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The Second Book of Moses: Exodus

Geneva Bible :: World English Bible Catholic

- Chapter 16 -

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Afterward all the Congregation of the children of Israel departed from Elim, and came to the wildernes of Sin, (which is betweene Elim and Sinai) the fiftenth day of the second moneth after their departing out of ye land of Egypt.
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And the whole Congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wildernesse.
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For the children of Israel sayde to them, Oh that we had dyed by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when wee sate by the flesh pots, when wee ate bread our bellies full: for yee haue brought vs out into this wildernesse, to kill this whole company with famine.
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Then sayd the Lord vnto Moses, Behold, I wil cause bread to rayne from heauen to you, and the people shall goe out, and gather that that is sufficient for euery day, that I may proue them, whether they wil walke in my Law or no.
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But the sixt daye they shall prepare that, which they shall bring home, and it shalbe twise as much as they gather dayly.
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Then Moses and Aaron sayde vnto all the children of Israel, At euen ye shall know, that the Lord brought you out of the land of Egypt:
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And in the morning ye shall see the glorie of the Lord: for he hath heard your grudgings against the Lord: and what are we that ye haue murmured against vs?
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Againe Moses sayd, At euen shall the Lord giue you flesh to eate, and in the morning your fil of bread: for the Lord hath heard your murmurings, which ye murmure against him: for what are we? your murmurings are not against vs, but against the Lord.
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And Moses sayd to Aaron, Say vnto all the Congregation of the children of Israel, Draw neere before the Lord: for he hath heard your murmurings.
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Now as Aaron spake vnto the whole Congregation of the children of Israel, they looked toward the wildernesse, and beholde, the glory of the Lord appeared in a cloude.
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(For the Lord had spoken vnto Moses, saying,
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I haue heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: tell them therefore, and say, At euen ye shall eate flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread, and ye shall knowe that I am the Lord your God)
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And so at euen the quailes came and couered the campe: and in the morning the dewe lay round about the hoste.
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And when the dewe that was fallen was ascended, beholde, a small round thing was vpon the face of the wildernes, small as the hoare frost on the earth.
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And when the children of Israel sawe it, they sayde one to another, It is MAN, for they wist not what it was. And Moses sayd vnto them, This is the breade which the Lord hath giuen you to eate.
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This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded: gather of it euery man according to his eating an Omer for a man according to the number of your persons: euery man shall take for them which are in his tent.
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And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some lesse.
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And when they did measure it with an Omer, hee that had gathered much, had nothing ouer, and he that had gathered litle, had no lacke: so euery man gathered according to his eating.
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Moses then said vnto them, Let no man reserue thereof till morning.
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Notwithstanding they obeyed not Moses: but some of them reserued of it till morning, and it was full of wormes, and stanke: therefore Moses was angrie with them.
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And they gathered it euery morning, euery man according to his eating: for when the heate of the sunne came, it was melted.

The Sabbath Observed

(Genesis 2:1–3; Hebrews 4:1–11)
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And the sixt day they gathered twise so much bread, two Omers for one man: then all the rulers of the Congregation came and told Moses.
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And he answered them, This is that, which the Lord hath sayde, To morowe is the rest of the holy Sabbath vnto the Lord: bake that to day which ye wil bake, and seethe that which ye wil seethe, and all that remaineth, lay it vp to be kept till the morning for you.
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And they laied it vp till the morning, as Moses bade, and it stanke not, neyther was there any worme therein.
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Then Moses sayde, Eate that to day: for to day is the Sabbath vnto the Lord: to day ye shall not finde it in the fielde.
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Sixe dayes shall yee gather it, but in the seuenth day is the Sabbath: in it there shalbe none.
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Notwithstanding, there went out some of the people in ye seuenth day for to gather, and they found none.
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And the Lord sayde vnto Moses, Howe long refuse yee to keepe my commandements, and my lawes?
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Beholde, howe the Lord hath giuen you the Sabbath: therefore he giueth you the sixt day bread for two dayes: tary therefore euery man in his place: let no man goe out of his place the seuenth day.
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So the people rested the seuenth day.

The Jar of Manna

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And the house of Israel called the name of it, MAN. and it was like to coriander seede, but white: and the taste of it was like vnto wafers made with hony.
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And Moses said, This is that which the Lord hath commanded, Fill an Omer of it, to keepe it for your posteritie: that they may see the bread wherewith I haue fed you in wildernesse, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.
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Moses also said to Aaron, Take a pot and put an Omer full of MAN therein, and set it before the Lord to be kept for your posteritie.
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As the Lord commanded Moses, so Aaron laied it vp before the Testimonie to be kept.
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And the children of Israel did eate MAN fourtie yeres, vntill they came vnto a land inhabited: they did eate MAN vntill they came to the borders of the land of Canaan.
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The Omer is the tenth part of the Ephah.
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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.
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The whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness;
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and the children of Israel said to them, “We wish that we had died by the LORD’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.”
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Then the LORD 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.
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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.”
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Moses and Aaron said to all the children of Israel, “At evening, you shall know that the LORD has brought you out from the land of Egypt.
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In the morning, you shall see the LORD’s glory; because he hears your murmurings against the LORD. Who are we, that you murmur against us?”
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Moses said, “Now the LORD will give you meat to eat in the evening, and in the morning bread to satisfy you, because the LORD hears your murmurings which you murmur against him. And who are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD.”
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Moses said to Aaron, “Tell all the congregation of the children of Israel, ‘Come close to the LORD, for he has heard your murmurings.’”
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As Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the children of Israel, they looked toward the wilderness, and behold, the LORD’s glory appeared in the cloud.
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The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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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. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.’”
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In the evening, quail came up and covered the camp; and in the morning the dew lay around the camp.
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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.
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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 the LORD has given you to eat.
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This is the thing which the LORD has commanded: ‘Gather of it everyone according to his eating; an omer (a) a head, according to the number of your persons, you shall take it, every man for those who are in his tent.’”
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The children of Israel did so, and some gathered more, some less.
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When they measured it with an omer, he who gathered much had nothing over, and he who gathered little had no lack. They each gathered according to his eating.
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Moses said to them, “Let no one leave of it until the morning.”
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Notwithstanding they didn’t listen to Moses, but some of them left of it until the morning, so it bred worms and became foul; and Moses was angry with them.
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They gathered it morning by morning, everyone according to his eating. When the sun grew hot, it melted.

The Sabbath Observed

(Genesis 2:1–3; Hebrews 4:1–11)
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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.
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He said to them, “This is that which the LORD has spoken, ‘Tomorrow is a solemn rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD. 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.’”
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They laid it up until the morning, as Moses ordered, and it didn’t become foul, and there were no worms in it.
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Moses said, “Eat that today, for today is a Sabbath to the LORD. Today you shall not find it in the field.
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Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day is the Sabbath. In it there shall be none.”
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On the seventh day, some of the people went out to gather, and they found none.
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The LORD said to Moses, “How long do you refuse to keep my commandments and my laws?
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Behold, because the LORD 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.”
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So the people rested on the seventh day.

The Jar of Manna

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The house of Israel called its nameManna”,(b) and it was like coriander seed, white; and its taste was like wafers with honey.
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Moses said, “This is the thing which the LORD 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.’”
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Moses said to Aaron, “Take a pot, and put an omer-full of manna in it, and lay it up before the LORD, to be kept throughout your generations.”
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As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.
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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.
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Now an omer is one tenth of an ephah.(c)

Footnotes

(a)16:16 An omer is about 2.2 liters or about 2.3 quarts
(b)16:31 “Manna” means “What is it?”
(c)16:36 1 ephah is about 22 liters or about 2/3 of a bushel