Exodus 16
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Exodus 16:15-35

15When the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 sawH7200 it, they saidH559 to oneH376 anotherH251, “1WhatH4478 is it?” For they did not knowH3045 whatH4100 it was. And MosesH4872 saidH559 to them, “2It is the breadH3899 whichH834 the LordH3068 has givenH5414 you to eatH402. 16ThisH2088 is 3whatH1697H834 the LordH3068 has commandedH6680: ‘EveryoneH376 gatherH3950 4as muchH6310 as he will eatH398; you shall takeH3947 56an 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 7omerH6016, 8the one who had gatheredH7235 muchH7235 did not haveH5736 tooH5736 muchH5736, and the one who had gatheredH4591 littleH4591 did not haveH2637 tooH2637 littleH2637; everyoneH376 gatheredH3950 9as muchH6310 as he would eatH398. 19MosesH4872 saidH559 to them, “10NoH408 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 11as muchH6310 as he would eatH398; but when the sunH8121 becameH2552 hotH2552, it would meltH4549.

2212Now on the sixthH8345 dayH3117 they gatheredH3950 twiceH4932 asH4932 muchH4932 breadH3899, 13twoH8147 omersH6016 for eachH259 oneH259. When allH3605 the 14leadersH5387 of the congregationH5712 cameH935 and toldH5046 MosesH4872, 23then he saidH559 to them, “ThisH1931 is whatH834 the LordH3068 15meantH1696: 16TomorrowH4279 is a SabbathH7677 observanceH7677, a holyH6944 SabbathH7676 to the LordH3068. BakeH644 whatH834 you will bakeH644 and boilH1310 whatH834 you will boilH1310, and 17allH3605 that is leftH5736 overH5736 18putH5117 asideH5117 to be keptH4931 untilH5704 morningH1242.” 24So they putH5117 it asideH5117 untilH5704 morningH1242, as MosesH4872 had orderedH6680, and 19it 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. 2620SixH8337 daysH3117 you shall gatherH3950 it, but on the seventhH7637 dayH3117, the SabbathH7676, there will be 21noneH3808.”

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, “22HowH575 longH5704 do you refuseH3985 to keepH8104 My commandmentsH4687 and My 23instructionsH8451? 29SeeH7200, 24the 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 25IsraelH3478 namedH7121H8034 the bread 26mannaH4478, and it was like 27corianderH1407 seedH2233, whiteH3836, and its tasteH2940 was like wafersH6838 with honeyH1706. 32Then MosesH4872 saidH559, “ThisH2088 is 28whatH1697H834 the LordH3068 has commandedH6680: ‘A 29fullH4393 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, “30TakeH3947 a jarH6803 and putH5414 a 31fullH4393 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 32the TestimonyH5715, to be keptH4931. 35And 33the 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.

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Notes

  1. 1. Exodus 16:15 Heb Man hu, cf. v 31 ↩
  2. 2. Exodus 16:15 Ex 16:4; Neh 9:15; Ps 78:24; John 6:31; 1 Cor 10:3 ↩
  3. 3. Exodus 16:16 Lit the thing which ↩
  4. 4. Exodus 16:16 Lit according to his eating ↩
  5. 5. Exodus 16:16 Lit an omer for a head; about 3 qt. or 2.8 liters ↩
  6. 6. Exodus 16:16 Ex 16:32, 36 ↩
  7. 7. Exodus 16:18 About 3 qt. or 2.8 liters ↩
  8. 8. Exodus 16:18 2 Cor 8:15 ↩
  9. 9. Exodus 16:18 Lit according to his eating ↩
  10. 10. Exodus 16:19 Ex 12:10; 16:23; 23:18 ↩
  11. 11. Exodus 16:21 Lit according to his eating ↩
  12. 12. Exodus 16:22 Ex 16:5 ↩
  13. 13. Exodus 16:22 About 6 qt. or 5.6 liters ↩
  14. 14. Exodus 16:22 Ex 34:31 ↩
  15. 15. Exodus 16:23 Lit spoke ↩
  16. 16. Exodus 16:23 Gen 2:3; Ex 20:8-11; 23:12; 31:15; 35:2; Lev 23:3; Neh 9:13, 14 ↩
  17. 17. Exodus 16:23 Ex 16:19 ↩
  18. 18. Exodus 16:23 Lit lay up for you ↩
  19. 19. Exodus 16:24 Ex 16:20 ↩
  20. 20. Exodus 16:26 Ex 20:9, 10 ↩
  21. 21. Exodus 16:26 Lit none on it ↩
  22. 22. Exodus 16:28 2 Kin 17:14; Ps 78:10; 106:13 ↩
  23. 23. Exodus 16:28 Or laws ↩
  24. 24. Exodus 16:29 Lit for the Lord ↩
  25. 25. Exodus 16:31 Num 11:7-9; Deut 8:3, 16 ↩
  26. 26. Exodus 16:31 Heb man, cf. v 15 ↩
  27. 27. Exodus 16:31 Ex 16:14 ↩
  28. 28. Exodus 16:32 Lit the thing which ↩
  29. 29. Exodus 16:32 About 3 qt. or 2.8 liters ↩
  30. 30. Exodus 16:33 Heb 9:4; Rev 2:17 ↩
  31. 31. Exodus 16:33 About 3 qt. or 2.8 liters ↩
  32. 32. Exodus 16:34 Ex 25:16, 21; 27:21; 40:20; Num 17:10 ↩
  33. 33. Exodus 16:35 Deut 8:2f; Josh 5:12; Neh 9:20, 21 ↩

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