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.

They took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came to 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,

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 to them, “We wish that we had died by Yahweh’s hand in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots, when we ate our fill of bread, for you have brought us out 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 Yahweh said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain bread from the sky for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, that I may test 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.”

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.

Moses and Aaron said to all the children of Israel, “At evening, then you shall know that Yahweh has 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 you shall see Yahweh’s glory; because he hears your murmurings against Yahweh. Who are we, that you 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.”

Moses said, “Now Yahweh shall give you meat to eat in the evening, and in the morning bread to satisfy you; because Yahweh hears your murmurings which you murmur against him. And who are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against Yahweh.”

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.’”

Moses said to Aaron, “Tell all the congregation of the children of Israel, ‘Come near before Yahweh, for he has 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.

As Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the children of Israel, they looked toward the wilderness, and behold, Yahweh’s glory appeared in the cloud.

11 T he Lord said to Moses,

Yahweh spoke to 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 to them, saying, ‘At evening you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread: and you shall know that I am Yahweh 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.

In the evening, quail came up and covered the camp; and in the morning the dew lay around the camp.

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

When the dew that lay had gone, behold, on the surface of the wilderness was a small round thing, small as the 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.

When the children of Israel saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?” For they didn’t know what it was. Moses said to them, “It is the bread which Yahweh has 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 Yahweh has commanded: “Gather of it everyone according to his eating; an omer a head, according to the number of your persons, you shall take it, every man for those who are in his tent.”

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

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.

When they measured it with an omer, he who gathered much had nothing over, and he who 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.”

Moses said to them, “Let no one leave of it until 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 didn’t listen to Moses, but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and became foul: and Moses was angry 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.

They gathered it morning by morning, everyone according to his eating. When the sun grew 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,

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.’”

He said to them, “This is that which Yahweh has spoken, ‘Tomorrow is a solemn rest, a holy Sabbath to Yahweh. Bake that which you want to bake, and boil that which you want to boil; and all that remains over lay up for yourselves 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.

They laid it up until the morning, as Moses asked, and it didn’t become foul, and there were no worms in it.

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.

Moses said, “Eat that today, for today is a Sabbath to Yahweh. Today you 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 you 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.

On the seventh day, some of the people went out 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?

Yahweh said to Moses, “How long do you refuse 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.”

Behold, because Yahweh has given you the Sabbath, therefore he gives you on the sixth day the bread of two days. Everyone stay in his place. Let no one 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.

The house of Israel called its name Manna, and it was like coriander seed, white; and its taste was like wafers 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.’”

Moses said, “This is the thing which Yahweh has commanded, ‘Let an omer-full of it 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 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.”

Moses said to Aaron, “Take a pot, and put an omer-full of manna in it, and lay it up before Yahweh, 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 Yahweh 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.

The children of Israel ate the manna forty years, until they came to an inhabited land. They ate the manna until they came to the borders of the land of Canaan.

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

Now an omer is one tenth of an ephah.