Then they set out from Elim
, and all
the congregation
of the sons
of Israel
came
to the wilderness
of aSin
, which
is between
Elim
and Sinai
, on bthe fifteenth
day
of the second
month
after their departure
from the land
of Egypt
.
The whole congregation
of the sons
of Israel
agrumbled
against
Moses
and Aaron
in the wilderness
.
The sons of Israel
said
to them, " aWould
that we had died
by the LORD'S
hand
in the land
of Egypt
, bwhen we sat
by the pots
of 1meat
, when we ate
bread
to the full
; for you have brought
us out into this
wilderness
to kill
this
whole
assembly
with hunger
."
Then the LORD said
to Moses
, "Behold
, aI will rain
bread
from heaven
for you; and the people
shall go
out and gather
a day's
portion
every day
, that I may btest
them, whether or
not they will walk
in My 1instruction
.
" aOn the sixth day
, when they prepare
what
they bring
in, it will be twice
as much
as they gather
daily
."
So Moses and Aaron
said
to all
the sons
of Israel
, "At evening
1 ayou will know
that the LORD
has brought
you out of the land
of Egypt
;
and in the morning 1you will see
athe glory
of the LORD
, for bHe hears
your grumblings
against
the LORD
; and cwhat
are we, that you grumble
against
us?"
Moses said
, "This will happen when the LORD
gives
you 1meat
to eat
in the evening
, and bread
to the full
in the morning
; for the LORD
hears
your grumblings
which
you grumble
against
Him. And what
are we? Your grumblings
are anot against
us but against
the LORD
."
Then Moses said
to Aaron
, "Say
to all
the congregation
of the sons
of Israel
, ` aCome
near
before
the LORD
, for He has heard
your grumblings
.' "
It came about as Aaron
spoke
to the whole
congregation
of the sons
of Israel
, that they 1looked
toward
the wilderness
, and behold
, athe glory
of the LORD
appeared
in the cloud
.
And the LORD spoke
to Moses
, saying
,
" aI have heard the grumblings
of the sons
of Israel
; speak
to them, saying
, ` 1At twilight
you shall eat
2meat
, and in the morning
you shall be filled
with bread
; and byou shall know
that I am the LORD
your God
.' "
So it came about at evening
that athe quails
came
up and covered
the camp
, and in the morning
bthere was a layer
of dew
around
the camp
.
aWhen the layer of dew
1evaporated
, behold
, on the 2surface
of the wilderness
bthere was a fine
flake-like
thing
, fine
as the frost
on the ground
.
When the sons of Israel
saw
it, they said
to one
another
, " 1What
is it?" For they did not know
what
it was. And Moses
said
to them, " aIt is the bread
which
the LORD
has given
you to eat
.
"This is 1what
the LORD
has commanded
, `Gather
of it every
man
2as much
as he should eat
; you shall take
3 aan omer
apiece
according to the number
of persons
each
of you has
in his tent
.' "
The sons of Israel
did
so
, and some gathered
much
and some little
.
When they measured it with an omer
, ahe who had
gathered much
had no
excess
, and he who had
gathered little
had no
lack
; every
man
gathered
1as much
as he should eat
.
Moses said
to them, " aLet no
man
leave
any
of it until
morning
."
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.
They gathered it morning
by morning
, every
man
1as much
as he should eat
; but when the sun
grew
hot
, it would melt
.
aNow on the sixth day
they gathered
twice
as much
bread
, two
omers
for each
one
. When all
the bleaders
of the congregation
came
and told
Moses
,
then he said to them, "This
is what
the LORD
1meant
: aTomorrow
is a sabbath
observance
, a holy
sabbath
to the LORD
. Bake
what
you will bake
and boil
what
you will boil
, and ball
that is left
over
2put
aside
to be kept
until
morning
."
So they 1put it aside
until
morning
, as Moses
had ordered
, and ait did not become
foul
nor
was there any worm
in it.
Moses said
, "Eat
it today
, for today
is a sabbath
to the LORD
; today
you will not find
it in the field
.
" aSix days
you shall gather
it, but on the seventh
day
, the sabbath
, there will be 1none
."
It came about on the seventh
day
that some
of the people
went
out to gather
, but they found
none
.
Then the LORD said
to Moses
, " aHow
long
do you refuse
to keep
My commandments
and My 1instructions
?
"See, 1the LORD
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
."
So the people rested
on the seventh
day
.
The house of aIsrael
named
it 1manna
, and it was like bcoriander
seed
, white
, and its taste
was like wafers
with honey
.
Then Moses said
, "This
is 1what
the LORD
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
.' "
Moses said
to Aaron
, " aTake
a jar
and put
an omerful
of manna
in it, and place
it before
the LORD
to be kept
throughout your generations
."
As the LORD commanded
Moses
, so Aaron
placed
it before
athe Testimony
, to be kept
.
aThe 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
.
(Now aan omer is a tenth
of an 1ephah
.)