Exodus 16:18
New American Standard Bible
18 When they measured it by the [a]omer, (A)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 [b]as much as he would eat.
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- Exodus 16:18 About 3 qt. or 2.8 liters
- Exodus 16:18 Lit according to his eating
Exodus 16:18
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
18 But when they measured it with an omer, those who gathered much had nothing over, and those who gathered little had no shortage; they gathered as much as each of them needed.(A)
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Exodus 16:18
The Message
17-18 The People of Israel went to work and started gathering, some more, some less, but when they measured out what they had gathered, those who gathered more had no extra and those who gathered less weren’t short—each person had gathered as much as was needed.
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