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Exodus 16
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1And 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.
1The whole community of Israel left Elim and arrived at the desert of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai. They arrived there on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had left Egypt.
2And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness:
2In the desert, the whole community of the people of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron.
3and 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.
3The Israelites said to them, 'If only the LORD had killed us in Egypt! There we sat around pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted. But you have brought us out into this desert to starve this entire assembly to death.'
4Then 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.
4Then the LORD said to Moses, 'I will rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day the people are to go out and gather enough for that day. In this way, I will test them to see if they will follow my instructions or not.
5And 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.
5On the sixth day, they must prepare what they bring in, and it should be twice as much as they gather on the other days.'
6And 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;
6So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, 'In the evening you will know that it was the LORD who brought you out of Egypt.
7and 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?
7In the morning you will see the glory of the LORD, because he has heard your complaining against him. Who are we that you should complain against us?'
8And 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.
8Moses also said, 'You will know this when the LORD gives you meat to eat in the evening and all the bread you want in the morning. He has heard your complaints against him. Who are we? Your complaints are not against us, but against the LORD.'
9And Moses said unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before Jehovah; for he hath heard your murmurings.
9Then Moses said to Aaron, 'Tell the whole community of Israel, "Come before the LORD, for he has heard your complaining."'
10And 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.
10While Aaron was speaking to the whole community of Israel, they looked toward the desert, and there was the glory of the LORD appearing in the cloud.
12I 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.
12'I have heard the complaining of the Israelites. Tell them: At twilight 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.'
13And 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.
13That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew all around the camp.
14And 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.
14When the dew evaporated, thin flakes like frost were on the desert floor.
15And 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.
15When the Israelites saw it, they asked each other, 'What is it?' since they did not know what it was. Moses said to them, 'This is the bread the LORD has given you to eat.
16This 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.
16This is what the LORD has commanded: Everyone is to gather as much as they need. Take two quarts for every person in your tent.'
17And the children of Israel did so, and gathered some more, some less.
17The Israelites did this; some gathered a lot, and some gathered a little.
18And 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.
18When they measured it, those who gathered a lot had nothing left over, and those who gathered a little had enough. Everyone gathered just as much as they needed to eat.
19And Moses said unto them, Let no man leave of it till the morning.
19Then Moses said to them, 'No one is to keep any of it until morning.'
20Notwithstanding 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.
20However, some of them did not listen to Moses. They kept some of it until morning, but it was full of maggots and began to smell. Moses was angry with them.
21And they gathered it morning by morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.
21Each morning everyone gathered as much as they needed, and when the sun grew hot, it melted away.
22And 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.
22On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much—four quarts for each person—and the leaders of the community came and reported this to Moses.
23And he said unto them, This is that which Jehovah hath spoken, To-morrow 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.
23He said to them, 'This is what the LORD commanded: Tomorrow is a day of complete rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD. Bake what you want to bake and boil what you want to boil. Save whatever is left over and keep it until morning.'
24And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not become foul, neither was there any worm therein.
24So they saved it until morning, as Moses commanded, and it did not smell bad or get maggots in it.
25And Moses said, Eat that to-day; for to-day is a sabbath unto Jehovah: to-day ye shall not find it in the field.
25'Eat it today,' Moses said, 'because today is a Sabbath to the LORD. You will not find any on the ground today.
26Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.
26Gather it for six days, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, there will not be any.'
27And it came to pass on the seventh day, that there went out some of the people to gather, and they found none.
27Even so, some of the people went out on the seventh day to gather it, but they found nothing.
28And Jehovah said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?
28Then the LORD said to Moses, 'How long will you people refuse to obey my commands and my instructions?
29See, 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.
29Remember that the LORD has given you the Sabbath; that is why on the sixth day he gives you bread for two days. Everyone is to stay where they are on the seventh day; no one is to go out.'
31And 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.
31The people of Israel called the bread manna. It was white like coriander seed and tasted like wafers made with honey.
32And 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.
32Moses said, 'This is what the LORD has commanded: Take two quarts of manna and keep it for future generations, so they can see the bread I gave you to eat in the wilderness when I brought you out of Egypt.'
33And 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.
33So Moses said to Aaron, 'Take a jar and put two quarts of manna in it. Then place it before the LORD to be kept for generations to come.'
34As Jehovah commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.
34As the LORD commanded Moses, Aaron put the manna in front of the stone tablets of the Covenant to keep it there.
35And 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.
35The Israelites ate manna for forty years, until they came to a land where people lived; they ate manna until they reached the border of Canaan.