1 A ll the people of Israel left Elim, and came to the Desert of Sin, between Elim and Sinai. It was 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 all the people of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron in the desert,

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

3 s aying, “We should have died by the Lord’s hand in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat and ate all the bread we wanted. For you have brought us out into this desert to kill all of us with hunger.”

and the children of Israel said unto them, Would that we had died by the hand of Jehovah in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh-pots, 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, “See, I will rain bread from heaven for you. The people will go out and gather a day’s share every day, so I may test them to see if they will follow My Law or not.

Then said Jehovah unto 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 prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or not.

5 O n the sixth day they are to bring in twice as much as they gather each day.”

And it shall come to pass on the sixth day, that 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 the people of Israel, “This evening you will know that the Lord has brought you out of the land of Egypt.

And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel, At even, then ye shall know that Jehovah hath brought you out from the land of Egypt;

7 A nd in the morning you will see the greatness of the Lord. For He hears your complaining against the Lord. What are we, that you complain against us?”

and in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of Jehovah; for that he heareth your murmurings against Jehovah: and what are we, that ye murmur against us?

8 M oses said, “The Lord is giving you meat to eat in the evening and all the bread you want in the morning. For He hears how you complain against Him. What are we? You complain not against us, but against the Lord.”

And Moses said, This shall be, when Jehovah shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that Jehovah heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against Jehovah.

9 T hen Moses said to Aaron, “Say to all the people of Israel, ‘Come near to the Lord, for He has heard your complaining.’”

And Moses said unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before Jehovah; for he hath heard your murmurings.

10 W hen Aaron spoke to all the people of Israel, they looked toward the desert. And they saw in the cloud the shining-greatness of the Lord.

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 Jehovah appeared in the cloud.

11 T he Lord said to Moses,

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

12 “ I have heard the complaining of the people of Israel. Say to them, ‘In the evening you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will 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 Jehovah your God.

13 I n the evening quails came and covered the place where the people were staying. And in the early morning a little water was around the tents.

And it came to pass at even, that the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the camp.

14 W hen the water had gone, there were small white pieces all over the ground of the desert.

And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness a small round thing, small as the hoar-frost on the ground.

15 W hen the people 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.

And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, What is it? For they knew not what it was. And Moses said unto them, It is the bread which Jehovah hath given you to eat.

16 T his is what the Lord has told you to do: ‘Every man gather as much of it as he can eat. Take a jar for every person that each of you has in his tent.’”

This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded, Gather ye of it every man according to his eating; an omer a head, according to the number of your persons, shall ye take it, every man for them that are in his tent.

17 T he people did so. Some gathered much and some less.

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

18 W hen they saw how much they had, he who had gathered much had no more than what was needed. And he who had gathered less had enough. Every man gathered as much as he could eat.

And when they measured 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 to them, “Let no one save any of it until morning.”

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

20 B ut they did not listen to Moses. Some left part of it until morning. And worms grew in it and it became bad to eat. So 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 became foul: and Moses was wroth with them.

21 M orning after morning they gathered it, every man as much as he could eat. But when the sun became hot, it would melt.

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

22 O n the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two jars for each person. When all the leaders of the people came and told Moses,

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

23 h e said to them, “This is what the Lord said: ‘Tomorrow is a time of rest, a holy Day of Rest to the Lord. Make ready the food you will need for today. Then put aside what is left to be kept until morning.’”

And he said unto them, This is that which Jehovah hath spoken, Tomorrow is a solemn rest, a holy sabbath unto Jehovah: bake that which ye will bake, and boil that which ye will boil; and all that remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.

24 S o they put it aside until morning, as Moses told them. And it did not become bad to eat, and there were no worms in it.

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

25 M oses said, “Eat it today. For today is a Day of Rest to the Lord. Today you will not find it in the field.

And Moses said, Eat that to-day; for to-day is a sabbath unto Jehovah: to-day ye shall not find it in the field.

26 S ix days you will gather it. But on the seventh day, the Day of Rest, there will be none.”

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

27 O n the seventh day some of the people went out to gather it. But they found none.

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

28 T hen the Lord said to Moses, “How much longer will you go against My Word and My Laws?

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

29 S ee, the Lord has given you the Day of Rest. This is why He gives you bread for two days on the sixth day. Every man should stay home and not leave his place on the seventh day.”

See, for that Jehovah 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 people of Israel called it bread from heaven. It was like coriander seed, white, and tasted like bread 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 has said: ‘Let a jar of it be kept for your children and grandchildren to come, so they may see the bread that I fed you in the desert when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’”

And Moses said, This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded, Let an omerful of it be kept throughout your generations, that they may see the bread wherewith I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.

33 T hen Moses said to Aaron, “Take a jar full of the bread from heaven. And put it before the Lord, to be kept for all your children to come.”

And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omerful of manna therein, and lay it up before Jehovah, to be kept throughout your generations.

34 A s the Lord told Moses, Aaron put it in front of the special box of the agreement to be kept.

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

35 T he people of Israel ate the bread from heaven forty years, until they came to a land where other people lived. They ate the bread from heaven until they came to the land of Canaan.

And the children of Israel did eat the manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat the manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.

36 ( It took about ten jars to fill a large basket.)

Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.