1And 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 . 2And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness : 3and the children of Israel said unto 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 did eat bread to the full ; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness , to kill this whole assembly with hunger . 4Then said Jehovah unto 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 prove them , whether they will walk in my law , or not . 5And 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 . 6And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel , At even , then ye shall know that Jehovah hath brought you out from the land of Egypt ; 7and in the morning , then ye shall see the glory of Jehovah ; for that he heareth your murmurings against Jehovah : and what are we , that ye murmur against us ? 8And Moses said , This shall be , when Jehovah shall give you in the evening flesh to eat , and in the morning bread to the full ; for that Jehovah heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him : and what are we ? your murmurings are not against us , but against Jehovah . 9And Moses said unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel , Come near before Jehovah ; for he hath heard your murmurings . 10And 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 Jehovah appeared in the cloud . 11And Jehovah spake unto Moses , saying , 12I 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 Jehovah your God . 13And it came to pass at even , that the quails came up , and covered the camp : and in the morning the dew lay round about the camp . 14And when the dew that lay was gone up , behold , upon the face of the wilderness a small round thing , small as the hoar-frost on the ground . 15And when the children of Israel saw it , they said one to another , What is it ? for they knew not what it was . And Moses said unto them , It is the bread which Jehovah hath given you to eat .
Instructions for Gathering Manna
16This 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. 17And the children of Israel did so , and gathered some more , some less . 18And when they measured 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. 19And Moses said unto them , Let no man leave of it till the morning . 20Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses ; but some of them left of it until the morning , and it bred worms , and became foul: and Moses was wroth with them . 21And they gathered it morning by morning , every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot , it melted . 22And it came to pass , 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 . 23And he said unto them , This is that which Jehovah hath spoken , To-morrow is a solemn rest , a holy sabbath unto Jehovah : bake that which ye will bake , and boil that which ye will boil ; and all that remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning . 24And they laid it up till the morning , as Moses bade : and it did not become foul, neither was there any worm therein. 25And Moses said, Eat that to-day; for to-day is a sabbath unto Jehovah : to-day ye shall not find it in the field . 26Six days ye shall gather it ; but on the seventh day is the sabbath , in it there shall be none . 27And it came to pass on the seventh day , that there went out some of the people to gather , and they found none . 28And Jehovah said unto Moses , How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws ? 29See , for that Jehovah 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 . 30So the people rested on the seventh day .
The Test of Obedience
31And 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 . 32And Moses said , This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded , Let an omerful of it be kept throughout your generations , that they may see the bread wherewith I fed you in the wilderness , when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt . 33And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot , and put an omerful of manna therein , and lay it up before Jehovah , to be kept throughout your generations . 34As Jehovah commanded Moses , so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony , to be kept . 35And the children of Israel did eat the manna forty years , until they came to a land inhabited ; they did eat the manna , until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan . 36Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.