Exodus 16

CHAPTER 16

The LORD Rains Bread

1And they departed from Elim, and [⁵came ¹all ²the congregation ³of the sons ⁴of Israel] unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and between Sinai. And on the fifteenth day in  [³month ¹the ²second] they went forth from the land of Egypt. 2[⁷complained ¹All ²the ³gathering ⁴of the ⁵sons ⁶of Israel] to Moses and Aaron. 3And [⁴said ⁵to ⁶them ¹the ²sons ³of Israel], Ought we died being struck by the lord  in the land of Egypt, whenever we sat at the kettles of the meats, and ate bread loaves in fullness. For you led us into   this wilderness to kill all   this congregation by hunger. 4[³said ¹And ²the lord] to Moses, Behold, I rain upon you bread loaves from out of the heaven; and [³shall come forth ¹the ²people], and they shall collect together the bread    day to day, that I should test them if they shall go by    my law or not. 5And it will be in   [³day ¹the ²sixth], and they shall prepare what ever they should carry in, and it shall be double what ever they should bring   according to day by day. 6[⁵said ¹And ²Moses ³and ⁴Aaron] to all the gathering of the sons of Israel, At evening you will know that the lord  led you out of the land of Egypt. 7And in the morning you will see the glory of the lord, in the hearing   of your grumbling against   God. And we, what are we that you complain against us? 8And Moses said, It is in the [²giving ¹the lord] to you in the evening meats to eat, and bread loaves in the morning for fullness, on account of the lord's hearing   your grumbling which you complain against us. But we, what are we? For not [³against ⁴us   ²your grumbling ¹is], but against   God. 9[³said ¹And ²Moses] to Aaron, Say to all the congregation of the sons of Israel! Come forward before   God! for he has heard   your grumbling. 10And when Aaron spoke to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, that they turned into the wilderness, and the glory of the lord  appeared in a cloud.

The LORD Sends the Mother-quail

11And the lord spoke to Moses, saying, 12I have heard the grumbling of the sons of Israel. Speak to them! saying,   Towards evening you shall eat meats, and in the morning you will be filled of bread loaves. And you shall know that I am the lord    your God. 13And it was evening. And there ascended the mother-quail, and it covered the camp. And in the morning there was a resting of the dew round about the camp. 14And behold, upon the face of the wilderness, a thin thing  as coriander -- white, as ice upon the earth. 15And seeing it, the sons of Israel said, an other to the other, What is this? [³not ¹For ²they had] known what it was. [³said ¹And ²Moses] to them, This is the bread which the lord gave to you to eat. 16This is the thing which the lord ordered. Bring together of it each for what  is fitting! A homer per head, according to the number of your souls; [²each ³with   ⁴your tents ¹let] collect together! 17And [⁴did ⁵so ¹the ²sons ³of Israel], and they collected together what was    much and what was    less. 18And measuring with the homer, [³was not ⁴superabundant ¹the one which   ²had much], and the one which   had less had not too less, for each   [²what was fitting ³for ⁴himself ¹collected together]. 19[³said ¹And ²Moses] to them, Let no one leave behind of his into the morning! 20And they did not hearken to Moses, but left behind some of it into the morning. And [²erupted ¹worms], and it stunk. And [²was embittered ³over ⁴them ¹Moses]. 21And they collected it together morning by morning, each the fitting thing  for himself. And when [³warmed through ¹the ²sun], it melted away. 22And it happened in the [²day   ¹sixth] they collected together the necessary double amount, two homers to the one person. [⁷entered ¹And ²all ³the ⁴rulers ⁵of the ⁶congregation], and announced to Moses. 23[³said ¹And ²Moses] to them, This   word is what the lord spoke. A Sabbath rest, holy to the lord  is tomorrow. Whatever as much as you should bake -- bake. And whatever as much as you should boil -- boil! And all that being superabundant leave it for reposit for the morning! 24And they left of it into the morning, as [²ordered ³them ¹Moses]. And it did not stink, nor [²a worm ¹was there] in it. 25[³said ¹And ²Moses], You eat it today, for it is a Sabbath to the lord! Today you shall not find any in a plain. 26Six days you shall collect together, but the [²day   ¹seventh] is a Sabbath, for it shall not be found in it. 27And it came to pass on the seventh day, and came forth certain ones from the people to collect together, and they did not find. 28[³said ¹And ²the lord] to Moses, For how long  will you not listen to   my commandments, and   my law? 29See! for the lord  gave to you [²Sabbath   ³day ¹this]. On account of this he gave to you on the [²day   ¹sixth] bread loaves for two days. Let [²sit down ¹each] in   your houses by himself! Not one of you go forth from out of   his place during the [²day   ¹seventh]! 30And [³observed the Sabbath ¹the ²people] in the [²day   ¹seventh]. 31And [⁴named ⁵it ¹the ²sons ³of Israel] -- the name of it, Manna. And it was as the seed of coriander -- white. And the taste of it was as pastry with honey. 32[³said ¹And ²Moses], This is the thing which the lord ordered. Fill the homer of the manna, for reposit for   your generations! that they might see the bread which you ate in the wilderness, as [²led ³you ¹the lord] out of the land of Egypt. 33And Moses said to Aaron, Take [³jar ²golden ¹one], and put in it a full   homer   of manna, and put it aside before   God for preservation into   your generations! 34In which manner the lord ordered   Moses, even [²put ⁴aside ¹Aaron ³it] before the testimony for preservation. 35And the sons of Israel ate the manna [²years ¹forty], until they came into the land to be lived in. [²the ³manna ¹They ate] until they came into a part   of Phoenicia. 36Now the homer [²the ³tenth   ⁴of three ⁵measures ¹was].