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36 The container used to measure the manna was an omer, which was one-tenth of an ephah; it held about two quarts.[a]

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  1. 16:36 Hebrew An omer is one-tenth of an ephah.

16 These are the Lord’s instructions: Each household should gather as much as it needs. Pick up two quarts[a] for each person in your tent.”

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  1. 16:16 Hebrew 1 omer [2.2 liters]; also in 16:32, 33.

32 Then Moses said, “This is what the Lord has commanded: Fill a two-quart container with manna to preserve it for your descendants. Then later generations will be able to see the food I gave you in the wilderness when I set you free from Egypt.”

33 Moses said to Aaron, “Get a jar and fill it with two quarts of manna. Then put it in a sacred place before the Lord to preserve it for all future generations.”

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