1 T hey set out from Elim, and all the congregation of Israel came to the Wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they left the land of Egypt.

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 A nd the whole congregation of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness,

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

3 A nd said to them, Would that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the fleshpots and ate bread to the full; for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.

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 T hen the Lord said to Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from the heavens for you; and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in My law or not.

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 O n the sixth day they shall prepare to bring in twice as much as they gather daily.

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 S o Moses and Aaron said to all Israel, At evening you shall know that the Lord has brought you out from the land of Egypt,

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 A nd in the morning you shall see the glory of the Lord, for He hears your murmurings against the Lord. For what are we, that you murmur against us?

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 A nd Moses said, when the Lord gives you in the evening flesh to eat and in the morning bread to the full, because the Lord has heard your grumblings which you murmur against Him; what are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against the Lord.

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 A nd Moses said to Aaron, Say to all the congregation of Israel, Come near before the Lord, for He has heard your murmurings.

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 A nd as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of Israel, they looked toward the wilderness, and behold, the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud!

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 T he Lord said to Moses,

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

12 I have heard the murmurings of the Israelites; speak to them, saying, At twilight you shall eat meat, and between the two evenings you shall be filled with bread; and you shall know that I am the Lord your God.

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 I n the evening quails came up and covered the camp; and in the morning the dew lay round about the camp.

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 A nd when the dew had gone, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a fine, round and flakelike thing, as fine as hoarfrost on the ground.

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 W hen the Israelites saw it, they said one to another, Manna. For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, This is the bread which the Lord has given you to eat.

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 T his is what the Lord has commanded: Let every man gather of it as much as he will need, an omer for each person, according to the number of your persons; take it, every man for those in his tent.

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 T he did so, and gathered, some more, some less.

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

18 W hen they measured it with an omer, he who gathered much had nothing over, and he who gathered little had no lack; each gathered according to his need.

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 M oses said, Let none of it be left until morning.

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

20 B ut they did not listen to Moses; some of them left of it until morning, and it bred worms, became foul, and stank; and Moses was angry with them.

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 T hey gathered it every morning, each as much as he needed, for when the sun became hot it melted.

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

22 A nd on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each person; and all the leaders of the congregation came and told Moses.

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 H e said to them, The Lord has said, Tomorrow is a solemn rest, a holy Sabbath to the Lord; bake and boil what you will bake and boil today; and all that remains over put aside for you to keep until morning.

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 T hey laid it aside till morning, as Moses told them; and it did not become foul, neither was it wormy.

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

25 M oses said, Eat that today, for today is a Sabbath to the Lord. Today you shall find none in the field.

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 S ix days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, there shall be none.

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

27 O n the seventh day some of the people went out to gather, but they found 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.

28 T he Lord said to Moses, How long do you refuse to keep My commandments and My laws?

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

29 S ee, the Lord has given you the Sabbath; therefore He gives you on the sixth day the bread for two days; let every man remain in his place; let no man leave his place on the seventh day.

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 S o the people rested on the seventh day.

So the people rested on the seventh day.

31 T he house of Israel called the bread manna; it was like coriander seed, white, and it tasted like wafers made with honey.

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 M oses said, This is what the Lord commands, Take an omer of it to 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.

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 A nd Moses said to Aaron, Take a pot and put an omer of manna in it, and lay it up before the Lord, to be kept throughout your generations.

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 A s the Lord commanded Moses, Aaron laid it up before the Testimony to be kept.

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

35 A nd the Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a habitable land; they ate the manna until they came to the border of the land of Canaan.

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 of an ephah.)

Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.