Exodus 16

They set out from Elim, and the whole congregation of the sons of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had departed from the land of Egypt.

KJV 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.

The whole congregation of the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.

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

The sons of Israel said to them, "If only we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots, when we ate bread to satisfaction! For you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger."

KJV 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 the LORD said to Moses, "I am about to rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion each day, so that I may test them — whether they will walk according to My instruction or not.

KJV 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.

On the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it shall be twice as much as they gather daily."

KJV 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.

So Moses and Aaron said to all the sons of Israel, "At evening you will know that it was the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt,

KJV 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 you will see the glory of the LORD, because He has heard your grumbling against the LORD. For what are we, that you grumble against us?"

KJV 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?

Moses said, "When the LORD gives you meat to eat in the evening and bread to satisfaction in the morning — because the LORD has heard your grumbling that you grumble against Him — what are we? Your grumbling is not against us but against the LORD."

KJV 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.

Moses said to Aaron, "Say to the whole congregation of the sons of Israel, 'Draw near before the LORD, for He has heard your grumbling.'"

KJV 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.

As Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the sons of Israel, they looked toward the wilderness, and the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud.

KJV 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.

The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

KJV And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

"I have heard the grumbling of the sons of Israel. Speak to them, saying, 'At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.'"

KJV 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.

In the evening quail came up and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp.

KJV 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.

When the layer of dew lifted, there on the surface of the wilderness was a fine, flaky substance, as fine as frost on the ground.

KJV 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.

When the sons of Israel saw it, they said to one another, "What is it?" — for they did not know what it was. Moses said to them, "It is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat.

KJV 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 what the LORD has commanded: 'Each one is to gather as much as he needs. Take an omer per person, according to the number of persons each of you has in his tent.'"

KJV 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.

The sons of Israel did so. Some gathered more, some less.

KJV And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less.

But when they measured it with an omer, the one who gathered much had nothing left over, and the one who gathered little had no lack. Each gathered according to what he could eat.

KJV 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.

Moses said to them, "Let no one leave any of it until morning."

KJV And Moses said, Let no man leave of it till the morning.

But they did not listen to Moses. Some left part of it until morning, and it bred worms and stank. And Moses was angry with them.

KJV 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.

They gathered it morning by morning, each according to what he could eat, and when the sun grew hot, it melted.

KJV And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.

On the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread — two omers per person. All the leaders of the congregation came and told Moses.

KJV 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.

He said to them, "This is what the LORD has said: 'Tomorrow is a day of solemn rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD. Bake what you want to bake and boil what you want to boil, and set aside all that is left over to keep until morning.'"

KJV 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.

They set it aside until morning, as Moses commanded, and it did not stink, and there were no worms in it.

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

Moses said, "Eat it today, for today is a Sabbath to the LORD. Today you will not find it in the field.

KJV 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 you shall gather it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, there will be none."

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

On the seventh day some of the people went out to gather, but they found none.

KJV And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none.

The LORD said to Moses, "How long will you refuse to keep My commandments and My instructions?

KJV And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?

See, the LORD has given you the Sabbath; therefore on the sixth day He gives you bread for two days. Each of you stay where you are; let no one go out of his place on the seventh day."

KJV 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.

On the seventh day, the people refrained from work and rested.

KJV So the people rested on the seventh day.

The house of Israel called its name manna. It was like white coriander seed, and its taste was like wafers made with honey.

KJV 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.

Moses said, "This is what the LORD has commanded: 'Fill an omer of it to be kept throughout your generations, so that they may see the bread with which I fed you in the wilderness when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.'"

KJV 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.

Moses said to Aaron, "Take a jar and put an omer of manna in it and place it before the LORD to be kept throughout your generations."

KJV 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.

Following the LORD's command to Moses, Aaron placed it in front of the Testimony for safekeeping.

KJV As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.

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.

KJV 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.

An omer is a tenth of an ephah.

KJV Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.