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21 And they gathered it morning by morning, each according to what he could eat,[a] and it melted when the sun was hot.[b]

22 And when it was the sixth day, they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one person, and all the leaders of the community came and told Moses. 23 And he said to them, “This is what Yahweh has said. Tomorrow is a rest period, a holy Sabbath for Yahweh. Bake what you want to bake, and boil what you want to boil. Put aside all the surplus for yourselves for safekeeping until the morning.”

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  1. Exodus 16:21 Literally “a man according to the mouth of his eating”
  2. Exodus 16:21 Literally “and the sun was hot, and he/it melted”

21 Each morning everyone gathered as much as they needed, and when the sun grew hot, it melted away. 22 On the sixth day, they gathered twice(A) as much—two omers[a] for each person—and the leaders of the community(B) came and reported this to Moses. 23 He said to them, “This is what the Lord commanded: ‘Tomorrow is to be a day of sabbath rest, a holy sabbath(C) to the Lord. So bake what you want to bake and boil what you want to boil. Save whatever is left and keep it until morning.’”

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  1. Exodus 16:22 That is, possibly about 6 pounds or about 2.8 kilograms