And they took their journey from Elim
, and all the congregation
of the children
of Israel
came
unto the wilderness
of Sin
, which is between Elim
and Sinai
, on the fifteenth
day
of the second
month
after their departing out
of the land
of Egypt
.
And the whole congregation of the children
of Israel
murmured
against Moses
and Aaron
in the wilderness
:
And the children of Israel
said
unto them, Would to God
we had died
by the hand
of the LORD
in the land
of Egypt
, when we sat
by the flesh
pots
, and when we did eat
bread
to the full
; for ye have brought us forth
into this wilderness
, to kill
this whole assembly
with hunger
.
Then said the LORD
unto Moses
, Behold, I will rain
bread
from heaven
for you; and the people
shall go out
and gather
a certain rate
every day
, that I may prove
them, whether they will walk
in my law
, or no.
And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day
they shall prepare
that which
they bring in
; and it shall be twice
as much as they gather
daily
.
And Moses and Aaron
said
unto all the children
of Israel
, At even
, then ye shall know
that the LORD
hath brought you out
from the land
of Egypt
:
And in the morning, then ye shall see
the glory
of the LORD
; for that he heareth
your murmurings
against the LORD
: and what are we
, that ye murmur
against us?
And Moses said
, This shall be , when the LORD
shall give
you in the evening
flesh
to eat
, and in the morning
bread
to the full
; for that the LORD
heareth
your murmurings
which ye murmur
against him: and what are we
? your murmurings
are not against us, but against the LORD
.
And Moses spake
unto Aaron
, Say
unto all the congregation
of the children
of Israel
, Come near
before
the LORD
: for he hath heard
your murmurings
.
And it came to pass, as Aaron spake
unto the whole congregation
of the children
of Israel
, that they looked
toward the wilderness
, and, behold, the glory
of the LORD
appeared
in the cloud
.
And the LORD spake
unto Moses
, saying
,
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
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
This is the thing which
the LORD
hath commanded
, Gather
of it every man
according
to his eating
, an omer
for every man
, according to the number
of your persons
; take
ye every man
for them which are in his tents
.
And the children of Israel
did
so, and gathered
, some more
, some less
.
And when they did mete it with an omer
, he that gathered much
had nothing over
, and he that gathered little
had no lack
; they gathered
every man
according
to his eating
.
And Moses said
, Let no man
leave
of it till the morning
.
Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses
; but some
of them left
of it until the morning
, and it bred
worms
, and stank
: and Moses
was wroth
with them.
And they gathered it every morning
, every man
according
to his eating
: and when the sun
waxed hot
, it melted
.
And it came to pass, that on the sixth day
they gathered
twice
as much bread
, two
omers
for one
man : and all the rulers
of the congregation
came
and told
Moses
.
And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD
hath said
, To morrow
is the rest
of the holy
sabbath
unto the LORD
: bake
that which ye will bake
to day , and seethe
that ye will seethe
; and that which
remaineth over
lay up
for you to be kept
until the morning
.
And they laid it up till the morning
, as Moses
bade
: and it did not stink
, neither was there any worm
therein.
And Moses said
, Eat
that to day
; for to day
is a sabbath
unto the LORD
: to day
ye shall not find
it in the field
.
Six days
ye shall gather
it; but on the seventh
day
, which is the sabbath
, in it there shall be none.
And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people
on the seventh
day
for to gather
, and they found
none.
And the LORD said
unto Moses
, How long refuse
ye to keep
my commandments
and my laws
?
See, for that the LORD
hath given
you the sabbath
, therefore he giveth
you on the sixth
day
the bread
of two days
; abide
ye 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
.
And the house of Israel
called
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
, This is the thing
which the LORD
commandeth
, Fill
an omer
of it to be kept
for your generations
; that they may see
the bread
wherewith I have fed
you in the wilderness
, when I brought you forth
from the land
of Egypt
.
And Moses said
unto Aaron
, Take
a
pot
, and put
an omer
full
of manna
therein, and lay it up
before
the LORD
, to be kept
for your generations
.
As the LORD commanded
Moses
, so Aaron
laid it up
before
the Testimony
, to be kept
.
And the children of Israel
did eat
manna
forty
years
, until they came
to a land
inhabited
; they did eat
manna
, until they came
unto the borders
of the land
of Canaan
.
Now an omer is the tenth
part of an ephah
.