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Exodus 16:14-36
New American Standard Bible
Exodus 16:14-36
New American Standard Bible
14 (A)When the layer of dew [a]evaporated, behold, on the [b]surface of the wilderness (B)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, “[c]What is it?” For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, “(C)It is the bread which the Lord has given you to eat. 16 This is [d]what the Lord has commanded: ‘Everyone gather [e]as much as he will eat; you shall take [f](D)an omer apiece according to the number of people each of you has in his tent.’” 17 The sons of Israel did so, and some gathered much and some little. 18 When they measured it by the [g]omer, (E)the one who had gathered much did not have too much, and the one who had gathered little did not have too little; everyone gathered [h]as much as he would eat. 19 Moses said to them, “(F)No one is to leave any of it until morning.” 20 But they did not listen to Moses, and some left part of it until morning, and it bred worms and stank; and Moses was angry with them. 21 They gathered it morning by morning, everyone [i]as much as he would eat; but when the sun became hot, it would melt.
The Sabbath
22 (G)Now on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, [j]two omers for each one. When all the (H)leaders of the congregation came and told Moses, 23 then he said to them, “This is what the Lord [k]meant: (I)Tomorrow is a Sabbath observance, a holy Sabbath to the Lord. Bake what you will bake and boil what you will boil, and (J)all that is left over [l]put aside to be kept until morning.” 24 So they put it aside until morning, as Moses had ordered, and (K)it did not stink nor was there a maggot in it. 25 Then Moses said, “Eat it today, for today is a Sabbath to the Lord; today you will not find it in the field. 26 (L)Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, there will be [m]none.”
27 Yet it came about on the seventh day that some of the people went out to gather, but they found none. 28 Then the Lord said to Moses, “(M)How long do you refuse to keep My commandments and My [n]instructions? 29 See, [o]the Lord has given you the Sabbath; for that reason He gives you bread for two days on the sixth day. Remain, everyone, in his place; no one is to leave his place on the seventh day.” 30 So the people rested on the seventh day.
31 And the house of (N)Israel named the bread [p]manna, and it was like (O)coriander seed, white, and its taste was like wafers with honey. 32 Then Moses said, “This is [q]what the Lord has commanded: ‘A [r]full omer of it is to be kept safe throughout your generations, so that they may see the bread that I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’” 33 And Moses said to Aaron, “(P)Take a jar and put a [s]full omer of manna in it, and place it before the Lord to be kept safe throughout your generations.” 34 As the Lord commanded Moses, so Aaron placed it before (Q)the Testimony, to be kept. 35 And (R)the sons of Israel ate the manna for forty years, until they came to an inhabited land; they ate the manna until they came to the border of the land of Canaan. 36 (Now (S)an [t]omer is a tenth of an ephah.)
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- Exodus 16:14 Lit had gone up
- Exodus 16:14 Lit face of
- Exodus 16:15 Heb Man hu, cf. v 31
- Exodus 16:16 Lit the thing which
- Exodus 16:16 Lit according to his eating
- Exodus 16:16 Lit an omer for a head; about 3 qt. or 2.8 liters
- Exodus 16:18 About 3 qt. or 2.8 liters
- Exodus 16:18 Lit according to his eating
- 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
- Exodus 16:26 Lit none on it
- Exodus 16:28 Or laws
- Exodus 16:29 Lit for the Lord
- Exodus 16:31 Heb man, cf. v 15
- Exodus 16:32 Lit the thing which
- Exodus 16:32 About 3 qt. or 2.8 liters
- Exodus 16:33 About 3 qt. or 2.8 liters
- Exodus 16:36 About 3 qt. or 2.8 liters
Exodus 16:14-36
New International Version
Exodus 16:14-36
New International Version
14 When the dew was gone, thin flakes like frost(A) on the ground appeared on the desert floor. 15 When the Israelites saw it, they said to each other, “What is it?” For they did not know(B) what it was.
Moses said to them, “It is the bread(C) 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](D) for each person you have in your tent.’”
17 The Israelites did as they were told; some gathered much, some little. 18 And when they measured it by the omer, the one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little.(E) Everyone had gathered just as much as they needed.
19 Then Moses said to them, “No one is to keep any of it until morning.”(F)
20 However, some of them paid no attention to Moses; they kept part of it until morning, but it was full of maggots and began to smell.(G) So Moses was angry(H) with them.
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(I) as much—two omers[b] for each person—and the leaders of the community(J) 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(K) 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.’”
24 So they saved it until morning, as Moses commanded, and it did not stink or get maggots in it. 25 “Eat it today,” Moses said, “because today is a sabbath to the Lord. You will not find any of it on the ground today. 26 Six days you are to gather it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath,(L) there will not be any.”
27 Nevertheless, some of the people went out on the seventh day to gather it, but they found none. 28 Then the Lord said to Moses, “How long will you[c] refuse to keep my commands(M) and my instructions? 29 Bear in mind that the Lord has given you the Sabbath; that is why on the sixth day he gives you bread for two days. Everyone is to stay where they are on the seventh day; no one is to go out.” 30 So the people rested on the seventh day.
31 The people of Israel called the bread manna.[d](N) It was white like coriander seed and tasted like wafers made with honey. 32 Moses said, “This is what the Lord has commanded: ‘Take an omer of manna and keep it for the generations to come, so they can see the bread I gave you to eat in the wilderness when I brought you out of Egypt.’”
33 So Moses said to Aaron, “Take a jar and put an omer of manna(O) in it. Then place it before the Lord to be kept for the generations to come.”
34 As the Lord commanded Moses, Aaron put the manna with the tablets of the covenant law,(P) so that it might be preserved. 35 The Israelites ate manna(Q) forty years,(R) until they came to a land that was settled; they ate manna until they reached the border of Canaan.(S)
Footnotes
- Exodus 16:16 That is, possibly about 3 pounds or about 1.4 kilograms; also in verses 18, 32, 33 and 36
- Exodus 16:22 That is, possibly about 6 pounds or about 2.8 kilograms
- Exodus 16:28 The Hebrew is plural.
- Exodus 16:31 Manna sounds like the Hebrew for What is it? (see verse 15).
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