Exodus 16:15-17
English Standard Version
15 When the people of Israel saw it, they said to one another, (A)“What is it?”[a] For they (B)did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, (C)“It is the bread that the Lord has given you to eat. 16 This is what the Lord has commanded: ‘Gather of it, each one of you, as much as he can eat. You shall each take an (D)omer,[b] according to the number of the persons that each of you has in his tent.’” 17 And the people of Israel did so. They gathered, some more, some less.
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- Exodus 16:15 Or “It is manna”; Hebrew man hu
- Exodus 16:16 An omer was about 2 quarts or 2 liters
Exodus 16:15-17
New International Version
15 When the Israelites saw it, they said to each other, “What is it?” For they did not know(A) what it was.
Moses said to them, “It is the bread(B) the Lord has given you to eat. 16 This is what the Lord has commanded: ‘Everyone is to gather as much as they need. Take an omer[a](C) for each person you have in your tent.’”
17 The Israelites did as they were told; some gathered much, some little.
Footnotes
- Exodus 16:16 That is, possibly about 3 pounds or about 1.4 kilograms; also in verses 18, 32, 33 and 36
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