Exodus 16:21 - Prayer Tents

The Manna and the Quails

16The whole Israelite community set out from Elim, and on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had left Egypt, they came to the desert of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai.H5265H362H5712H1121H3478H935H4057H5512H362H5514H2568H6240H3117H8145H2320H3318H776H4714

2There in the desert they all complained to Moses and AaronH5712H1121H3478H3885H4872H175H4057

3and said to them, "We wish that the LORD had killed us in Egypt. There we could at least sit down and eat meat and as much other food as we wanted. But you have brought us out into this desert to starve us all to death."H1121H3478H559H4310H5414H4191H3027H3068H776H4714H3427H1320H5518H398H3899H7648H3318H4057H4191H6951H7458

4The LORD said to Moses, "Now I am going to cause food to rain down from the sky for all of you. The people must go out every day and gather enough for that day. In this way I can test them to find out if they will follow my instructions.H559H3068H4872H4305H3899H8064H5971H3318H3950H1697H3117H3117H5254H3212H8451

5On the sixth day they are to bring in twice as much as usual and prepare it."H8345H3117H3559H834H935H4932H3950H3117H3117

6So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, "This evening you will know that it was the LORD who brought you out of Egypt.H4872H175H559H1121H3478H6153H3045H3068H3318H776H4714

7In the morning you will see the dazzling light of the LORD's presence. He has heard your complaints against him - yes, against him, because we are only carrying out his instructions."H1242H7200H3519H3068H8085H8519H3068H5168H3885H3885

8Then Moses said, "It is the LORD who will give you meat to eat in the evening and as much bread as you want in the morning, because he has heard how much you have complained against him. When you complain against us, you are really complaining against the LORD."H4872H559H3068H5414H6153H1320H398H1242H3899H7646H3068H8085H8519H3885H5168H8519H3068

9Moses said to Aaron, "Tell the whole community to come and stand before the LORD, because he has heard their complaints."H4872H559H175H559H5712H1121H3478H7126H6440H3068H8085H8519

10As Aaron spoke to the whole community, they turned toward the desert, and suddenly the dazzling light of the LORD appeared in a cloud.H175H1696H5712H1121H3478H6437H4057H3519H3068H7200H6051

11The LORD said to Moses,H3068H1696H4872H559

12"I have heard the complaints of the Israelites. Tell them that at twilight they will have meat to eat, and in the morning they will have all the bread they want. Then they will know that I, the LORD, am their God."H8085H8519H1121H3478H1696H559H996H6153H398H1320H1242H7646H3899H3045H3068H430

13In the evening a large flock of quails flew in, enough to cover the camp, and in the morning there was dew all around the camp.H6153H7958H5927H3680H4264H1242H2919H7902H5439H4264

14When the dew evaporated, there was something thin and flaky on the surface of the desert. It was as delicate as frost.H2919H7902H5927H6440H4057H1851H2636H1851H3713H776

15When the Israelites saw it, they didn't know what it was and asked each other, "What is it?" Moses said to them, "This is the food that the LORD has given you to eat.H1121H3478H7200H559H376H251H4478H3045H4872H559H3899H3068H5414H402

16The LORD has commanded that each of you is to gather as much of it as he needs, two quarts for each member of his household."H1697H834H3068H6680H3950H376H6310H400H6016H1538H4557H5315H3947H376H168

17The Israelites did this, some gathering more, others less.H1121H3478H6213H3950H7235H4591

18When they measured it, those who gathered much did not have too much, and those who gathered less did not have too little. Each had gathered just what he needed.H4058H6016H7235H5736H4591H2637H3950H376H6310H400

19Moses said to them, "No one is to keep any of it for tomorrow."H4872H559H376H3498H1242

20But some of them did not listen to Moses and saved part of it. The next morning it was full of worms and smelled rotten, and Moses was angry with them.H8085H4872H582H3498H1242H7311H8438H887H4872H7107

21Every morning each one gathered as much as he needed; and when the sun grew hot, what was left on the ground melted.H3950H1242H376H6310H400H8121H2552H4549

22On the sixth day they gathered twice as much food, four quarts for each person. All the leaders of the community came and told Moses about it,H8345H3117H3950H4932H3899H8147H6016H259H5387H5712H935H5046H4872

23and he said to them, "The LORD has commanded that tomorrow is a holy day of rest, dedicated to him. Bake today what you want to bake and boil what you want to boil. Whatever is left should be put aside and kept for tomorrow."H559H3068H1696H4279H7677H6944H7676H3068H644H644H1310H1310H3605H5736H3240H4931H1242

24As Moses had commanded, they kept what was left until the next day; it did not spoil or get worms in it.H3240H1242H4872H6680H887H7415

25Moses said, "Eat this today, because today is the Sabbath, a day of rest dedicated to the LORD, and you will not find any food outside the camp.H4872H559H398H3117H3117H7676H3068H3117H4672H7704

26You must gather food for six days, but on the seventh day, the day of rest, there will be none."H8337H3117H3950H7637H3117H7676

27On the seventh day some of the people went out to gather food, but they did not find any.H3318H5971H7637H3117H3950H4672

28Then the LORD said to Moses, "How much longer will you people refuse to obey my commands?H3068H559H4872H3985H8104H4687H8451

29Remember that I, the LORD, have given you a day of rest, and that is why on the sixth day I will always give you enough food for two days. Everyone is to stay where he is on the seventh day and not leave his home."H7200H3068H5414H7676H5414H8345H3117H3899H3117H3427H376H376H3318H4725H7637H3117

30So the people did no work on the seventh day.H5971H7673H7637H3117

31The people of Israel called the food manna. It was like a small white seed, and tasted like thin cakes made with honey.H1004H3478H7121H8034H4478H1407H2233H3836H2940H6838H1706

32Moses said, "The LORD has commanded us to save some manna, to be kept for our descendants, so that they can see the food which he gave us to eat in the desert when he brought us out of Egypt."H4872H559H1697H3068H6680H4393H6016H4931H1755H7200H3899H398H4057H3318H776H4714

33Moses said to Aaron, "Take a jar, put two quarts of manna in it, and place it in the LORD's presence to be kept for our descendants."H4872H559H175H3947H259H6803H5414H6016H4393H4478H3240H6440H3068H4931H1755

34As the LORD had commanded Moses, Aaron put it in front of the Covenant Box, so that it could be kept.H3068H6680H4872H175H3240H6440H5715H4931

35The Israelites ate manna for the next forty years, until they reached the land of Canaan, where they settled.H1121H3478H398H4478H705H8141H935H776H3427H398H4478H935H7097H776H3667

36(The standard dry measure then in use equaled twenty quarts.)H6016H6224H374