Beginning
Yahweh Rains Bread from Heaven
16 Then they set out from Elim, and all the congregation of the sons of Israel came to the wilderness of (A)Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on (B)the fifteenth day of the second month after their departure from the land of Egypt. 2 And the whole congregation of the sons of Israel (C)grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. 3 And the sons of Israel said to them, “(D)Would that we had died by the hand of Yahweh in the land of Egypt, (E)when we sat by the pots of [a]meat, when we ate bread to the full; for you have brought us out into this wilderness to put this whole assembly to death with hunger.”
4 Then Yahweh said to Moses, “Behold, (F)I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, that I may (G)test them, whether or not they will walk in My [b]law. 5 (H)Now it will be on the sixth day, they shall prepare what they bring in, and it will be twice as much as they gather daily.” 6 So Moses and Aaron said to all the sons of Israel, “At evening [c](I)you will know that Yahweh has brought you out of the land of Egypt; 7 and in the morning [d]you will see (J)the glory of Yahweh, for (K)He hears your grumblings against Yahweh; and (L)what are we, that you grumble against us?”
Yahweh Gives Meat and Bread
8 And Moses said, “This will happen when Yahweh gives you [e]meat to eat in the evening and bread to the full in the morning; for Yahweh hears your grumblings which you grumble against Him. And what are we? Your grumblings are (M)not against us but against Yahweh.”
9 Then Moses said to Aaron, “Say to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, ‘(N)Come near before Yahweh, for He has heard your grumblings.’” 10 Now it happened as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the sons of Israel, that they turned toward the wilderness, and behold, (O)the glory of Yahweh appeared in the cloud. 11 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 12 “(P)I have heard the grumblings of the sons of Israel; speak to them, saying, ‘[f]At twilight you shall eat [g]meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread, so that (Q)you shall know that I am Yahweh your God.’”
13 So it happened at evening that (R)the quails came up and covered the camp, and in the morning (S)there was a layer of dew around the camp. 14 (T)Then the layer of dew [h]evaporated, and behold, on the [i]surface of the wilderness (U)there was a fine flake-like thing, fine as the frost on the ground. 15 And the sons of Israel saw it and said to one another, “[j]What is it?” For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, “(V)It is the bread which Yahweh has given you to eat. 16 This is [k]what Yahweh has commanded, ‘Gather of it every man [l]as much as he should eat; you shall take an [m](W)omer apiece according to the number of persons each of you has in his tent.’” 17 And the sons of Israel did so; some gathered much and some little. 18 And they measured it with an [n]omer, and (X)he who had gathered much had no excess, and he who had gathered little had no lack; every man gathered [o]as much as he should eat. 19 And Moses said to them, “(Y)Let no man 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 became foul; and Moses was angry with them. 21 So they gathered it morning by morning, every man [p]as much as he should eat; but the sun would grow hot, and it would melt.
Yahweh Gives Bread for Two Days
22 (Z)Now it happened that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one. Then all the (AA)leaders of the congregation came and told Moses. 23 And he said to them, “This is what Yahweh has spoken: (AB)Tomorrow is a sabbath observance, a holy sabbath to Yahweh. Bake what you will bake and boil what you will boil, and (AC)all that is in excess [q]put aside to be kept until morning.” 24 So they [r]put it aside until morning, as Moses had commanded, and (AD)it did not become foul nor was there any worm in it. 25 And Moses said, “Eat it today, for today is a sabbath to Yahweh; today you will not find it in the field. 26 (AE)Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day, the sabbath, there will be [s]none.”
27 Now it happened on the seventh day, that some of the people went out to gather, but they found none. 28 Then Yahweh said to Moses, “(AF)How long do you refuse to keep My commandments and My [t]laws? 29 See, Yahweh has given you the sabbath; therefore He gives you bread for two days on the sixth day. Remain 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 (AG)Israel named it [u]manna, and it was like (AH)coriander seed, white, and its taste was like wafers with honey. 32 Then Moses said, “This is [v]what Yahweh has commanded, ‘Let an omerful of it be kept throughout your generations, 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, “(AI)Take a jar and put an omerful of manna in it, and place it before Yahweh to be kept throughout your generations.” 34 As Yahweh commanded Moses, so Aaron placed it before (AJ)the Testimony to be kept. 35 (AK)And the sons of Israel ate the manna 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 (AL)an [w]omer is a tenth of an [x]ephah.)
Water from the Rock
17 Then all the congregation of the sons of Israel journeyed by [y]stages from the wilderness of (AM)Sin, according to the [z]command of Yahweh, and they camped at (AN)Rephidim, and there was no water for the people to drink. 2 Therefore the people (AO)contended with Moses and said, “Give us water that we may drink.” And Moses said to them, “(AP)Why do you contend with me? (AQ)Why do you test Yahweh?” 3 But the people thirsted there for water; and [aa]they (AR)grumbled against Moses and said, “Why, now, have you brought us up from Egypt, to put [ab]us and [ac]our children and [ad](AS)our livestock to death with thirst?” 4 So Moses cried out to Yahweh, saying, “What shall I do to this people? A (AT)little more and they will stone me.” 5 Then Yahweh said to Moses, “Pass before the people and take with you some of (AU)the elders of Israel; and take in your hand your staff with which (AV)you struck the Nile, and go. 6 Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at (AW)Horeb; and (AX)you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, that the people may drink.” And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. 7 So he named the place [ae](AY)Massah and [af](AZ)Meribah because of the contending of the sons of Israel, and because they (BA)tested Yahweh, saying, “Is Yahweh among us or not?”
Israel Overwhelms Amalek
8 Then (BB)Amalek came and fought against Israel at (BC)Rephidim. 9 So Moses said to (BD)Joshua, “Choose men for us and go out, fight against Amalek. Tomorrow I will take my stand on the top of the hill with (BE)the staff of God in my hand.” 10 And Joshua did as Moses [ag]told him, to fight against Amalek; and Moses, Aaron, and (BF)Hur went up to the top of the hill. 11 So it happened when Moses raised his hand up, that Israel prevailed, and when he let his hand [ah]down, Amalek prevailed. 12 But Moses’ hands were heavy. Then they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it; and Aaron and Hur (BG)supported his hands, one on one side and one on the other. Thus his hands were steady until the sun set. 13 So Joshua [ai]overwhelmed Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
14 Then Yahweh said to Moses, “(BH)Write this in [aj]a book as a memorial and [ak]recite it in Joshua’s hearing, [al]that (BI)I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.” 15 And Moses built an (BJ)altar and named it (BK)Yahweh is My Banner; 16 and he said, “(BL)Because He has sworn with a hand upon the throne of Yah, Yahweh will have war against Amalek from generation to generation.”
Jethro’s Counsel
18 Now (BM)Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for Israel His people, how Yahweh had brought Israel out of Egypt. 2 And Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took Moses’ wife (BN)Zipporah, after he had sent her away, 3 and her (BO)two sons, of whom [am]one was named Gershom, for Moses said, “I have been (BP)a [an]sojourner in a foreign land.” 4 [ao]And the other was named [ap](BQ)Eliezer, for he said, “(BR)The God of my father was my help and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.”
5 Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to Moses [aq]in the wilderness where he was camped, at (BS)the mount of God. 6 And he [ar]sent word to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons with her.” 7 Then Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and (BT)he bowed down and (BU)kissed him; and they (BV)asked each other of their welfare and went into the tent. 8 And Moses recounted to his father-in-law all that Yahweh had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians (BW)for Israel’s sake, all the (BX)hardship that had befallen them on the journey, and how (BY)Yahweh had delivered them. 9 And Jethro rejoiced over all (BZ)the goodness which Yahweh had done to Israel, that He had delivered [as]them from the hand of the Egyptians. 10 So Jethro said, “(CA)Blessed be Yahweh who delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of Pharaoh, and who delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians. 11 Now I know that (CB)Yahweh is greater than all the gods; [at]for (CC)in this matter they acted presumptuously against [au]the people.” 12 (CD)Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat [av]a meal with Moses’ father-in-law before God.
13 Now it happened the next day that Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood about Moses from the morning until the evening. 14 And Moses’ father-in-law saw all that he was doing for the people, so he said, “What is this thing that you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit as judge and all the people stand about you from morning until evening?” 15 And Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me (CE)to inquire of God. 16 When they have a (CF)matter, it comes to me, and I judge between a man and his neighbor and make known the statutes of God and His laws.” 17 And Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “The thing that you are doing is not good. 18 (CG)You will surely wear out, both yourself and [aw]these people who are with you, for the [ax]task is too heavy for you; (CH)you cannot do it alone. 19 Now listen to my voice: I will give you counsel, and God be with you. [ay]You be the people’s representative before God, and you (CI)bring the matters to God; 20 (CJ)then warn them about the statutes and the laws, and make known to them (CK)the way in which they shall go and the work they shall do. 21 But you shall [az]select (CL)excellent men out of all the people, (CM)those who fear God, men of truth, those who (CN)hate greedy gain; and you shall place these men over them as leaders of thousands, [ba]of hundreds, [bb]of fifties, and [bc]of tens. 22 And they will judge the people at all times. And it will be (CO)that every major matter they will bring to you, but every minor matter they themselves will judge. So it will be easier for you, and (CP)they will bear the burden with you. 23 If you do this thing and God so commands you, then you will be able to [bd]endure, and all [be]these people also will go to [bf]their place in peace.”
24 So Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law and did all that he had said. 25 And Moses chose (CQ)excellent men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people, leaders of thousands, [bg]of hundreds, [bh]of fifties, and [bi]of tens. 26 And they judged the people at all times; (CR)the difficult matter they would bring to Moses, but every minor matter they themselves would judge. 27 Then Moses [bj](CS)let his father-in-law depart, and he went his way into his own land.
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