1 T hen 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.

They 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.

2 T he whole congregation of the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.

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

3 T he 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.”

And 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.

4 T hen 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.

Then 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.

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

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

6 S o 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;

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

7 a nd 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

And 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?

8 M oses 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.”

And 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.

9 T hen 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.’”

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

10 I t 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.

And 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!

11 A nd the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

The Lord said to Moses,

12 “ 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.’”

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.

13 S o 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.

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

14 W hen 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.

And 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.

15 W hen 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.

When 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.

16 T his 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.’”

This 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.

17 T he sons of Israel did so, and some gathered much and some little.

The did so, and gathered, some more, some less.

18 W hen 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.

When 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.

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

Moses said, Let none of it be left until morning.

20 B ut 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.

But 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.

21 T hey 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

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

22 N ow 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,

And 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.

23 t hen 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.”

He 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

29 S ee, 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.”

See, 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.

30 S o the people rested on the seventh day.

So the people rested on the seventh day.

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

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

32 T hen 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.’”

Moses 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.

33 M oses 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.”

And 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.

34 A s the Lord commanded Moses, so Aaron placed it before the Testimony, to be kept.

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

35 T he 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.

And 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.

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

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