1 ¶ And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the sons 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.

Then they set out from Elim, and all the 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 their departure from the land of Egypt.

2 A nd the whole congregation of the sons of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness;

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

3 a nd the sons of Israel said unto them, It would have been better if we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots and when we ate bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.

The sons of Israel said to them, “ Would that we had died by the Lord’s hand in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat, when we ate bread to the full; for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”

4 T hen the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather the word for every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or not.

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, that I may test them, whether or not they will walk in My instruction.

5 A nd it shall come to pass that on the sixth day they shall prepare that which they bring in, which shall be twice as much as they gather daily.

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

6 T hen Moses and Aaron said unto all the sons of Israel, At evening ye shall know that the LORD has brought you out from the land of Egypt;

So Moses and Aaron said to all the sons of Israel, “At evening you will know that the Lord has brought you out of the land of Egypt;

7 A nd in the morning ye shall see the glory of the LORD; for he has heard your murmurings against the LORD; and what are we, that ye murmur against us?

and in the morning you will see the glory of the Lord, for He hears your grumblings against the Lord; and what are we, that you grumble against us?” The Lord Provides Meat

8 A nd 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 the LORD has heard your murmurings which ye have murmured against him; and what are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD.

Moses said, “ This will happen when the Lord gives you meat to eat in the evening, and bread to the full in the morning; for the Lord hears your grumblings which you grumble against Him. And what are we? Your grumblings are not against us but against the Lord.”

9 A nd Moses spoke unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the sons of Israel, Come near before the LORD, for he has heard your murmurings.

Then Moses said to Aaron, “Say to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, ‘ Come near before the Lord, for He has heard your grumblings.’”

10 A nd it came to pass as Aaron spoke unto the whole congregation of the sons of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud.

It came about as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the sons of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and behold, the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud.

11 A nd the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

12 I have heard the murmurings of the sons of Israel; speak unto them, saying, Between the two evenings ye shall eat flesh, and tomorrow ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God.

“ I have heard the grumblings 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; and you shall know that I am the Lord your God.’”

13 ¶ And it came to pass, that in the evening quail came up, and covered the camp; and in the morning the dew descended round about the host.

So it came about at evening that the quails came up and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp.

14 A nd when the dew ceased to descend, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing as small as the hoar frost on the ground.

When the layer of dew evaporated, behold, on the surface of the wilderness there was a fine flake-like thing, fine as the frost on the ground.

15 A nd when the sons of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna (What is it?): for they did not know what it was. Then Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the LORD has given you to eat.

When the sons of Israel saw it, they said to one another, “ What is it?” For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, “ It is the bread which the Lord has given you to eat.

16 T his is the thing which the LORD has commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for each one, according to the number of your persons; take ye each one for those who are in his tent.

This is what the Lord has commanded, ‘Gather of it every man as much as he should eat; you shall take an omer apiece according to the number of persons each of you has in his tent.’”

17 A nd the sons of Israel did so and gathered, some more, some less.

The sons of Israel did so, and some gathered much and some little.

18 A nd when they did measure it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered each one according to his eating.

When they measured it with an omer, he who had gathered much had no excess, and he who had gathered little had no lack; every man gathered as much as he should eat.

19 A nd Moses said, Let no one leave of it until the morning.

Moses said to them, “ Let no man leave any of it until morning.”

20 N otwithstanding they did not hearken unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms and stank; and Moses was angry with them.

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

21 A nd they gathered it early in the morning, each one according to his eating; and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.

They gathered it morning by morning, every man as much as he should eat; but when the sun grew hot, it would melt. The Sabbath Observed

22 ¶ And it came to pass that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one; and all the princes of the congregation came and told Moses.

Now on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one. When all the leaders of the congregation came and told Moses,

23 A nd he said unto them, This is what the LORD has said, Tomorrow is the holy sabbath of rest unto the LORD; bake that which ye will bake today and cook what ye will cook; and that which remains over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.

then he said to them, “This is what the Lord meant: Tomorrow is a sabbath observance, a holy sabbath to the Lord. Bake what you will bake and boil what you will boil, and all that is left over put aside to be kept until morning.”

24 A nd they laid it up until the morning as Moses bade; and it did not stink, neither was there any worm in it.

So they put it aside until morning, as Moses had ordered, and it did not become foul nor was there any worm in it.

25 A nd Moses said, Eat that today; for today is a sabbath unto the LORD; today ye shall not find it in the field.

Moses said, “Eat it today, for today is a sabbath to the Lord; today you will not find it in the field.

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

Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day, the sabbath, there will be none.”

27 A nd it came to pass that some of the people went out on the seventh day to gather, and they found none.

It came about on the seventh day that some of the people went out to gather, but they found none.

28 A nd the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?

Then the Lord said to Moses, “ How long do you refuse to keep My commandments and My instructions?

29 S ee that the LORD has given you the sabbath; therefore, he gives you the bread of two days on the sixth day; abide ye every man in his place; let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.

See, the Lord has given you the sabbath; therefore He gives you bread for two days on the sixth day. Remain 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 A nd the house of Israel called its name Manna; and it was like coriander seed, white, and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.

The house of Israel named it manna, and it was like coriander seed, white, and its taste was like wafers with honey.

32 ¶ And Moses said, This is what the LORD has commanded, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your descendants, that they may see the bread with which I have fed you in the wilderness when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.

Then Moses said, “This is what the Lord has commanded, ‘Let an omerful of it be kept throughout your generations, that they may see the bread that I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’”

33 A nd Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot and put an omer full of manna in it and lay it up before the LORD, to be kept for your descendants.

Moses said to Aaron, “ Take a jar and put an omerful of manna in it, and place it before the Lord to be kept throughout your generations.”

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

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

35 T hus the sons of Israel ate manna forty years until they came to a land inhabited; they ate manna until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.

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.

36 N ow an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.

(Now an omer is a tenth of an ephah.)