Verse 11
Exodus 16:11
Free Bible Version
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“I have heard the complaints of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘In the evening you will eat meat, and in the morning you will have as much bread as you want. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God (Elohim).’”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְדַבֵּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל מֹשֶׁ֥ה לֵּ/אמֹֽר
English Translation
And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 16 Context
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The whole Israelite community left Elim and went to the Desert of Sin, between Elim and Sinai. This...
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“The Lord should've killed us back in Egypt!” the Israelites told them. “At least there we could sit...
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The Lord told Moses, “Just watch! I'm going to rain down bread from heaven for you! Each day the peo...
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On the sixth day they are to collect twice as much as usual and prepare it.”
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So Moses and Aaron explained to all the Israelites, “This evening you will have the proof that it wa...
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and in the morning you will see the glory of the Lord displayed as he responds to the complaints he'...
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Then Moses continued, “The Lord is going to give you meat to eat this evening and as much bread as y...
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Then Moses said to Aaron, “Tell the whole Israelite community, ‘Present yourselves before the Lord,...
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9
While Aaron was still speaking to all the Israelites, they looked toward the desert and saw the glor...
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The Lord told Moses,
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“I have heard the complaints of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘In the evening you will eat meat, and in...
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That evening quail flew in and landed, filling the camp. In the morning dew covered the ground all a...
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13
Once the dew had gone, there was something thin and flaky on the desert, looking like frost crystals...
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14
When the Israelites saw it, they asked each another, “What is it?” because they had no idea what it...
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15
This is what the Lord has ordered you to do: ‘All of you shall collect as much as is needed. Take an...
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16
So the Israelites did as they were told. Some collected more, while others collected less.
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But when they measured it out in omers, those who had collected a lot didn't have any left over, whi...
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Then Moses said to them, “No one is to leave any of it until the morning.”
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But some didn't listen to Moses. They did leave some of it until the morning, and it was full of mag...
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So each morning everyone collected as much as they needed, and when the sun became hot, it melted aw...
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However, on the sixth day, they collected twice as much of this food, two omers for each person. All...
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Moses replied, “These are the Lord's instructions: ‘Tomorrow is a special day of rest, a holy Sabbat...
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So they kept it until morning as Moses had ordered, and it didn't smell bad or have any maggots.
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Moses told them, “Eat it today, because today is a Sabbath to honor the Lord. Today you won't find a...
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25
You can go out collecting for six days, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, it won't be there.”
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However, on the seventh day some people still went out collecting, but they did not find anything.
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The Lord told Moses, “How long are you going to refuse to obey my commands and instructions?
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You need to understand that the Lord has given you the Sabbath, so on the sixth day he will provide...
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The Israelites called the food manna. It was white like coriander seed and tasted like wafers with h...
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Moses said, “This is what the Lord has ordered: ‘Keep an omer of manna as a reminder for future gene...
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So Moses told Aaron, “Take a jar and put an omer of manna in it. Then place it before the Lord to be...
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Aaron did so and placed the jar in front of the Testimony, to be preserved just as the Lord had orde...
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The Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to the land where they would settle down—they...
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(An omer is a tenth of an ephah.)
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