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1. Then the people left Elim and came to the desert of Zin, between Elim and Sinai. They arrived at that place on the 15 day of the second month after leaving Egypt.
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1. And they took their journey H5265 from Elim H4480 H362 , and all H3605 the congregation H5712 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 came H935 unto H413 the wilderness H4057 of Sin H5512 , which H834 is between H996 Elim H362 and Sinai H5514 , on the fifteenth H2508 H6240 day H3117 of the second H8145 month H2320 after their departing out H3318 of the land H4480 H776 of Egypt H4714 .
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2. Then the whole community of Israelites began complaining again. They complained to Moses and Aaron in the desert.
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2. And the whole H3605 congregation H5712 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 murmured H3885 against H5921 Moses H4872 and Aaron H175 in the wilderness H4057 :
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3. They said, "It would have been better if the Lord had just killed us in the land of Egypt. At least there we had plenty to eat. We had all the food we needed. But now you have brought us out here into this desert to make us all die from hunger."
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3. And the children H1121 of Israel H3478 said H559 unto H413 them , Would to God H4310 H5414 we had died H4191 by the hand H3027 of the LORD H3068 in the land H776 of Egypt H4714 , when we sat H3427 by H5921 the flesh H1320 pots H5518 , and when we did eat H398 bread H3899 to the full H7648 ; for H3588 ye have brought us forth H3318 H853 into H413 this H2088 wilderness H4057 , to kill H4191 H853 this H2088 whole H3605 assembly H6951 with hunger H7458 .
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4. Then the Lord said to Moses, "I will cause food to fall from the sky. This food will be for you to eat. Every day the people should go out and gather the food they need that day. I will do this to see if they will do what I tell them.
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4. Then said H559 the LORD H3068 unto H413 Moses H4872 , Behold H2009 , I will rain H4305 bread H3899 from H4480 heaven H8064 for you ; and the people H5971 shall go out H3318 and gather H3950 a certain rate every day H1697 H3117 H3117 , that H4616 I may prove H5254 them , whether they will walk H1980 in my law H8451 , or H518 no H3808 .
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5. Every day the people will gather only enough food for one day. But on Friday, when the people prepare their food, they will see that they have enough food for two days."
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5. And it shall come to pass H1961 , that on the sixth H8345 day H3117 they shall prepare H3559 H853 that which H834 they bring in H935 ; and it shall be H1961 twice H4932 as much as H5921 H834 they gather H3950 daily H3117 H3117 .
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6. So Moses and Aaron said to the Israelites, "Tonight you will see the power of the Lord. You will know that he is the one who brought you out of Egypt.
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6. And Moses H4872 and Aaron H175 said H559 unto H413 all H3605 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 , At even H6153 , then ye shall know H3045 that H3588 the LORD H3068 hath brought you out H3318 H853 from the land H4480 H776 of Egypt H4714 :
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7. You have been complaining about the Lord, and he heard you. So tomorrow morning you will see the Glory of the Lord. You have been complaining and complaining about us. Maybe now we can have a little rest."
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7. And in the morning H1242 , then ye shall see H7200 H853 the glory H3519 of the LORD H3068 ; for that he heareth H8085 H853 your murmurings H8519 against H5921 the LORD H3068 : and what H4100 are we H5168 , that H3588 ye murmur H3885 against H5921 us?
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8. Then Moses said, "You have been complaining, and the Lord has heard your complaints. So tonight he will give you meat, and in the morning you will have all the bread you need. You have been complaining to Aaron and me. But now, maybe we will have a little rest. Remember, you are not complaining against Aaron and me. You are complaining against the Lord."
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8. And Moses H4872 said H559 , This shall be , when the LORD H3068 shall give H5414 you in the evening H6153 flesh H1320 to eat H398 , and in the morning H1242 bread H3899 to the full H7646 ; for that the LORD H3068 heareth H8085 H853 your murmurings H8519 which H834 ye H859 murmur H3885 against H5921 him : and what H4100 are we H5168 ? your murmurings H8519 are not H3808 against H5921 us, but H3588 against H5921 the LORD H3068 .
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9. Then Moses said to Aaron, "Tell the whole community of Israelites to come together before the Lord, because he has heard their complaints."
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9. And Moses H4872 spoke H559 unto H413 Aaron H175 , Say H559 unto H413 all H3605 the congregation H5712 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 , Come near H7126 before H6440 the LORD H3068 : for H3588 he hath heard H8085 H853 your murmurings H8519 .
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10. So Aaron spoke to all the Israelites. While he was talking, the people turned and looked into the desert. And they saw the Glory of the Lord appear in a cloud.
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10. And it came to pass H1961 , as Aaron H175 spoke H1696 unto H413 the whole H3605 congregation H5712 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 , that they looked H6437 toward H413 the wilderness H4057 , and, behold H2009 , the glory H3519 of the LORD H3068 appeared H7200 in the cloud H6051 .
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11. The Lord said to Moses,
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11. And the LORD H3068 spoke H1696 unto H413 Moses H4872 , saying H559 ,
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12. "I have heard the complaints of the Israelites. So tell them, 'Tonight you will eat meat. And in the morning you will have all the bread you want. Then you will know you can trust the Lord, your God.'"
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12. I have heard H8085 H853 the murmurings H8519 of the children H1121 of Israel H3478 : speak H1696 unto H413 them, saying H559 , At H996 even H6153 ye shall eat H398 flesh H1320 , and in the morning H1242 ye shall be filled H7646 with bread H3899 ; and ye shall know H3045 that H3588 I H589 am the LORD H3068 your God H430 .
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13. That night, quails (birds) came all around the camp, and in the morning dew lay on the ground near the camp.
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13. And it came to pass H1961 , that at even H6153 the quails H7958 came up H5927 , and covered H3680 H853 the camp H4264 : and in the morning H1242 the dew H2919 lay H1961 H7902 round about H5439 the host H4264 .
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14. After the dew was gone, something like thin flakes of frost was on the ground.
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14. And when the dew H2919 that lay H7902 was gone up H5927 , behold H2009 , upon H5921 the face H6440 of the wilderness H4057 there lay a small H1851 round thing H2636 , as small H1851 as the hoar frost H3713 on H5921 the ground H776 .
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15. When the Israelites saw it, they asked each other, "What is that?" because they did not know what it was. So Moses told them, "This is the food the Lord is giving you to eat.
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15. And when the children H1121 of Israel H3478 saw H7200 it , they said H559 one H376 to H413 another H251 , It H1931 is manna H4478 : for H3588 they knew H3045 not H3808 what H4100 it H1931 was . And Moses H4872 said H559 unto H413 them, This H1931 is the bread H3899 which H834 the LORD H3068 hath given H5414 you to eat H402 .
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16. The Lord says, 'Each of you should gather what you need, a basket of manna for everyone in your family.'"
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16. This H2088 is the thing H1697 which H834 the LORD H3068 hath commanded H6680 , Gather H3950 of H4480 it every man H376 according to H6310 his eating H400 , an omer H6016 for every man H1538 , according to the number H4557 of your persons H5315 ; take H3947 ye every man H376 for them which H834 are in his tents H168 .
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17. So that is what the Israelites did. Some people gathered a large amount, some people gathered a little.
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17. And the children H1121 of Israel H3478 did H6213 so H3651 , and gathered H3950 , some more H7235 , some less H4591 .
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18. But when they measured what they had gathered, there was no shortage and there was none left over. Everyone gathered just what they needed.
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18. And when they did mete H4058 it with an omer H6016 , he that gathered much H7235 had nothing over H5736 H3808 , and he that gathered little H4591 had no H3808 lack H2637 ; they gathered H3950 every man H376 according to H6310 his eating H400 .
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19. Moses told them, "Don't save that food to eat the next day."
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19. And Moses H4872 said H559 , Let no H408 man H376 leave H3498 of H4480 it till H5704 the morning H1242 .
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20. But some of the people did not obey Moses. They saved their food for the next day. But worms got into the food and it began to stink. Moses was angry with the people who did this.
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20. Notwithstanding they hearkened H8085 not H3808 unto H413 Moses H4872 ; but some H376 of them left H3498 of H4480 it until H5704 the morning H1242 , and it bred H7311 worms H8438 , and stank H887 : and Moses H4872 was wroth H7107 with H5921 them.
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21. Every morning the people gathered as much food as they could eat, but by noon the food melted and was gone.
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21. And they gathered H3950 it every morning H1242 H1242 , every man H376 according to H6310 his eating H400 : and when the sun H8121 waxed hot H2552 , it melted H4549 .
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22. On Friday the people gathered twice as much food�two baskets for every person. So all the leaders of the people came and told this to Moses.
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22. And it came to pass H1961 , that on the sixth H8345 day H3117 they gathered H3950 twice as much H4932 bread H3899 , two H8147 omers H6016 for one H259 man : and all H3605 the rulers H5387 of the congregation H5712 came H935 and told H5046 Moses H4872 .
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23. Moses told them, "This is what the Lord said would happen. It happened because tomorrow is the Sabbath, the special day of rest to honor the Lord. You can cook all the food you need to cook for today, but save the rest of this food for tomorrow morning."
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23. And he said H559 unto H413 them, This H1931 is that which H834 the LORD H3068 hath said H1696 , Tomorrow H4279 is the rest H7677 of the holy H6944 sabbath H7676 unto the LORD H3068 : bake H644 that H853 which H834 ye will bake H644 today , and seethe H1310 that H834 ye will seethe H1310 ; and that which H3605 remaineth over H5736 lay up H5117 for you to be kept H4931 until H5704 the morning H1242 .
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24. So the people saved the rest of the food for the next day, as Moses had commanded, and none of the food spoiled or had worms in it.
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24. And they laid it up H5117 H853 till H5704 the morning H1242 , as H834 Moses H4872 bade H6680 : and it did not H3808 stink H887 , neither H3808 was H1961 there any worm H7415 therein.
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25. On Saturday, Moses told the people, "Today is the Sabbath, the special day of rest to honor the Lord. So none of you should be out in the fields. Eat the food you gathered yesterday.
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25. And Moses H4872 said H559 , Eat H398 that today H3117 ; for H3588 today H3117 is a sabbath H7676 unto the LORD H3068 : today H3117 ye shall not H3808 find H4672 it in the field H7704 .
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26. You should gather the food for six days. But the seventh day of the week is a day of rest�so there will not be any of the special food on the ground."
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26. Six H8337 days H3117 ye shall gather H3950 it ; but on the seventh H7637 day H3117 , which is the sabbath H7676 , in it there shall be H1961 none H3808 .
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27. On Saturday, some of the people went out to gather some of the food, but they could not find any.
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27. And it came to pass H1961 , that there went out H3318 some of H4480 the people H5971 on the seventh H7637 day H3117 for to gather H3950 , and they found H4672 none H3808 .
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28. Then the Lord said to Moses, "How long will you people refuse to obey my commands and teachings?
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28. And the LORD H3068 said H559 unto H413 Moses H4872 , How long H5704 H575 refuse H3985 ye to keep H8104 my commandments H4687 and my laws H8451 ?
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29. Look, the Lord has made the Sabbath a day of rest for you. So on Friday he will give you enough food for two days. Then, on the Sabbath, each of you should sit down and relax. Stay where you are."
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29. See H7200 , for H3588 that the LORD H3068 hath given H5414 you the sabbath H7676 , therefore H5921 H3651 he H1931 giveth H5414 you on the sixth H8345 day H3117 the bread H3899 of two days H3117 ; abide H3427 ye every man H376 in his place H8478 , let no H408 man H376 go out H3318 of his place H4480 H4725 on the seventh H7637 day H3117 .
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30. So the people rested on the Sabbath.
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30. So the people H5971 rested H7673 on the seventh H7637 day H3117 .
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31. The people called the special food "manna." It was like small white coriander seeds and tasted like thin cakes made with honey.
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31. And the house H1004 of Israel H3478 called H7121 H853 the name H8034 thereof Manna H4478 : and it H1931 was like coriander H1407 seed H2233 , white H3836 ; and the taste H2940 of it was like wafers H6838 made with honey H1706 .
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32. Moses said, "The Lord said: 'Save a basket of this food for your descendants. Then they can see the food that I gave to you in the desert when I took you out of Egypt.'"
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32. And Moses H4872 said H559 , This H2088 is the thing H1697 which H834 the LORD H3068 commandeth H6680 , Fill H4393 an omer H6016 of H4480 it to be kept H4931 for your generations H1755 ; that H4616 they may see H7200 H853 the bread H3899 wherewith H834 I have fed H398 you in the wilderness H4057 , when I brought you forth H3318 H853 from the land H4480 H776 of Egypt H4714 .
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33. So Moses told Aaron, "Take a jar and fill it with a full basket of manna. Save this manna to put before the Lord. Save it for our descendants."
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33. And Moses H4872 said H559 unto H413 Aaron H175 , Take H3947 a H259 pot H6803 , and put H5414 an omer H6016 full H4393 of manna H4478 therein H8033 , and lay it up H5117 H853 before H6440 the LORD H3068 , to be kept H4931 for your generations H1755 .
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34. (Aaron later did what the Lord commanded Moses. Aaron put the jar of manna in front of the Box of the Agreement. )
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34. As H834 the LORD H3068 commanded H6680 H413 Moses H4872 , so Aaron H175 laid it up H5117 before H6440 the Testimony H5715 , to be kept H4931 .
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35. The people ate the manna for 40 years, until they came to the land of rest, that is, until they came to the edge of the land of Canaan.
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35. And the children H1121 of Israel H3478 did eat H398 H853 manna H4478 forty H705 years H8141 , until H5704 they came H935 to H413 a land H776 inhabited H3427 ; they did eat H398 H853 manna H4478 , until H5704 they came H935 unto H413 the borders H7097 of the land H776 of Canaan H3667 .
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36. (The measure they used for the manna was an omer. An omer was about 8 cups. )
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36. Now an omer H6016 is the tenth H6224 part of an ephah H374 .
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