Chapter 16

And they took their journey⁴ from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came⁴ unto the wilderness of Sin, which [is] between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth ⁶²⁴⁰ day of the second month after their departing² out of the land of Egypt.

And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured¹¹ against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:

And the children of Israel said⁴ unto them, Would to God ^{5414 4} we had died² by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat² by the flesh pots, [and] when we did eat² bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth⁵² into this wilderness, to kill⁵³ this whole assembly with hunger.

Then said⁴ the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain⁵⁶ bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out¹ and gather¹ a certain rate every day, ³¹¹⁷ that I may prove¹⁷ them, whether they will walk⁴ in my law, or no.

And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare⁵² [that] which they bring in;⁵⁵ and it shall be twice as much as they gather⁴ daily. ³¹¹⁷

And Moses and Aaron said⁴ unto all the children of Israel, At even, then ye shall know¹ that the LORD hath brought you out⁵² from the land of Egypt:

And in the morning, then ye shall see¹ the glory of the LORD; for that he heareth² your murmurings against the LORD: and what [are] we, that ye murmur^{55 3885 11} against us?

And Moses said,⁴ [This shall be], when the LORD shall give² you in the evening flesh to eat,² and in the morning bread to the full;² for that the LORD heareth² your murmurings which ye murmur⁵⁶ against him: and what [are] we? your murmurings [are] not against us, but against the LORD.

And Moses spake⁴ unto Aaron, Say³ unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near³ before the LORD: for he hath heard¹ your murmurings.

And it came to pass, as Aaron spake¹⁵ unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked⁴ toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the LORD appeared⁸ in the cloud.

And the LORD spake¹⁷ unto Moses, saying,²

I have heard¹ the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak¹⁶ unto them, saying,² At even ye shall eat⁴ flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled⁴ with bread; and ye shall know¹ that I [am] the LORD your God.

And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up,⁴ and covered¹⁷ the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.

And when the dew that lay was gone up,⁴ behold, upon the face of the wilderness [there lay] a small round thing,³⁰ [as] small as the hoar frost on the ground.

And when the children of Israel saw⁴ [it], they said⁴ one to another, It [is] manna: for they wist¹ not what it [was]. And Moses said⁴ unto them, This [is] the bread which the LORD hath given¹ you to eat.

This [is] the thing which the LORD hath commanded,¹⁴ Gather³ of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, [according to] the number of your persons; take⁴ ye every man for [them] which [are] in his tents.

And the children of Israel did⁴ so, and gathered,⁴ some more,⁵⁶ some less.⁵⁶

And when they did mete⁴ [it] with an omer, he that gathered much⁵⁶ had nothing over,⁵² and he that gathered little⁵⁶ had no lack;⁵² they gathered¹ every man according to his eating.

And Moses said,⁴ Let no man leave⁵⁵ of it till the morning.

Notwithstanding they hearkened¹ not unto Moses; but some of them left⁵⁵ of it until the morning, and it bred⁴ worms, and stank:⁴ and Moses was wroth⁴ with them.

And they gathered⁴ it every morning, ¹²⁴² every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot,¹ it melted.⁸

And it came to pass, [that] on the sixth day they gathered¹ twice as much bread, two omers for one [man]: and all the rulers of the congregation came⁴ and told⁵⁵ Moses.

And he said⁴ unto them, This [is that] which the LORD hath said,¹⁴ To morrow [is] the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake³ [that] which ye will bake⁴ [to day], and seethe¹⁶ that ye will seethe;¹⁷ and that which remaineth⁶ over lay up⁵⁴ for you to be kept until the morning.

And they laid it up⁵⁵ till the morning, as Moses bade:¹⁴ and it did not stink,⁵² neither was there any worm therein.

And Moses said,⁴ Eat³ that to day; for to day [is] a sabbath unto the LORD: to day ye shall not find⁴ it in the field.

Six days ye shall gather⁴ it; but on the seventh day, [which is] the sabbath, in it there shall be none.

And it came to pass, [that] there went out¹ [some] of the people on the seventh day for to gather,² and they found¹ none.

And the LORD said⁴ unto Moses, How long refuse¹⁴ ye to keep² my commandments and my laws?

See,³ for that the LORD hath given¹ you the sabbath, therefore he giveth⁶ you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide³ ye every man in his place, let no man go out⁴ of his place on the seventh day.

So the people rested⁴ on the seventh day.

And the house of Israel called⁴ the name thereof Manna: and it [was] like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it [was] like wafers [made] with honey.

And Moses said,⁴ This [is] the thing which the LORD commandeth,¹⁴ Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see⁴ the bread wherewith I have fed⁵² you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth⁵³ from the land of Egypt.

And Moses said⁴ unto Aaron, Take³ a pot, and put³ an omer full of manna therein, and lay it up⁵⁴ before the LORD, to be kept for your generations.

As the LORD commanded¹⁴ Moses, so Aaron laid it up⁵⁵ before the Testimony, to be kept.

And the children of Israel did eat¹ manna forty years, until they came² to a land inhabited;¹² they did eat¹ manna, until they came² unto the borders of the land of Canaan.

Now an omer [is] the tenth [part] of an ephah.