NASB — Exodus 16 — KJV

The LORD Provides Manna

1 Then they set° out from Elim°, and all° the congregation° of the sons° of Israel° came° to the wilderness° of aSin°, which° is between° Elim° and Sinai°, on bthe fifteenth°° day° of the second° month° after their departure° from the land° of Egypt°. 2 The whole° congregation° of the sons° of Israel° agrumbled° against° Moses° and Aaron° in the wilderness°. 3 The sons° of Israel° said° to them, “aWould°° that we had died° by the LORDS° hand° in the land° of Egypt°, bwhen we sat° by the pots° of Imeat°, when we ate° bread° to the full°; for you have brought° us out into this° wilderness° to kill° this° whole° assembly° with hunger°.”

[1] aNu 33:10, 11; Ezk 30:15 bEx 12:6, 51; 19:1
[2] aEx 14:11; 15:24; Ps 106:25; 1Co 10:10
[3] IOr flesh aEx 17:3; Nu 14:2, 3; 20:3; Lm 4:9 bNu 11:4, 5

4 ¶ Then the LORD° said° to Moses°, “Behold°, aI will rain° bread° from heaven° for you; and the people° shall go° out and gather° a day’s° portion° every day°, that I may btest° them, whether or° not they will walk° in My Iinstruction°. 5 aOn the sixth° day°, when they prepare° what° they bring° in, it will be twice° as much° as they gather° daily°.” 6 So Moses° and Aaron° said° to all° the sons° of Israel°, “At evening° Iayou will know° that the LORD° has brought° you out of the land° of Egypt°; 7 and in the morning° Iyou will see° athe glory° of the LORD°, for bHe hears° your grumblings° against° the LORD°; and cwhat° are we, that you grumble° against° us?”

[4] IOr law aNe 9:15; Ps 78:23-25; 105:40; Jn 6:31; 1Co 10:3 bEx 15:25; Dt 8:2, 16
[5] aEx 16:22
[6] ILit and you aEx 6:7
[7] ILit and you aEx 16:10, 12; Is 35:2; 40:5; Jn 11:4, 40 bNu 14:27; 17:5 cNu 16:11

The LORD Provides Meat

8 Moses° said°, “[This will happen] when the LORD° gives° you Imeat° to eat° in the evening°, and bread° to the full° in the morning°; for the LORD° hears° your grumblings° which° you grumble° against° Him. And what° are we? Your grumblings° are anot against° us but against° the LORD°.”

[8] IOr flesh a1S 8:7; Lk 10:16; Ro 13:2; 1Th 4:8

9 ¶ Then Moses° said° to Aaron°, “Say° to all° the congregation° of the sons° of Israel°, ‘aCome° near° before° the LORD°, for He has heard° your grumblings°.’” 10 It came° about as Aaron° spoke° to the whole° congregation° of the sons° of Israel°, that they Ilooked° toward° the wilderness°, and behold°, athe glory° of the LORD° appeared° in the cloud°. 11 And the LORD° spoke° to Moses°, saying°, 12aI have heard° the grumblings° of the sons° of Israel°; speak° to them, saying°, ‘IAt twilight° you shall eat° IImeat°, and in the morning° you shall be filled° with bread°; and byou shall know° that I am the LORD° your God°.’”

[9] aNu 16:16
[10] ILit turned aEx 13:21; 16:7; Nu 16:19; 1K 8:10f
[12] ILit Between the two evenings IIOr flesh aEx 16:8; Nu 14:27 bEx 6:7; 16:7; 1K 20:28; Jol 3:17

13 ¶ So it came° about at evening° that athe quails° came° up and covered° the camp°, and in the morning° bthere was a layer° of dew° around° the camp°. 14 aWhen the layer° of dew° Ievaporated°, behold°, on the IIsurface° of the wilderness° bthere was a fine° flake-like° thing°, fine° as the frost° on the ground°. 15 When the sons° of Israel° saw° [it], they said° to one° another°, “IWhat° is it?” For they did not know° what° it was. And Moses° said° to them, “aIt is the bread° which° the LORD° has given° you to eat°. 16 This° is Iwhat°° the LORD° has commanded°, ‘Gather° of it every° man° IIas much° as he should eat°; you shall take° IIIaan omer° apiece° according to the number° of persons° each° of you has° in his tent°.’” 17 The sons° of Israel° did° so°, and [some] gathered° much° and [some] little°. 18 When they measured° it with an omer°, ahe who had° gathered much° had no° excess°, and he who had° gathered little° had no° lack°; every° man° gathered° Ias much° as he should eat°. 19 Moses° said° to them, “aLet no° man° leave° any° of it until° morning°.” 20 But they did not listen° to Moses°, and some° left° part of it until° morning°, and it bred° worms° and became° foul°; and Moses° was angry° with them. 21 They gathered° it morning° by morning°, every° man° Ias much° as he should eat°; but when the sun° grew° hot°, it would melt°.

[13] aNu 11:31; Ps 78:27-29; 105:40 bNu 11:9
[14] ILit had gone up IILit face of aNu 11:7-9 bEx 16:31; Ne 9:15; Ps 78:24; 105:40
[15] IHeb Man hu, cf v 31 aEx 16:4; Ne 9:15; Ps 78:24; Jn 6:31; 1Co 10:3
[16] ILit the thing which IILit according to his eating IIILit an omer for a head aEx 16:32, 36
[18] ILit according to his eating a2Co 8:15
[19] aEx 12:10; 16:23; 23:18
[21] ILit according to his eating

The Sabbath Observed

22aNow on the sixth° day° they gathered° twice° as much° bread°, two° omers° for each° one°. When all° the bleaders° of the congregation° came° and told° Moses°, 23 then he said° to them, “This° is what° the LORD° Imeant°: aTomorrow° is a sabbath° observance°, a holy° sabbath° to the LORD°. Bake° what° you will bake° and boil° what° you will boil°, and ball° that is left° over° IIput° aside° to be kept° until° morning°.” 24 So they Iput° it aside° until° morning°, as Moses° had ordered°, and ait did not become° foul° nor° was there any worm° in it. 25 Moses° said°, “Eat° it today°, for today° is a sabbath° to the LORD°; today° you will not find° it in the field°. 26 aSix° days° you shall gather° it, but on the seventh° day°, [the] sabbath°, there will be Inone°.”

[22] aEx 16:5 bEx 34:31
[23] ILit spoke IILit lay up for you aGn 2:3; Ex 20:8-11; 23:12; 31:15; 35:2; Lv 23:3; Ne 9:13, 14 bEx 16:19
[24] ILit laid it up aEx 16:20
[26] ILit none on it aEx 20:9, 10

27 ¶ It came° about on the seventh° day° that some° of the people° went° out to gather°, but they found° none°. 28 Then the LORD° said° to Moses°, “aHow° long° do you refuse° to keep° My commandments° and My Iinstructions°? 29 See°, Ithe LORD° has given° you the sabbath°; therefore°° He gives° you bread° for two days° on the sixth° day°. Remain° every° man° in his place°; let no° man° go° out of his place° on the seventh° day°.” 30 So the people° rested° on the seventh° day°.

[28] IOr laws a2K 17:14; Ps 78:10; 106:13
[29] ILit for the LORD

31 ¶ The house° of aIsrael° named°° it Imanna°, and it was like bcoriander° seed°, white°, and its taste° was like wafers° with honey°. 32 Then Moses° said°, “This° is Iwhat°° the LORD° has commanded°, ‘Let an omerful°° of it be kept° throughout your generations°, that they may see° the bread° that I fed° you in the wilderness°, when I brought° you out of the land° of Egypt°.’” 33 Moses° said° to Aaron°, “aTake° a jar° and put° an omerful°° of manna° in it, and place° it before° the LORD° to be kept° throughout your generations°.” 34 As the LORD° commanded° Moses°, so Aaron° placed° it before° athe Testimony°, to be kept°. 35 aThe sons° of Israel° ate° the manna° forty° years°, until° they came° to an inhabited° land°; they ate° the manna° until° they came° to the border° of the land° of Canaan°. 36 (Now aan omer° is a tenth° of an Iephah°.)

[31] IHeb man, cf v 15 aNu 11:7-9; Dt 8:3, 16 bEx 16:14
[32] ILit the thing which
[33] aHe 9:4; Rv 2:17
[34] aEx 25:16, 21; 27:21; 40:20; Nu 17:10
[35] aDt 8:2f; Jsh 5:12; Ne 9:20, 21
[36] II.e. Approx one bu aEx 16:16


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The Israelites come to Sin.

1 ¶ And they took their journeyºª from Elim,º² and all² the congregationº of the childrenº of Israelº cameºª unto² the wildernessº of Sin,º which² [is] between² Elimº and Sinai,º on the fifteenthº¹² dayº of the secondº monthº after their departing outºª of the landº² of Egypt.º

[1] Ex 15:27; 17:1; Nu 33:10, 12; Ezk 30:15.

They murmur for want of bread.

2 And the whole² congregationº of the childrenº of Israelº murmuredºª against² Mosesº and Aaronº in the wilderness:º 3 And the childrenº of Israelº saidºª unto² them, Would to Godººª we had diedºª by the handº of the LORDº in the landº of Egypt,º when we satºª by² the fleshº pots,º [and] when we did eatºª breadº to the full;º for² ye have brought us forthºª² into² this² wilderness,º to killºª² this² whole² assemblyº with hunger.º

[2] Gn 19:4; Ex 15:24; Ps 106:7, 13, 25; 1Co 10:10.
[3] Ex 2:23; 5:21; 17:3; Nu 11:4, 15; 14:2; 16:13, 41; 20:3; Dt 8:3; 28:67; Jsh 7:7; 2S 18:33; Jb 3:1, 10, 20; Jr 2:6; 20:14; Lm 4:9; Jna 4:8; Ac 26:29; 1Co 4:8; 2Co 11:1.

God promiseth them bread from heaven.

4 ¶ Then saidºª the LORDº unto² Moses,º Behold,² I will rainºª breadº from² heavenº for you; and the peopleº shall go outºª and gatherºª a certain rate¹ every day,º² that² I may proveºª them, whether they will walk¹ª² in my law,º or² no.² 5 And it shall come to pass,² that on the sixthº dayº they shall prepareºª² [that] whichº they bring in;ºª and it shall be² twiceº as much as²² they gatherºª daily.º 6 And Mosesº and Aaronº saidºª unto² all² the childrenº of Israel,º At even,º then ye shall knowºª that² the LORDº hath brought you outºª² from the landº² of Egypt:º 7 And in the morning,º then ye shall seeºª² the gloryº of the LORD;º for that he hearethºª² your murmuringsº against² the LORD:º and what² [are] we,º that² ye murmurºªªª against² us? 8 And Mosesº said,ºª [This shall be], when the LORDº shall giveºª you in the eveningº fleshº to eat,ºª and in the morningº breadº to the full;ºª for that the LORDº hearethºª² your murmuringsº which² ye² murmurºª against² him: and what² [are] we?º your murmuringsº [are] not² against² us, but² against² the LORD.º

[4] Ex 15:25; Dt 8:2, 16; Jsh 24:15; Ne 11:23; Ps 78:24; 105:40; Pv 30:8; Mt 6:11, 32; Lk 11:3; Jn 6:31; 1Co 10:3.
[5] Ex 16:23; 35:2; Lv 25:21.
[6] Ex 6:7; 12:51; 16:3, 8, 12; 32:1, 7, 11; Nu 16:28, 30; Ps 77:20; Is 63:11.
[7] Ex 16:2, 8, 10, 13; 24:10, 16; 40:34; Lv 9:6; Nu 14:10; 16:11, 42; Is 35:2; 40:5; Jn 11:4, 40.
[8] Ex 16:9, 12; Nu 14:27; 21:7; 1S 8:7; Is 32:6; 37:29; Mt 9:4; 10:40; Lk 10:16; Jn 6:41; 13:20; Ro 13:2; 1Co 10:10; 1Th 4:8.

9 ¶ And Mosesº spakeºª unto² Aaron,º Sayºª unto² all² the congregationº of the childrenº of Israel,º Come nearºª beforeº the LORD:º for² he hath heardºª² your murmurings.º 10 And it came to pass,² as Aaronº spakeºª unto² the whole² congregationº of the childrenº of Israel,º that they lookedºª toward² the wilderness,º and, behold,² the gloryº of the LORDº appearedºª in the cloud.º

[9] Ex 16:2, 8; Nu 16:16.
[10] Ex 13:21; 16:7; 40:34; Lv 9:6; Nu 14:10; 16:19, 42; 1K 8:10; Mt 17:5.

Quails are sent,

11 ¶ And the LORDº spakeºª unto² Moses,º saying,ºª 12 I have heardºª² the murmuringsº of the childrenº of Israel:º speakºª unto² them, saying,ºª At² evenº¹ ye shall eatºª flesh,º and in the morningº ye shall be filledºª with bread;º and ye shall knowºª that² I² [am] the LORDº your God.º 13 And it came to pass,² that at evenº the quailsº came up,ºª and coveredºª² the camp:º and in the morningº the dewº layº² round aboutº the host.º

[12] Ex 4:5; 6:7; 7:17; 16:6, 7, 8; Jr 31:24; Ezk 34:30; 39:22; Jol 3:17; Zc 13:9.
[13] Nu 11:9, 31; Ps 78:27; 105:40.

and manna.

14 And when the dewº that layº was gone up,ºª behold,² upon² the faceº of the wildernessº [there lay] a smallº round thing,ºª [as] smallº as the hoar frostº on² the ground.º 15 And when the childrenº of Israelº sawºª [it], they saidºª oneº to² another,º It² [is] manna:º for² they wistºª not² what² it² [was]. And Mosesº saidºª unto² them, This² [is] the breadº which² the LORDº hath givenºª you to eat.º

[14] Nu 11:7; Dt 8:3; Ne 9:15; Ps 78:24; 105:40; 147:16.
[15] Ex 16:4, 31, 33; Nu 21:5; Dt 8:3, 16; Jsh 5:12; Ne 9:15, 20; Pv 9:5; Lk 12:30; Jn 6:31, 49, 58; 1Co 10:3; He 9:4; Rv 2:17.

The ordering of manna.

16 ¶ This² [is] the thingº whichº the LORDº hath commanded,ºª Gatherºª of² it every manº according¹ to² his eating,º an omerº for every man,º [according to] the numberº of your persons;º takeºª ye every manº for [them] which² [are] in his tents.º 17 And the childrenº of Israelº didºª so,² and gathered,ºª some more,ºª some less.ºª 18 And when they did meteºª [it] with an omer,º he that gathered muchºª had nothing over,ºª² and he that gathered littleºª had no² lack;ºª they gatheredºª every manº according¹ to² his eating.º 19 And Mosesº said,ºª Let no² manº leaveºª of² it till² the morning.º 20 Notwithstanding they hearkenedºª not² unto² Moses;º but some¹² of them leftºª of² it until² the morning,º and it bredºª worms,º and stank:ºª and Mosesº was wrothºª with² them. 21 And they gatheredºª it every morning,º every manº according¹ to² his eating:º and when the sunº waxed hot,ºª it melted.ºª

[16] Ex 16:18, 33, 36.
[18] 2Co 8:14.
[19] Ex 12:10; 23:18; Mt 6:34.
[20] Nu 12:3; 16:15; Mt 6:19; Mk 3:5; 10:14; Lk 12:15, 33; Ep 4:26; He 13:5; Jm 5:2.
[21] Pv 6:6; Ec 9:10; 12:1; Mt 6:33; Jn 12:35; 2Co 6:2.

22 ¶ And it came to pass,² [that] on the sixthº dayº they gatheredºª twice¹ as much² bread,º twoº omersº for oneº [man]: and all² the rulersº of the congregationº cameºª and toldºª Moses.º 23 And he saidºª unto² them, This² [is that] which² the LORDº hath said,ºª To morrowº [is] the restº of the holyº sabbathº unto the LORD:º bakeºª [that]² which² ye will bakeºª [to day], and seetheºª that² ye will seethe;ºª and that whichº remaineth overºª lay up¹ª² for you to be keptº until² the morning.º 24 And they laid it up¹ª²² till² the morning,º as² Mosesº bade:ºª and it did not² stink,ºª neither² was² there any wormº therein.

[22] Ex 16:5, 16, 20, 21; Lv 25:12, 22; Dt 8:3, 16.
[23] Gn 2:2; Ex 20:8; 31:15; 35:3; Lv 23:3; Nu 11:8; Mk 2:27; Lk 23:56; Rv 1:10.
[24] Ex 16:20, 33.

It was not to be found on the Sabbath.

25 And Mosesº said,ºª Eatºª that to day;º for² to dayº [is] a sabbathº unto the LORD:º to dayº ye shall not² findºª it in the field.º 26 Sixº daysº ye shall gatherºª it; but on the seventhº day,º [which is] the sabbath,º in it there shall be² none.²

[25] Ex 16:23, 29; Ne 9:14.
[26] Ex 20:9; Dt 5:13; Ezk 46:1; Lk 13:14.

27 ¶ And it came to pass,² [that] there went outºª [some] of² the peopleº on the seventhº dayº for to gather,ºª and they foundºª none.² 28 And the LORDº saidºª unto² Moses,º How long²² refuseºª ye to keepºª my commandmentsº and my laws?º 29 See,ºª for² that the LORDº hath givenºª you the sabbath,º therefore²² he² givethºª you on the sixthº dayº the breadº of two days;º abideºª ye every manº in his place,² let no² manº go outºª of his placeº² on the seventhº day.º 30 So the peopleº restedºª on the seventhº day.º 31 And the houseº of Israelº calledºª² the nameº thereof Manna:º and it² [was] like corianderº seed,º white;º and the tasteº of it [was] like wafersº [made] with honey.º

[27] Pv 20:4.
[28] Ex 10:3; Nu 14:11; 20:12; 2K 17:14; Ps 78:10, 22; 81:13; 106:13; Is 7:9, 13; Jr 4:14; 9:6; Ezk 5:6; 20:13, 16; Mk 9:19.
[29] Ex 31:13; Ne 9:14; Is 58:13; Ezk 20:12; Lk 23:56.
[30] Lv 23:3; Dt 5:12; He 4:9.
[31] Ex 16:15; Nu 11:6; So 2:3.

An omer of it is preserved.

32 ¶ And Mosesº said,ºª This² [is] the thingº which² the LORDº commandeth,ºª Fillº an omerº of² it to be keptº for your generations;º that² they may seeºª² the breadº wherewith² I have fedºª you in the wilderness,º when I brought you forthºª² from the landº² of Egypt.º 33 And Mosesº saidºª unto² Aaron,º Takeºª aº pot,º and putºª an omerº fullº of mannaº therein,² and lay it up¹ª²² beforeº the LORD,º to be keptº for your generations.º 34 As² the LORDº commandedºª² Moses,º so Aaronº laid it up¹ª² beforeº the Testimony,º to be kept.º 35 And the childrenº of Israelº did eatºª² mannaº fortyº years,º until² they cameºª to² a landº inhabited;ºª they did eatºª² manna,º until² they cameºª unto² the bordersº of the landº of Canaan.º 36 Now an omerº [is] the tenthº [part] of an ephah.º

[32] Ps 103:1; 105:5; 111:4; Lk 22:19; He 2:1.
[33] He 9:4.
[34] Ex 25:16, 21; 27:21; 30:6, 36; 31:18; 38:21; 40:20; Nu 1:50, 53; 17:10; Dt 10:5; 1K 8:9.
[35] Nu 33:38, 48; Dt 1:8; 8:2; 34:1; Jsh 5:12; Ne 9:15, 20; Ps 78:24; Jn 6:30.
[36] Ex 16:16, 32.


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