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Exodus 16:21-23
New King James Version
Exodus 16:21-23
New King James Version
21 So they gathered it every morning, every man according to his need. And when the sun became hot, it melted.
22 And so it was, on the sixth day, that they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one. And all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses. 23 Then he said to them, “This is what the Lord has said: ‘Tomorrow is (A)a Sabbath rest, a holy Sabbath to the Lord. Bake what you will bake today, and boil what you will boil; and lay up for yourselves all that remains, to be kept until morning.’ ”
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Exodus 16:21-23
English Standard Version
Exodus 16:21-23
English Standard Version
21 Morning by morning they gathered it, each as much as he could eat; but when the sun grew hot, it melted.
22 On (A)the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers each. And when all the leaders of the congregation came and told Moses, 23 he said to them, “This is what the Lord has commanded: ‘Tomorrow is a day of (B)solemn rest, a holy Sabbath to the Lord; bake what you will bake and boil what you will boil, and all that is left over lay aside to be kept till the morning.’”
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Exodus 16:21-23
New International Version
Exodus 16:21-23
New International Version
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.’”
Footnotes
- Exodus 16:22 That is, possibly about 6 pounds or about 2.8 kilograms
Exodus 16:21-23
King James Version
Exodus 16:21-23
King James Version
21 And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.
22 And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.
23 And he said unto them, This is that which the Lord hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the Lord: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.
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Exodus 16:21-23
New American Standard Bible
Exodus 16:21-23
New American Standard Bible
21 They gathered it morning by morning, everyone [a]as much as he would eat; but when the sun became hot, it would melt.
The Sabbath
22 (A)Now on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, [b]two omers for each one. When all the (B)leaders of the congregation came and told Moses, 23 then he said to them, “This is what the Lord [c]meant: (C)Tomorrow is a Sabbath observance, a holy Sabbath to the Lord. Bake what you will bake and boil what you will boil, and (D)all that is left over [d]put aside to be kept until morning.”
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- Exodus 16:21 Lit according to his eating
- Exodus 16:22 About 6 qt. or 5.6 liters
- Exodus 16:23 Lit spoke
- Exodus 16:23 Lit lay up for you
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