² But the whole congregation of the sons of Israel ^(A)grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. ³ The sons of Israel said to them, “^(B)If only we had died by the Lord’s hand in the land of Egypt, ^(C)when we sat by the pots of meat, when we ate bread until we were full; for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this entire assembly with hunger!”

⁴ Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, ^(D)I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, so that I may ^(E)test them, whether or not they will walk in My ^[a]instruction.

⁹ Then Moses said to Aaron, “Say to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, ‘^(A)Come forward before the Lord, for He has heard your grumblings.’” ¹⁰ And it came about, as Aaron spoke to the entire congregation of the sons of Israel, that they ^[a]looked toward the wilderness, and behold, ^(B)the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud. ¹¹ And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ¹² “^(C)I have heard the grumblings of the sons of Israel; speak to them, saying, ‘^[b]At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread; and ^(D)you shall know that I am the Lord your God.’”

¹³ So it came about at evening that ^(E)the quails came up and covered the camp, and in the morning ^(F)there was a layer of dew around the camp. ^14 (G)When the layer of dew ^[c]evaporated, behold, on the ^[d]surface of the wilderness ^(H)there was a fine flake-like thing, fine as the frost on the ground. ¹⁵ When the sons of Israel saw it, they said to one another, “^[e]What is it?” For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, “^(I)It is the bread which the Lord has given you to eat.