 it todayH3117, for todayH3117 is a SabbathH7676 to the LordH3068; todayH3117 you will not findH4672 it in the fieldH7704. 2648SixH8337 daysH3117 you shall gatherH3950 it, but on the seventhH7637 dayH3117, the SabbathH7676, there will be 49noneH3808.”

27Yet it cameH1961 aboutH1961 on the seventhH7637 dayH3117 that someH4480 of the peopleH5971 wentH3318 outH3318 to gatherH3950, but they foundH4672 noneH3808. 28Then the LordH3068 saidH559 to MosesH4872, “50HowH575 longH5704 do you refuseH3985 to keepH8104 My commandmentsH4687 and My 51instructionsH8451? 29SeeH7200, 52the LordH3068 has givenH5414 you the SabbathH7676; for thatH3651 reasonH3651 He givesH5414 you breadH3899 for two daysH3117 on the sixthH8345 dayH3117. RemainH3427, everyoneH376, inH8478 his placeH8478; noH408 oneH376 is to leaveH3318H4480 his placeH4725 on the seventhH7637 dayH3117.” 30So the peopleH5971 restedH7673 on the seventhH7637 dayH3117.

31And the houseH1004 of 53IsraelH3478 namedH7121H8034 the bread 54mannaH4478, and it was like 55corianderH1407 seedH2233, whiteH3836, and its tasteH2940 was like wafersH6838 with honeyH1706. 32Then MosesH4872 saidH559, “ThisH2088 is 56whatH1697H834 the LordH3068 has commandedH6680: ‘A 57fullH4393 omerH6016 of it is to be keptH4931 safeH4931 throughout your generationsH1755, soH4616 thatH4616 they may seeH7200 the breadH3899 that I fedH398 you in the wildernessH4057, when I broughtH3318 you outH3318 of the landH776 of EgyptH4714.’” 33And MosesH4872 saidH559 to AaronH175, “58TakeH3947 a jarH6803 and putH5414 a 59fullH4393 omerH6016 of mannaH4478 in it, and placeH5117 it beforeH6440 the LordH3068 to be keptH4931 safeH4931 throughout your generationsH1755.” 34As the LordH3068 commandedH6680 MosesH4872, so AaronH175 placedH5117 it beforeH6440 60the TestimonyH5715, to be keptH4931. 35And 61the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 ateH398 the mannaH4478 for fortyH705 yearsH8141, untilH5704 they cameH935 to an inhabitedH3427 landH776; they ateH398 the mannaH4478 untilH5704 they cameH935 to the borderH7097 of the landH776 of CanaanH3667. 36(Now 62an 63omerH6016 is a tenthH6224 of an ephahH374.)