Verse 24
Exodus 16:24
New Living Translation
24
So they put some aside until morning, just as Moses had commanded. And in the morning the leftover food was wholesome and good, without maggots or odor.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יַּנִּ֤יחוּ אֹת/וֹ֙ עַד הַ/בֹּ֔קֶר כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֖ר צִוָּ֣ה מֹשֶׁ֑ה וְ/לֹ֣א הִבְאִ֔ישׁ וְ/רִמָּ֖ה לֹא הָ֥יְתָה בּֽ/וֹ
English Translation
And they left it until the morning as Moses commanded, and it did not stink, and there was no worm in it.
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Chapter 16 Context
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Then the whole community of Israel set out from Elim and journeyed into the wilderness of Sin, betwe...
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There, too, the whole community of Israel complained about Moses and Aaron.
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“If only the LORD had killed us back in Egypt,” they moaned. “There we sat around pots filled with m...
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Then the LORD said to Moses, “Look, I’m going to rain down food from heaven for you. Each day the pe...
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On the sixth day they will gather food, and when they prepare it, there will be twice as much as usu...
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So Moses and Aaron said to all the people of Israel, “By evening you will realize it was the LORD wh...
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In the morning you will see the glory of the LORD, because he has heard your complaints, which are a...
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Then Moses added, “The LORD will give you meat to eat in the evening and bread to satisfy you in the...
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9
Then Moses said to Aaron, “Announce this to the entire community of Israel: ‘Present yourselves befo...
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10
And as Aaron spoke to the whole community of Israel, they looked out toward the wilderness. There th...
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11
Then the LORD said to Moses,
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“I have heard the Israelites’ complaints. Now tell them, ‘In the evening you will have meat to eat,...
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13
That evening vast numbers of quail flew in and covered the camp. And the next morning the area aroun...
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14
When the dew evaporated, a flaky substance as fine as frost blanketed the ground.
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15
The Israelites were puzzled when they saw it. “What is it?” they asked each other. They had no idea...
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16
These are the LORD’s instructions: Each household should gather as much as it needs. Pick up two qua...
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17
So the people of Israel did as they were told. Some gathered a lot, some only a little.
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18
But when they measured it out, everyone had just enough. Those who gathered a lot had nothing left o...
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19
Then Moses told them, “Do not keep any of it until morning.”
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20
But some of them didn’t listen and kept some of it until morning. But by then it was full of maggots...
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After this the people gathered the food morning by morning, each family according to its need. And a...
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On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much as usual — four quarts for each person instead of two....
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23
He told them, “This is what the LORD commanded: Tomorrow will be a day of complete rest, a holy Sabb...
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24
So they put some aside until morning, just as Moses had commanded. And in the morning the leftover f...
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Moses said, “Eat this food today, for today is a Sabbath day dedicated to the LORD. There will be no...
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26
You may gather the food for six days, but the seventh day is the Sabbath. There will be no food on t...
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Some of the people went out anyway on the seventh day, but they found no food.
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The LORD asked Moses, “How long will these people refuse to obey my commands and instructions?
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They must realize that the Sabbath is the LORD’s gift to you. That is why he gives you a two-day sup...
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So the people did not gather any food on the seventh day.
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31
The Israelites called the food manna. It was white like coriander seed, and it tasted like honey waf...
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Then Moses said, “This is what the LORD has commanded: Fill a two-quart container with manna to pres...
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Moses said to Aaron, “Get a jar and fill it with two quarts of manna. Then put it in a sacred place...
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Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded Moses. He eventually placed it in the Ark of the Covenant —...
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So the people of Israel ate manna for forty years until they arrived at the land where they would se...
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The container used to measure the manna was an omer, which was one-tenth of an ephah; it held about...
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