UST EXO Chapter 16

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16 They left Israelite people wilderness of Mountain. was on the fifteenth the they left 2 There in the wilderness, Israelite people 3 They them, “We wish that killed us Egypt! we had meat to cook bread we wanted eat. have brought order that all starve we die!”

4 Yahweh what I am going to do. am going to send sky you. I do that, people go out of their tents day gather to eat on that day. I do that, will find out they will obey me not. 5 On the sixth day of each week, should gather prepare much the other days so they do not have to gather any on the seventh day.”

6 So Aaron Israelite people, “This evening will know it was us, brought of 7 In the morning will see great is, he has heard you have complained are not important enough 8 Then said, “Each evening give eat, each morning will give you make you full. heard how him. are unimportant; you complain, it is

9 Then Israelite people, ‘Come and stand in the presence of has heard you have been complaining about.’ ” 10 So Israelites turned to look desert were surprised to see dazzling light of the cloud that had been leading them.

11 Then 12 “I have heard Israelites been complaining about. say them, ‘At will have eat, in the morning will have will have all you want of it to eat. you will know Yahweh, God.’ ”

13 That evening there were so many that they covered campsite. next morning were drops of water around campsite. 14 When water the ground up, saw thin layer of something looked like small white flakes desert ground. looked like thin layer of ground. 15 When Israelites it, did was, said each other, “What it?”

them, “It the food given eat. 16 This what commanded: of you gather much as you need to eat. liters each person who lives your tents.” 17 So that is what Israelite some 18 Because they gathered liters per person, they measured what they had gathered, who had gathered a lot anything left over. who had gathered less had enough eat. person enough.

19 Moses them, “Do of it eat tomorrow morning!” 20 Some of them Moses said. of it next morning. it was full maggots smelled rotten. made 21 Each morning gathered much as they needed. when sun hot, was left on the ground melted.

22 On sixth person able to gather liters bread, was twice as much as they gathered on the other days. leaders of people Moses told that, 23 Moses said them, “This what told you: be a day for you to rest. will be a day apart Yahweh. today, boil you will need for today and for tomorrow. is left this evening, should put aside keep it eat tomorrow.”

24 So they did them. was left over, kept until next day. did it! 25 On that day, you have saved from yesterday a day of rest Yahweh. you any of that food 26 Every week, you must gather it six on the seventh day, will be a day of rest for you, will to gather.”

27 On the seventh day, of the outside their tents gather some of that food, any. 28 Then to say this to the people: “Yahweh is angry because for a long time you people have refused do all the things that he has told you to do! 29 Listen! given day of rest, the sixth day of each week, giving of this food two days. of you stay his tent, the seventh day!” 30 So people the

31 The Israelites food ‘manna.’ looked the color of coriander it tasted thin wafers with honey. 32 Moses is told you: ‘You must keep liters of it all future generations that can see food gave you the desert brought Egypt.’ ”

33 And jar, put liters of it. put a place where see it. must keep it like that all future generations.” 34 Later put the jar front of record of the agreement between Israel order to keep the manna commanded 35 The Israelites day for forty years they there were people, border of land of 36 Now two liters is called an omer, is a tenth of ephah.

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