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.

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12 “I have heard the grumblings of the Israelites.[a] Speak to them, saying, ‘At twilight[b] you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be full with bread, and you will know that I am Yahweh your God.’”

13 And so it was, in the evening, the quail came up and covered the camp, and in the morning, a layer of dew was all around the camp. 14 And the layer of dew came up, and there[c] on the face of the desert was a fine granular substance, fine like frost on the ground. 15 And the Israelites[d] saw, and they said to each other,[e] “What is this?” because they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, “That is the bread that Yahweh has given to you as food.

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Notas al pie

  1. Exodus 16:12 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  2. Exodus 16:12 Literally “between the evenings”
  3. Exodus 16:14 Literally “look” or “behold”
  4. Exodus 16:15 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  5. Exodus 16:15 Literally “a man to his brother”