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Exodus 16 (WEBP)

[1] They took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came to 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.
[2] The whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness;
[3] and the children of Israel said to them, “We wish that we had died by Yahweh’s hand in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots, when we ate our fill of bread, for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”
[4] Then Yahweh said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain bread from the sky for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law or not.
[5] It shall come to pass on the sixth day, that they shall prepare that which they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.”
[6] Moses and Aaron said to all the children of Israel, “At evening, you shall know that Yahweh has brought you out from the land of Egypt.
[7] In the morning, you shall see Yahweh’s glory; because he hears your murmurings against Yahweh. Who are we, that you murmur against us?”
[8] Moses said, “Now Yahweh will give you meat to eat in the evening, and in the morning bread to satisfy you, because Yahweh hears your murmurings which you murmur against him. And who are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against Yahweh.”
[9] Moses said to Aaron, “Tell all the congregation of the children of Israel, ‘Come close to Yahweh, for he has heard your murmurings.’ ”
[10] As Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the children of Israel, they looked toward the wilderness, and behold, Yahweh’s glory appeared in the cloud.
[11] Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
[12] “I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel. Speak to them, saying, ‘At evening you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am Yahweh your God.’ ”
[13] In the evening, quail came up and covered the camp; and in the morning the dew lay around the camp.
[14] When the dew that lay had gone, behold, on the surface of the wilderness was a small round thing, small as the frost on the ground.
[15] When the children of Israel saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?” For they didn’t know what it was. Moses said to them, “It is the bread which Yahweh has given you to eat.
[16] This is the thing which Yahweh has commanded: ‘Gather of it everyone according to his eating; an omer a head, according to the number of your persons, you shall take it, every man for those who are in his tent.’ ”
[17] The children of Israel did so, and some gathered more, some less.
[18] When they measured it with an omer, he who gathered much had nothing over, and he who gathered little had no lack. They each gathered according to his eating.
[19] Moses said to them, “Let no one leave of it until the morning.”
[20] Notwithstanding they didn’t listen to Moses, but some of them left of it until the morning, so it bred worms and became foul; and Moses was angry with them.
[21] They gathered it morning by morning, everyone according to his eating. When the sun grew hot, it melted.
[22] On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one; and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.
[23] He said to them, “This is that which Yahweh has spoken, ‘Tomorrow is a solemn rest, a holy Sabbath to Yahweh. Bake that which you want to bake, and boil that which you want to boil; and all that remains over lay up for yourselves to be kept until the morning.’ ”
[24] They laid it up until the morning, as Moses ordered, and it didn’t become foul, and there were no worms in it.
[25] Moses said, “Eat that today, for today is a Sabbath to Yahweh. Today you shall not find it in the field.
[26] Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day is the Sabbath. In it there shall be none.”
[27] On the seventh day, some of the people went out to gather, and they found none.
[28] Yahweh said to Moses, “How long do you refuse to keep my commandments and my laws?
[29] Behold, because Yahweh has given you the Sabbath, therefore he gives you on the sixth day the bread of two days. Everyone stay in his place. Let no one go out of his place on the seventh day.”
[30] So the people rested on the seventh day.
[31] The house of Israel called its name “Manna”, and it was like coriander seed, white; and its taste was like wafers with honey.
[32] Moses said, “This is the thing which Yahweh has commanded, ‘Let an omer-full of it be kept throughout your generations, that they may see the bread with which I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’ ”
[33] Moses said to Aaron, “Take a pot, and put an omer-full of manna in it, and lay it up before Yahweh, to be kept throughout your generations.”
[34] As Yahweh commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.
[35] The children of Israel ate the manna forty years, until they came to an inhabited land. They ate the manna until they came to the borders of the land of Canaan.
[36] Now an omer is one tenth of an ephah.

Exodus 16:16 An omer is about 2.2 liters or about 2.3 quarts
Exodus 16:31 “Manna” means “What is it?”
Exodus 16:36 1 ephah is about 22 liters or about ²⁄₃ of a bushel

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Exodus 16 (KJVS)

[1] 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.
[2] And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured () against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:
[3] 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.
[4] 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.
[5] 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.
[6] 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:
[7] 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?
[8] 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.
[9] 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.
[10] 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.
[11] And the Lord spake () unto Moses, saying, ()
[12] 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.
[13] 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.
[14] 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.
[15] 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.
[16] 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.
[17] And the children of Israel did () so, and gathered, () some more, () some less. ()
[18] 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.
[19] And Moses said, () Let no man leave () of it till the morning.
[20] 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.
[21] And they gathered () it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, () it melted. ()
[22] 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.
[23] 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.
[24] And they laid it up () till the morning, as Moses bade: () and it did not stink, () neither was there any worm therein.
[25] 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.
[26] Six days ye shall gather () it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.
[27] And it came to pass, that there went out () some of the people on the seventh day for to gather, () and they found () none.
[28] And the Lord said () unto Moses, How long refuse () ye to keep () my commandments and my laws?
[29] 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.
[30] So the people rested () on the seventh day.
[31] 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.
[32] 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.
[33] 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.
[34] As the Lord commanded () Moses, so Aaron laid it up () before the Testimony, to be kept.
[35] 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.
[36] Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.

Exodus 16:4 Heb. the portion of a day in his day
Exodus 16:15 Or, what is this? or it is a portion
Exodus 16:16a Heb. by the pole or head
Exodus 16:16b Heb. souls

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Exodus 16 (BYZ)

[1] απηραν δε εξ αιλιμ και ηλθοσαν πασα συναγωγη υιων ισραηλ εις την ερημον σιν ο εστιν ανα μεσον αιλιμ και ανα μεσον σινα τη δε πεντεκαιδεκατη ημερα τω μηνι τω δευτερω εξεληλυθοτων αυτων εκ γης αιγυπτου
[2] διεγογγυζεν πασα συναγωγη υιων ισραηλ επι μωυσην και ααρων
[3] και ειπαν προς αυτους οι υιοι ισραηλ οφελον απεθανομεν πληγεντες υπο κυριου εν γη αιγυπτω οταν εκαθισαμεν επι των λεβητων των κρεων και ησθιομεν αρτους εις πλησμονην οτι εξηγαγετε ημας εις την ερημον ταυτην αποκτειναι πασαν την συναγωγην ταυτην εν λιμω
[4] ειπεν δε κυριος προς μωυσην ιδου εγω υω υμιν αρτους εκ του ουρανου και εξελευσεται ο λαος και συλλεξουσιν το της ημερας εις ημεραν οπως πειρασω αυτους ει πορευσονται τω νομω μου η ου
[5] και εσται τη ημερα τη εκτη και ετοιμασουσιν ο εαν εισενεγκωσιν και εσται διπλουν ο εαν συναγαγωσιν το καθ ημεραν εις ημεραν
[6] και ειπεν μωυσης και ααρων προς πασαν συναγωγην υιων ισραηλ εσπερας γνωσεσθε οτι κυριος εξηγαγεν υμας εκ γης αιγυπτου
[7] και πρωι οψεσθε την δοξαν κυριου εν τω εισακουσαι τον γογγυσμον υμων επι τω θεω ημεις δε τι εσμεν οτι διαγογγυζετε καθ ημων
[8] και ειπεν μωυσης εν τω διδοναι κυριον υμιν εσπερας κρεα φαγειν και αρτους το πρωι εις πλησμονην δια το εισακουσαι κυριον τον γογγυσμον υμων ον υμεις διαγογγυζετε καθ ημων ημεις δε τι εσμεν ου γαρ καθ ημων ο γογγυσμος υμων εστιν αλλ η κατα του θεου
[9] ειπεν δε μωυσης προς ααρων ειπον παση συναγωγη υιων ισραηλ προσελθατε εναντιον του θεου εισακηκοεν γαρ υμων τον γογγυσμον
[10] ηνικα δε ελαλει ααρων παση συναγωγη υιων ισραηλ και επεστραφησαν εις την ερημον και η δοξα κυριου ωφθη εν νεφελη
[11] και ελαλησεν κυριος προς μωυσην λεγων
[12] εισακηκοα τον γογγυσμον των υιων ισραηλ λαλησον προς αυτους λεγων το προς εσπεραν εδεσθε κρεα και το πρωι πλησθησεσθε αρτων και γνωσεσθε οτι εγω κυριος ο θεος υμων
[13] εγενετο δε εσπερα και ανεβη ορτυγομητρα και εκαλυψεν την παρεμβολην το πρωι εγενετο καταπαυομενης της δροσου κυκλω της παρεμβολης
[14] και ιδου επι προσωπον της ερημου λεπτον ωσει κοριον λευκον ωσει παγος επι της γης
[15] ιδοντες δε αυτο οι υιοι ισραηλ ειπαν ετερος τω ετερω τι εστιν τουτο ου γαρ ηδεισαν τι ην ειπεν δε μωυσης προς αυτους ουτος ο αρτος ον εδωκεν κυριος υμιν φαγειν
[16] τουτο το ρημα ο συνεταξεν κυριος συναγαγετε απ αυτου εκαστος εις τους καθηκοντας γομορ κατα κεφαλην κατα αριθμον ψυχων υμων εκαστος συν τοις συσκηνιοις υμων συλλεξατε
[17] εποιησαν δε ουτως οι υιοι ισραηλ και συνελεξαν ο το πολυ και ο το ελαττον
[18] και μετρησαντες τω γομορ ουκ επλεονασεν ο το πολυ και ο το ελαττον ουκ ηλαττονησεν εκαστος εις τους καθηκοντας παρ εαυτω συνελεξαν
[19] ειπεν δε μωυσης προς αυτους μηδεις καταλιπετω απ αυτου εις το πρωι
[20] και ουκ εισηκουσαν μωυση αλλα κατελιπον τινες απ αυτου εις το πρωι και εξεζεσεν σκωληκας και επωζεσεν και επικρανθη επ αυτοις μωυσης
[21] και συνελεξαν αυτο πρωι πρωι εκαστος το καθηκον αυτω ηνικα δε διεθερμαινεν ο ηλιος ετηκετο
[22] εγενετο δε τη ημερα τη εκτη συνελεξαν τα δεοντα διπλα δυο γομορ τω ενι εισηλθοσαν δε παντες οι αρχοντες της συναγωγης και ανηγγειλαν μωυσει
[23] ειπεν δε μωυσης προς αυτους τουτο το ρημα εστιν ο ελαλησεν κυριος σαββατα αναπαυσις αγια τω κυριω αυριον οσα εαν πεσσητε πεσσετε και οσα εαν εψητε εψετε και παν το πλεοναζον καταλιπετε αυτο εις αποθηκην εις το πρωι
[24] και κατελιποσαν απ αυτου εις το πρωι καθαπερ συνεταξεν αυτοις μωυσης και ουκ επωζεσεν ουδε σκωληξ εγενετο εν αυτω
[25] ειπεν δε μωυσης φαγετε σημερον εστιν γαρ σαββατα σημερον τω κυριω ουχ ευρεθησεται εν τω πεδιω
[26] εξ ημερας συλλεξετε τη δε ημερα τη εβδομη σαββατα οτι ουκ εσται εν αυτη
[27] εγενετο δε εν τη ημερα τη εβδομη εξηλθοσαν τινες εκ του λαου συλλεξαι και ουχ ευρον
[28] ειπεν δε κυριος προς μωυσην εως τινος ου βουλεσθε εισακουειν τας εντολας μου και τον νομον μου
[29] ιδετε ο γαρ κυριος εδωκεν υμιν την ημεραν ταυτην τα σαββατα δια τουτο αυτος εδωκεν υμιν τη ημερα τη εκτη αρτους δυο ημερων καθησεσθε εκαστος εις τους οικους υμων μηδεις εκπορευεσθω εκ του τοπου αυτου τη ημερα τη εβδομη
[30] και εσαββατισεν ο λαος τη ημερα τη εβδομη
[31] και επωνομασαν οι υιοι ισραηλ το ονομα αυτου μαν ην δε ως σπερμα κοριου λευκον το δε γευμα αυτου ως εγκρις εν μελιτι
[32] ειπεν δε μωυσης τουτο το ρημα ο συνεταξεν κυριος πλησατε το γομορ του μαν εις αποθηκην εις τας γενεας υμων ινα ιδωσιν τον αρτον ον εφαγετε υμεις εν τη ερημω ως εξηγαγεν υμας κυριος εκ γης αιγυπτου
[33] και ειπεν μωυσης προς ααρων λαβε σταμνον χρυσουν ενα και εμβαλε εις αυτον πληρες το γομορ του μαν και αποθησεις αυτο εναντιον του θεου εις διατηρησιν εις τας γενεας υμων
[34] ον τροπον συνεταξεν κυριος τω μωυση και απεθετο ααρων εναντιον του μαρτυριου εις διατηρησιν
[35] οι δε υιοι ισραηλ εφαγον το μαν ετη τεσσαρακοντα εως ηλθον εις γην οικουμενην το μαν εφαγοσαν εως παρεγενοντο εις μερος της φοινικης
[36] το δε γομορ το δεκατον των τριων μετρων ην

Scripture quotations from the 2018 Robinson-Pierpont edition of the Greek New Testament in the Original Greek, Byzantine Majority Text. It is in the public domain.