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The LORD Provides Manna | ||||
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| 1 Then they set out from Elim, and all the congregation of the sons of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departure from the land of Egypt. | 1 And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto 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. | 1 The whole community of Israelites moved from Elim and came to the desert of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai. This was on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had left Egypt. | 1 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. | 1 And they journeyed from Elim, and the whole assembly of the children of Israel came into the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departure out of the land of Egypt. | 2 The whole congregation of the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. | 2 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness: | 2 In the desert the whole community complained about Moses and Aaron. | 2 The whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness; | 2 And the whole assembly of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness. | 3 The sons of Israel said to them, "Would that we had died by the LORD'S hand in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat, when we ate bread to the full; for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger." | 3 And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger. | 3 The Israelites said to them, "If only the LORD had let us die in Egypt! There we sat by our pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted! You brought us out into this desert to let us all starve to death!" | 3 and the children of Israel said to them, "We wish that we had died by the hand of Yahweh 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." | 3 And the children of Israel said to them, Would that we had died by the hand of Jehovah in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh-pots, when we ate bread to the full; for ye have brought us out into this wilderness, to kill this whole congregation with hunger! | 4 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may test them, whether or not they will walk in My instruction. | 4 Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no. | 4 The LORD said to Moses, "I'm going to send you food from heaven like rain. Each day the people should go out and gather only what they need for that day. In this way I will test them to see whether or not they will follow my instructions. | 4 Then Yahweh 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. | 4 Then said Jehovah to Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather the daily need on its day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or not. | 5 "On the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather daily." | 5 And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare that which they bring in; and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily. | 5 But on the sixth day when they prepare what they bring home, it should be twice as much as they gather on other days." | 5 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." | 5 And it shall come to pass on the sixth day, that they shall prepare what they have brought in; and it shall be twice as much as they shall gather daily. | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 6 So Moses and Aaron said to all the sons of Israel, "At evening you will know that the LORD has brought you out of the land of Egypt; | 6 And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel, At even, then ye shall know that the LORD hath brought you out from the land of Egypt: | 6 So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, "In the evening you will know that it was the LORD who brought you out of Egypt. | 6 Moses and Aaron said to all the children of Israel, "At evening, then you shall know that Yahweh has brought you out from the land of Egypt; | 6 And Moses and Aaron said to all the children of Israel, In the evening, then shall ye know that Jehovah has brought you out from the land of Egypt; | 7 and in the morning you will see the glory of the LORD, for He hears your grumblings against the LORD; and what are we, that you grumble against us?" | 7 And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD; for that he heareth your murmurings against the LORD: and what are we, that ye murmur against us? | 7 In the morning you will see the glory of the LORD, because he has heard you complaining about him. Why are you complaining about us?" | 7 and in the morning, then you shall see the glory of Yahweh; because he hears your murmurings against Yahweh. Who are we, that you murmur against us?" | 7 and in the morning, then shall ye see the glory of Jehovah; for he has heard your murmurings against Jehovah; and what are we, that ye murmur against us? | The LORD Provides Meat |
| 8 Moses said, "This will happen when the LORD gives you meat 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 not against us but against the LORD." | 8 And Moses said, This shall be, when the LORD shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD. | 8 Moses also said, "The LORD will give you meat to eat in the evening and all the food you want in the morning. The LORD has heard you complaining about him. Who are we? You're not complaining about us but about the LORD." | 8 Moses said, "Now Yahweh shall give you meat to eat in the evening, and in the morning bread to satisfy you; because Yahweh hears your murmurings which you murmur against him. And who are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against Yahweh." | 8 And Moses said, When Jehovah gives you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for Jehovah hears your murmurings which ye murmur against him ... and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against Jehovah. | 9 Then Moses said to Aaron, "Say to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, 'Come near before the LORD, for He has heard your grumblings.'" | 9 And Moses spake unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before the LORD: for he hath heard your murmurings. | 9 Moses said to Aaron, "Tell the whole community of Israelites, 'Come into the LORD's presence. He has heard you complaining.'" | 9 Moses said to Aaron, "Tell all the congregation of the children of Israel, 'Come near before Yahweh, for he has heard your murmurings.'" | 9 And Moses spoke to Aaron, Say to all the assembly of the children of Israel, Come near into the presence of Jehovah; for he has heard your murmurings. | 10 It came about as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the sons of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud. | 10 And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud. | 10 While Aaron was speaking to the whole community of Israelites, they looked toward the desert. Suddenly, they saw the glory of the LORD in the [column of] smoke. | 10 It happened, as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and behold, the glory of Yahweh appeared in the cloud. | 10 And it came to pass, when Aaron spoke to the whole assembly of the children of Israel, that they turned toward the wilderness, and behold, the glory of Jehovah appeared in the cloud. | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 11 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, | 11 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, | 11 The LORD said to Moses, | 11 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, | 11 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, | 12 "I have heard the grumblings of the sons of Israel; speak to them, saying, 'At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread; and you shall know that I am the LORD your God.'" | 12 I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God. | 12 "I've heard the Israelites complaining. Tell them, 'At dusk you will eat meat, and in the morning you will eat all the food you want. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.'" | 12 "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: and you shall know that I am Yahweh your God.'" | 12 I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak to them, saying, Between the two evenings ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah your God. | 13 So it came about at evening that the quails came up and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp. | 13 And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host. | 13 That evening quails came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp. | 13 It happened at evening that quail came up and covered the camp; and in the morning the dew lay around the camp. | 13 And it came to pass in the evening, that quails came up, and covered the camp; and in the morning the dew lay round the camp. | 14 When the layer of dew evaporated, behold, on the surface of the wilderness there was a fine flake-like thing, fine as the frost on the ground. | 14 And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground. | 14 When the dew was gone, the ground was covered with a thin layer of flakes like frost on the ground. | 14 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. | 14 And when the dew that lay round it was gone up, behold, on the face of the wilderness there was something fine, granular, fine as hoar-frost, on the ground. | 15 When the sons of Israel saw it, they said to one another, "What is it?" For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, "It is the bread which the LORD has given you to eat. | 15 And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat. | 15 When the Israelites saw it, they asked each other, "What is this?" because they didn't know what it was. Moses said to them, "It's the food the LORD has given you to eat. | 15 When the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, "What is it?" For they didn't know what it was. Moses said to them, "It is the bread which Yahweh has given you to eat." | 15 And the children of Israel saw it, and said one to another, What is it? for they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, This is the bread which Jehovah has given you to eat. | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 16 "This is what the LORD has commanded, 'Gather of it every man as much as he should eat; you shall take an omer apiece according to the number of persons each of you has in his tent.'" | 16 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. | 16 This is what the LORD has commanded: Each of you should gather as much as you can eat. Take two quarts for each person in your tent." | 16 This is the thing which Yahweh has commanded: "Gather of it everyone according to his eating; an omer a head, according to the number of your persons, you shall take it, every man for those who are in his tent." | 16 This 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. | 17 The sons of Israel did so, and some gathered much and some little. | 17 And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less. | 17 So that is what the Israelites did. Some gathered more, some less. | 17 The children of Israel did so, and gathered some more, some less. | 17 And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some much, some little. | 18 When they measured it with an omer, he who had gathered much had no excess, and he who had gathered little had no lack; every man gathered as much as he should eat. | 18 And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating. | 18 They measured it into two-quart containers. Those who had gathered more didn't have too much. Those who had gathered less didn't have too little. They gathered as much as they could eat. | 18 When they measured it with an omer, he who gathered much had nothing over, and he who gathered little had no lack. They gathered every man according to his eating. | 18 And they measured with the omer: then he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little wanted nothing: they had gathered every man according to the measure of his eating. | 19 Moses said to them, "Let no man leave any of it until morning." | 19 And Moses said, Let no man leave of it till the morning. | 19 Then Moses said to them, "No one may keep any of it until morning." | 19 Moses said to them, "Let no one leave of it until the morning." | 19 And Moses said to them, Let no man leave any of it until the 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. | 20 Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and stank: and Moses was wroth with them. | 20 But some of them didn't listen to Moses. They kept part of it until morning, and it was full of worms and smelled bad. So Moses was angry with them. | 20 Notwithstanding they didn't listen to Moses, but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and became foul: and Moses was angry with them. | 20 But they did not hearken to Moses; and some men left of it until the morning; then worms bred in it and it stank. And Moses was wroth with them. | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 21 They gathered it morning by morning, every man as much as he should eat; but when the sun grew hot, it would melt. | 21 And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted. | 21 Each morning they gathered as much food as they could eat. When the sun was hot, it melted away. | 21 They gathered it morning by morning, everyone according to his eating. When the sun grew hot, it melted. | 21 And they gathered it every morning, every man as much as he could eat; and when the sun became hot, it melted. | The Sabbath Observed |
| 22 Now on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one. When all the leaders of the congregation came and told Moses, | 22 And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses. | 22 But on the sixth day they gathered twice as much food, four quarts per person. All the leaders of the community came to Moses and told him about it. | 22 It happened that 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. | 22 And it came to pass on the sixth day, that they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one; and all the princes of the assembly came and told Moses. | 23 then he said to them, "This is what the LORD meant: Tomorrow is a sabbath observance, a holy sabbath to the LORD. Bake what you will bake and boil what you will boil, and all that is left over put aside to be kept until morning." | 23 And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning. | 23 He said to them, "This is what the LORD said: Tomorrow is a day of worship, a holy day of worship dedicated to the LORD. Bake what you want to bake, and boil what you want to boil. Save all that's left over, and keep it until tomorrow morning." | 23 He said to them, "This is that which Yahweh has spoken, 'Tomorrow is a solemn rest, a holy Sabbath to Yahweh. 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.'" | 23 And he said to them, This is what Jehovah has said: To-morrow is the rest, the holy sabbath, of Jehovah: bake what ye will bake, and cook what ye will cook; and lay up for yourselves all that remains over, to be kept for the morning. | 24 So they put it aside until morning, as Moses had ordered, and it did not become foul nor was there any worm in it. | 24 And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein. | 24 So they saved it until the next morning as Moses had commanded, but it didn't smell or have worms in it. | 24 They laid it up until the morning, as Moses asked, and it didn't become foul, neither was there any worm in it. | 24 And they laid it up for the morning, as Moses had commanded; and it did not stink, neither 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. | 25 And Moses said, Eat that to day; for to day is a sabbath unto the LORD: to day ye shall not find it in the field. | 25 "Eat it today," Moses said, "because today is a day of worship dedicated to the LORD. You won't find anything on the ground today. | 25 Moses said, "Eat that today, for today is a Sabbath to Yahweh. Today you shall not find it in the field. | 25 And Moses said, Eat it to-day; for to-day is sabbath to Jehovah: to-day ye shall not find it in the field. | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 26 "Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day, the sabbath, there will be none." | 26 Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none. | 26 You can gather food on six days, but on the seventh day, the day of worship, you won't find any." | 26 Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day is the Sabbath. In it there shall be none." | 26 Six days shall ye gather it; but on the seventh day is sabbath: on it there shall be none. | 27 It came about on the seventh day that some of the people went out to gather, but they found none. | 27 And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none. | 27 On the seventh day some people went out to gather food, but they didn't find any. | 27 It happened on the seventh day, that some of the people went out to gather, and they found none. | 27 And it came to pass on the seventh day that there went out some from the people to gather it, and they found none. | 28 Then the LORD said to Moses, "How long do you refuse to keep My commandments and My instructions? | 28 And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws? | 28 The LORD said to Moses, "How long will you refuse to do what I have commanded and instructed you to do? | 28 Yahweh said to Moses, "How long do you refuse to keep my commandments and my laws? | 28 And Jehovah said to Moses, How long do ye refuse to keep my commandments and my laws? | 29 "See, the 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." | 29 See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day. | 29 Remember: The LORD has given you this day of worship. That's why he gives you enough food on the sixth day for two days. On the seventh day you may not leave. Everyone, stay where you are." | 29 Behold, because Yahweh 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." | 29 See, for Jehovah hath given you the sabbath; therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread for two days. Abide every man in his place: let no man go from his place on the seventh day. | 30 So the people rested on the seventh day. | 30 So the people rested on the seventh day. | 30 So the people never worked on the seventh day of the week. | 30 So the people rested on the seventh day. | 30 And the people rested on the seventh day. | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 31 The house of Israel named it manna, and it was like coriander seed, white, and its taste was like wafers with honey. | 31 And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey. | 31 The Israelites called the food [manna]. It was like coriander seeds. It was white and tasted like wafers made with honey. | 31 The house of Israel called its name Manna, and it was like coriander seed, white; and its taste was like wafers with honey. | 31 And the house of Israel called its name Manna; and it was like coriander-seed, white; and the taste of it was like cake with honey. | 32 Then Moses said, "This is what 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.'" | 32 And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commandeth, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt. | 32 Moses said, "This is what the LORD has commanded: Take two quarts of manna to be kept for your descendants. This way they will see the food that I gave you to eat in the desert when I brought you out of Egypt." | 32 Moses said, "This is the thing which Yahweh 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 forth from the land of Egypt.'" | 32 And Moses said, This is the thing which Jehovah has commanded: Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see the bread that I gave you to eat in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt. | 33 Moses said to Aaron, "Take a jar and put an omerful of manna in it, and place it before the LORD to be kept throughout your generations." | 33 And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omer full of manna therein, and lay it up before the LORD, to be kept for your generations. | 33 Moses said to Aaron, "Take a jar, put two quarts of manna in it, and put it in the LORD's presence to be kept for your descendants." | 33 Moses said to Aaron, "Take a pot, and put an omer-full of manna in it, and lay it up before Yahweh, to be kept throughout your generations." | 33 And Moses said to Aaron, Take a pot, and put in it an omer full of manna, and deposit it before Jehovah, to be kept for your generations. | 34 As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron placed it before the Testimony, to be kept. | 34 As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept. | 34 Aaron put the jar of manna in front of the words of God's promise to be kept there, as the LORD commanded Moses. | 34 As Yahweh commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept. | 34 As Jehovah had commanded Moses, so Aaron deposited it before the Testimony, to be kept. | 35 The 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. | 35 And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan. | 35 The Israelites ate manna for 40 years until they came to a place to settle. They ate manna until they came to the border of Canaan. | 35 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. | 35 And the children of Israel ate the manna forty years, until they came into an inhabited land: they ate the manna until they came to the borders of the land of Canaan. | NASB | KJV | GWT | WEB | DBY |
| 36 (Now an omer is a tenth of an ephah.) | 36 Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah. | 36 (Now, the standard dry measure at that time held 20 quarts.) | 36 Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah. | 36 Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah. |
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