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Exodus 16
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Exodus 16
New International Version
Manna and Quail
16 The whole Israelite community set out from Elim and came to the Desert of Sin,(A) which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had come out of Egypt.(B) 2 In the desert the whole community grumbled(C) against Moses and Aaron. 3 The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the Lord’s hand in Egypt!(D) There we sat around pots of meat and ate all the food(E) we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve this entire assembly to death.”(F)
4 Then the Lord said to Moses, “I will rain down bread from heaven(G) for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test(H) them and see whether they will follow my instructions. 5 On the sixth day they are to prepare what they bring in, and that is to be twice(I) as much as they gather on the other days.”
6 So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, “In the evening you will know that it was the Lord who brought you out of Egypt,(J) 7 and in the morning you will see the glory(K) of the Lord, because he has heard your grumbling(L) against him. Who are we, that you should grumble against us?”(M) 8 Moses also said, “You will know that it was the Lord when he gives you meat to eat in the evening and all the bread you want in the morning, because he has heard your grumbling(N) against him. Who are we? You are not grumbling against us, but against the Lord.”(O)
9 Then Moses told Aaron, “Say to the entire Israelite community, ‘Come before the Lord, for he has heard your grumbling.’”
10 While Aaron was speaking to the whole Israelite community, they looked toward the desert, and there was the glory(P) of the Lord appearing in the cloud.(Q)
11 The Lord said to Moses, 12 “I have heard the grumbling(R) of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God.’”(S)
13 That evening quail(T) came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew(U) around the camp. 14 When the dew was gone, thin flakes like frost(V) 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(W) what it was.
Moses said to them, “It is the bread(X) 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](Y) 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.(Z) 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.”(AA)
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.(AB) So Moses was angry(AC) 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(AD) as much—two omers[b] for each person—and the leaders of the community(AE) 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(AF) 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,(AG) 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(AH) 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](AI) 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(AJ) 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,(AK) so that it might be preserved. 35 The Israelites ate manna(AL) forty years,(AM) until they came to a land that was settled; they ate manna until they reached the border of Canaan.(AN)
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).
Exodus 16
King James Version
Exodus 16
King James Version
16 And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.
2 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:
3 And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.
4 Then said the Lord unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no.
5 And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare that which they bring in; and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.
6 And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel, At even, then ye shall know that the Lord hath brought you out from the land of Egypt:
7 And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the Lord; for that he heareth your murmurings against the Lord: and what are we, that ye murmur against us?
8 And Moses said, This shall be, when the Lord shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the Lord heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the Lord.
9 And Moses spake unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before the Lord: for he hath heard your murmurings.
10 And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud.
11 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
12 I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God.
13 And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.
14 And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground.
15 And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the Lord hath given you to eat.
16 This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents.
17 And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less.
18 And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating.
19 And Moses said, Let no man leave of it till the morning.
20 Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and stank: and Moses was wroth with them.
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.
24 And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein.
25 And Moses said, Eat that to day; for to day is a sabbath unto the Lord: to day ye shall not find it in the field.
26 Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.
27 And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none.
28 And the Lord said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?
29 See, for that the Lord hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.
30 So the people rested on the seventh day.
31 And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.
32 And Moses said, This is the thing which the Lord commandeth, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.
33 And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omer full of manna therein, and lay it up before the Lord, to be kept for your generations.
34 As the Lord commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.
35 And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.
36 Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.
Éxodo 16
La Biblia de las Américas
Éxodo 16
La Biblia de las Américas
Descontento de los israelitas
16 Partieron de Elim, y toda la congregación de los hijos de Israel llegó al desierto de Sin(A), que está entre Elim y Sinaí, el día quince del segundo mes después de su salida de la tierra de Egipto(B). 2 Y toda la congregación de los hijos de Israel murmuró contra Moisés y contra Aarón en el desierto(C). 3 Y los hijos de Israel les decían: Ojalá hubiéramos muerto a manos del Señor en la tierra de Egipto(D) cuando nos sentábamos junto a las ollas de carne(E), cuando comíamos pan hasta saciarnos[a]; pues nos habéis traído[b] a este desierto para matar de hambre a toda esta multitud.
4 Entonces el Señor dijo a Moisés: He aquí, haré llover pan del cielo(F) para vosotros; y el pueblo saldrá y recogerá diariamente la porción de cada día, para ponerlos a prueba si andan o no en mi ley(G). 5 Y sucederá que en el sexto día, cuando preparen lo que traigan, la porción será el doble de lo que recogen diariamente(H). 6 Entonces Moisés y Aarón dijeron a todos los hijos de Israel: A la tarde sabréis[c] que el Señor os ha sacado de la tierra de Egipto(I); 7 y por la mañana veréis[d] la gloria del Señor(J), pues Él ha oído vuestras murmuraciones contra el Señor(K); ¿y qué somos nosotros para que murmuréis contra nosotros(L)? 8 Y Moisés dijo: Esto sucederá cuando el Señor os dé carne para comer por la tarde, y pan hasta saciaros por la mañana; porque el Señor ha oído vuestras murmuraciones[e] contra Él. Pues ¿qué somos nosotros? Vuestras murmuraciones no son contra nosotros, sino contra el Señor(M). 9 Y Moisés dijo a Aarón: Di a toda la congregación de los hijos de Israel: «Acercaos a la presencia del Señor, porque Él ha oído vuestras murmuraciones(N)». 10 Y sucedió que mientras Aarón hablaba a toda la congregación de los hijos de Israel, miraron[f] hacia el desierto y, he aquí, la gloria del Señor se apareció en la nube(O). 11 Y habló el Señor a Moisés, diciendo: 12 He oído las murmuraciones de los hijos de Israel. Háblales, diciendo: «Al caer la tarde[g] comeréis carne, y por la mañana os saciaréis de pan(P); y sabréis que yo soy el Señor vuestro Dios(Q)».
Las codornices y el maná
13 Y sucedió que por la tarde subieron las codornices y cubrieron el campamento(R), y por la mañana había una capa de rocío(S) alrededor del campamento. 14 Cuando la capa de rocío se evaporó[h], he aquí, sobre la superficie[i] del desierto había una cosa delgada, como copos[j], menuda, como la escarcha sobre la tierra(T). 15 Al verla, los hijos de Israel se dijeron unos a otros: ¿Qué es esto?[k], porque no sabían lo que era. Y Moisés les dijo: Es el pan que el Señor os da para comer(U). 16 Esto es lo que el Señor ha mandado: «Cada uno recoja de él lo que vaya a comer[l]; tomaréis un gomer[m] por cabeza, conforme al número de personas que cada uno de vosotros tiene en su tienda(V)». 17 Y así lo hicieron los hijos de Israel, y unos recogieron mucho y otros poco. 18 Cuando lo midieron con el gomer, al que había recogido mucho no le sobró, ni le faltó al que había recogido poco(W); cada uno había recogido lo que iba a comer. 19 Y Moisés les dijo: Que nadie deje nada para[n] la mañana siguiente(X). 20 Mas no obedecieron[o] a Moisés, y algunos dejaron parte del maná[p] para la mañana siguiente, pero crió gusanos y se pudrió; y Moisés se enojó con ellos. 21 Lo recogían cada mañana, cada uno lo que iba a comer; pero cuando el sol calentaba, se derretía.
22 Y sucedió que en el sexto día recogieron doble porción(Y) de alimento, dos gomeres para cada uno. Y cuando todos los jefes de la congregación vinieron y se lo hicieron saber a Moisés(Z), 23 él les respondió: Esto es lo que ha dicho el Señor: «Mañana es día de reposo, día de reposo consagrado al Señor(AA). Coced lo que habéis de cocer y hervid lo que habéis de hervir, y todo lo que sobre guardadlo para[q] mañana(AB)». 24 Y lo guardaron hasta la mañana como Moisés había mandado, y no se pudrió ni hubo en él gusano alguno(AC). 25 Y Moisés dijo: Comedlo hoy, porque hoy es día de reposo para el Señor; hoy no lo hallaréis en el campo. 26 Seis días lo recogeréis, pero el séptimo día, día de reposo, no habrá nada[r](AD). 27 Y sucedió que el séptimo día, algunos del pueblo salieron a recoger, pero no encontraron nada. 28 Entonces el Señor dijo a Moisés: ¿Hasta cuándo os negaréis a guardar mis mandamientos y mis leyes(AE)? 29 Mirad que el Señor os ha dado el día de reposo; por eso el sexto día os da pan para dos días. Quédese cada uno en su lugar, y que nadie salga de su lugar el séptimo día. 30 Y el pueblo reposó el séptimo día.
31 Y la casa de Israel le puso el nombre de maná[s](AF), y era como la semilla del cilantro(AG), blanco(AH), y su sabor era como de hojuelas con miel. 32 Y Moisés dijo: Esto es lo[t] que el Señor ha mandado: «Que se guarde un gomer lleno de maná[u] para vuestras generaciones, para que vean el pan que yo os di de comer en el desierto cuando os saqué de la tierra de Egipto». 33 Entonces dijo Moisés a Aarón: Toma una vasija y pon en ella un gomer lleno de maná(AI), y colócalo delante del Señor a fin de guardarlo para vuestras generaciones. 34 Tal como el Señor ordenó a Moisés, así lo colocó Aarón delante del Testimonio(AJ) para que fuera guardado. 35 Y los hijos de Israel comieron el maná cuarenta años, hasta que llegaron a tierra habitada; comieron el maná hasta que llegaron a los límites de la tierra de Canaán(AK). 36 Un gomer(AL) es la décima parte de un efa[v].
Footnotes
- Éxodo 16:3 Lit., hasta la saciedad
- Éxodo 16:3 Lit., sacado
- Éxodo 16:6 Lit., y sabréis
- Éxodo 16:7 Lit., y veréis
- Éxodo 16:8 Lit., vuestras quejas que murmuráis
- Éxodo 16:10 Lit., se volvieron
- Éxodo 16:12 Lit., Entre las dos tardes
- Éxodo 16:14 Lit., hubo subido
- Éxodo 16:14 Lit., faz
- Éxodo 16:14 O, como escamas
- Éxodo 16:15 Heb., Man hu, véase vers. 31
- Éxodo 16:16 Lit., conforme a su comer, y así en el resto del cap.
- Éxodo 16:16 Un gomer equivale aprox. a 2.2 litros
- Éxodo 16:19 Lit., nada de ello hasta
- Éxodo 16:20 Lit., escucharon
- Éxodo 16:20 Lit., de ello
- Éxodo 16:23 Lit., hasta la
- Éxodo 16:26 Lit., nada en él
- Éxodo 16:31 Heb., man, véase vers. 15
- Éxodo 16:32 Lit., la cosa
- Éxodo 16:32 Lit., de él
- Éxodo 16:36 Un efa equivale aprox. a 22 litros
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