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OET (OET-RV)These are Yahweh’s instructions: Gather enough of it according to how many people you’re feeding—about two litres per person who lives in your tents.”
Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXXΤοῦτο τὸ ῥῆμα ὃ συνέταξε Κύριος· συναγάγετε ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ ἕκαστος εἰς τοὺς καθήκοντας γομὸρ, κατὰ κεφαλὴν κατὰ ἀριθμὸν ψυχῶν ὑμῶν, ἕκαστος σὺν τοῖς συσκηνίοις ὑμῶν συλλέξατε. (Touto to ɽaʸma ho sunetaxe Kurios; sunagagete apʼ autou hekastos eis tous kathaʸkontas gomor, kata kefalaʸn kata arithmon psuⱪōn humōn, hekastos sun tois suskaʸniois humōn sullexate. )
BrTrThis is the bread which the Lord has given you to eat. This is that which the Lord has appointed: gather of it each man for his family, a homer for each person, [fn]according to the number of your souls, gather each of you with his fellow-lodgers.
ULTThis is the thing that Yahweh has commanded: ‘Gather from it each according to the mouths of his eating; an omer for each person up to the number of your people, each shall take for those in his tent.’ ”
USTThis is what Yahweh has commanded: Each of you should gather as much as you need to eat. Gather two liters for each person who lives in your tents.”
BSBThis is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Each one is to gather as much as he needs. You may take an omer [fn] for each person in your tent.’ ”
16:16An omer is approximately 2 dry quarts or 2.2 liters; also in verses 18, 32, 33, and 36.
WEBBEThis is the thing which the LORD has commanded: ‘Gather of it everyone according to his eating; an omer[fn] a head, according to the number of your persons, you shall take it, every man for those who are in his tent.’ ”
16:16An omer is about 2.2 litres or about 2.3 quarts
NET“This is what the Lord has commanded: ‘Each person is to gather from it what he can eat, an omer per person according to the number of your people; each one will pick it up for whoever lives in his tent.’ ”
LSVThis [is] the thing which YHWH has commanded: Gather of it, each according to his eating, an omer for the counted head; and the number of your persons, take, each, for those in his tent.”
FBVThis is what the Lord has ordered you to do: ‘All of you shall collect as much as is needed. Take an omer for each person in your tent.’ ”
T4TThis is what Yahweh has commanded: ‘Each of you should gather as much as you need to eat. Gather two quarts/liters for each person who lives in your tents.’ ”
LEBThis is the word that Yahweh commanded, ‘Gather from it, each according to what he can eat,[fn] an omer per person[fn]according to the number of you.[fn] You each shall take enough for whoever is in his tent.’ ”
16:16Literally “a man for the mouth of his eating”
BBEThis is what the Lord has said, Let every man take up as much as he has need of; at the rate of one omer for every person, let every man take as much as is needed for his family.
JPSThis is the thing which the LORD 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.'
ASVThis 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.
DRAThis is the word, that the Lord hath commanded: Let every one gather of it as much as is enough to eat: a gomor for every man, according to the number of your souls that dwell in a tent, so shall you take of it.
YLT'This [is] the thing which Jehovah hath commanded: Gather of it each according to his eating, an omer for a poll; and the number of your persons, take ye each for those in his tent.'
DrbyThis is the thing which Jehovah has commanded: Gather of it every man according to what he can eat, an omer a poll, [according to] the number of your persons: ye shall take every man for those that are in his tent.
RVThis is the thing which the LORD 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 which are in his tent.
WbstrThis is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating: an omer for every man according to the number of your persons, take ye every man for them who are in his tents.
KJB-1769¶ This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents.[fn][fn] (¶ This is the thing which the LORD hath/has commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye/you_all every man for them which are in his tents. )
KJB-1611¶ [fn][fn]This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded: gather of it euery man according to his eating: an Omer for euery man, according to the number of your persons, take yee euery man for them which are in his tents. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes))
BshpsThis is the worde whiche the Lorde hath commaunded: gather of it euerye man for him selfe for to eate, a gomer full for euery man, according to the number of your soules, and take euery man for them whiche are in his tentes. (This is the word which the Lord hath/has commanded: gather of it everye man for himself for to eat, a gomer full for every man, according to the number of your souls, and take every man for them which are in his tents.)
GnvaThis 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. (This is the thing which the Lord hath/has commanded: gather of it every man according to his eating an Omer for a man according to the number of your persons: every man shall take for them which are in his tent. )
CvdlThis is it that ye LORDE hath commauded: Euery one gather for himself as moch as he eateth, and take a Gomor for euery heade, acordinge to the nombre of the soules in his tente. (This is it that ye/you_all LORD hath/has commauded: Every one gather for himself as much as he eateth, and take a Gomor for every heade, according to the number of the souls in his tente.)
WyclThis is the word which the Lord comaundide, Ech man gadere therof as myche as suffisith to be etun, gomor bi ech heed, bi the noumbre of youre soulis that dwellen in the tabernacle, so ye schulen take. (This is the word which the Lord commanded, Each man gather thereof as much as suffisith to be etun, gomor by each heed, by the number of your(pl) soulis that dwellen in the tabernacle, so ye/you_all should take.)
LuthDas ist‘s aber, das der HErr geboten hat: Ein jeglicher sammle des, soviel er für sich essen mag, und nehme ein Gomor auf ein jeglich Haupt, nach der Zahl der Seelen in seiner Hütte. (The ist‘s but, the the/of_the LORD offered has: A jeglicher sammle des, soviel he for itself/yourself/themselves eat mag, and nehme a Gomor on a jeglich head, after the/of_the Zahl the/of_the Seelen in his Hütte.)
ClVgHic est sermo, quem præcepit Dominus: Colligat unusquisque ex eo quantum sufficit ad vescendum: gomor per singula capita, juxta numerum animarum vestrarum quæ habitant in tabernaculo sic tolletis.[fn] (Hic it_is sermo, which ordered Master: Colligat unusquisque from eo quantum sufficit to vescendum: gomor through singula capita, next_to numerum animarum vestrarum which habitant in tabernaculo so tolletis. )
16.16Juxta numerum animarum vestrarum, etc. AUG., locutio 78. Sæpe Scriptura homines animas appellat, a parte totum: non facile autem carnes pro hominibus, sed carnem; sicut psal. LV: Non timebo quid faciat caro; quod apertius in psalmo eodem ait, quid faciat mihi homo. Non autem diceret, secundum numerum carnium vestrarum, sicut dixit, secundum numerum animarum vestrarum.
16.16Yuxta numerum animarum vestrarum, etc. AUG., locutio 78. Sæpe Scriptura homines animas appellat, from in_part/partly totum: not/no facile however carnes for hominibus, but carnem; like psal. LV: Non timebo quid let_him_do caro; that apertius in psalmo eodem ait, quid let_him_do to_me homo. Non however diceret, after/second numerum carnium vestrarum, like dixit, secundum numerum animarum vestrarum.
Like several other events recorded in Scripture, the Bible’s account of the Israelites’ journey from Egypt to Mount Sinai includes an abundance of geographical references, yet it remains one of the most hotly debated topics among scholars, and numerous theories have been offered. The vast majority of geographical references provided in the story are disputed, including the place where the Israelites crossed the Red Sea, the location of Mount Sinai (see Proposed Locations for Mount Sinai map), and the various stops along the Israelites’ journey. A few locations have been established with some degree of scholarly consensus, but even these are not without opposing viewpoints. Amidst this incredible diversity of opinion, however, a single verse provides one of the most helpful clues for weighing the merits of one viewpoint over another: “By the way of Mount Seir it takes eleven days to reach Kadesh-barnea from Horeb” (Deuteronomy 1:2). For those who assume the Bible’s account to be trustworthy, this verse appears to require the following for any theory to be considered viable: 1) Kadesh-barnea and Mount Sinai must have been located at a distance from each other that could reasonably have been expected to take eleven days for an entire nation of people with small children, flocks, equipment, and perhaps even elderly members to travel on foot; and 2) the pace established by this distance over eleven days should most likely be considered the typical pace for the Israelites as they traveled from place to place along the other parts of the journey. This two-pronged test clearly strains many of the theories put forth to this point, especially when one factors in the time references given for the start of the journey (Exodus 12:6; Numbers 33:3), the middle of the journey (Exodus 16:1; Numbers 33:8), and the end of the journey (Exodus 19:1). In short, the journey from Rameses to the Wilderness of Sin took 31 days, since it included the 15th day of the second month, and the rest of the journey took another 16 days, assuming they arrived at Mount Sinai on the 15th day (not the first day, etc.) of the third month. Along with these criteria, a theory’s overall congruence with other established geographical and archeological data should bolster its credibility over other proposals. Another consideration is the extreme similarity between the events at Rephidim (Exodus 17) and the events at Kadesh-barnea (Numbers 20:1-13; 27:12-14; Deuteronomy 32:51; Ezekiel 47:19; 48:28), raising the question of whether Rephidim (meaning “resting places”) is in fact Kadesh-barnea. With these things in mind, the map below proposes a route for the exodus that meets virtually all of these criteria. A careful analysis and explanation of all the elements of the map is far beyond the scope of this article, but a few key points should be noted. The term Red Sea, in addition to referring to what we now regard it, must have also applied to the interconnected lakes and marshlands that lay along what is now the Suez Canal. Also, the portion of the journey that passed through the wilderness for three days without water (Exodus 15:22; Numbers 33:8) may have been comprised of a partial first day, a full second day, and a partial third day, much like Jesus’ time in the tomb is reckoned as three days in Matthew 12:40. Most notably, Mount Sinai is placed on this map at Gebel Khashm et-Tarif, which is appropriately located near, but not in, Midian (Exodus 3:1; 18:5; Numbers 10:29-30). It is also located 89 miles from Kadesh-barnea (assuming Kadesh is at Tall al-Quderat), which establishes a reasonable pace of 7.6 miles (12.2 km) per day to travel between them in 11 days. This lines up well with several known sources of water along that route (e.g., `Ain Qedeis [Hazar-addar?], Tamilat Suwelima [Hor-haggiggad?], and the spring at Kuntillet al-Girafi [unknown ancient identification]). This general pace then synchronizes very well with the timetable and distances required by this map for the other parts of the journey. The distance from Rameses to the Wilderness of Sin (where it is located here) could be completed in under 26 days, leaving an acceptable buffer of about 5 days for the parting of the Red Sea and perhaps a slower pace through the Wilderness of Shur/Etham. The entire journey took about 60 days, and the journey from the Wilderness of Sin to Mount Sinai took about 29 days. This leaves an acceptable buffer of time to complete the rest of the journey (about 16 days of travel) with a very adequate two weeks of extra time for Jethro to visit Moses and the Israelites to do battle with the Amalekites (Exodus 17-18). It should be noted that this timetable generally assumes (but does not necessarily require) that travel continued on sabbath days, but Scripture does not make clear whether travel was prohibited as work prior to the giving of the law at Mount Sinai.
