Exodus Chapter 16
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And his chosen captains are sunk in the Red Sea.
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The deeps cover them:
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They went down into the depths like a stone.
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Thy right hand, O Jehovah, is glorious in power,
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Thy right hand, O Jehovah, dasheth in pieces the enemy.
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And in the greatness of thine excellency thou overthrowest them that rise up against thee:
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Thou sendest forth thy wrath, it consumeth them as stubble.
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And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were piled up,
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The floods stood upright as a heap;
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The deeps were congealed in the heart of the sea.
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The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil;
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My desire shall be satisfied upon them;
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I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
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Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them:
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They sank as lead in the mighty waters.
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Who is like unto thee, O Jehovah, among the gods?
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Who is like thee, glorious in holiness,
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Fearful in praises, doing wonders?
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Thou stretchedst out thy right hand,
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The earth swallowed them.
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Thou in thy lovingkindness hast led the people that thou hast redeemed:
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Thou hast guided them in thy strength to thy holy habitation.
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The peoples have heard, they tremble:
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Pangs have taken hold on the inhabitants of Philistia.
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Then were the chiefs of Edom dismayed;
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The mighty men of Moab, trembling taketh hold upon them:
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All the inhabitants of Canaan are melted away.
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Terror and dread falleth upon them;
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By the greatness of thine arm they are as still as a stone;
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Till thy people pass over, O Jehovah,
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Till the people pass over that thou hast purchased.
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Thou wilt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance,
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The place, O Jehovah, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in,
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The sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established.
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Jehovah shall reign for ever and ever.
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For the horses of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and Jehovah brought back the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel walked on dry land in the midst of the sea.
darby (darby) - eBible.org Darby 1890 plaintext
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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.
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And the whole assembly of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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;
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
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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 yourGod.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some much, some little.
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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.
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And Moses said to them, Let no man leave [any] of it until the morning.
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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.
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And they gathered it every morning, every man as much as he could eat; and when the sun became hot, it melted.
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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.
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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.
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And they laid it up for the morning, as Moses had commanded; and it did not stink, neither was there any worm in it.
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And Moses said, Eat it to-day; for to-day is sabbath to Jehovah: to-day ye shall not find it in the field.
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Six days shall ye gather it; but on the seventh day is sabbath: on it there shall be none.
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And it came to pass on the seventh day that there went out [some] from the people to gather [it], and they found none.
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And Jehovah said to Moses, How long do ye refuse to keep my commandments and my laws?
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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.
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And the people rested on the seventh day.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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As Jehovah had commanded Moses, so Aaron deposited it before the Testimony, to be kept.
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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.
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Now an omer is the tenth [part] of an ephah.
lxxbrent (lxxbrent) - Septuagint (Brenton 1851) eBible USFM
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And they departed from Ælim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Ælim and Sina; and on the fifteenth day, in the second month after their departure from the land of Egypt,
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all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron.
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And the children of Israel said to them, Would we had died smitten by the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh-pots, and ate bread to satiety! for ye have brought us out into this wilderness, to slay all this congregation with hunger.
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And the Lord said to Moses, Behold, I [will] rain bread upon you out of heaven: and the people shall go forth, and they shall gather their daily portion for the day, that I may try them whether they will walk in my law or not.
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And it shall come to pass on the sixth day that they shall prepare whatsoever they have brought in, and it shall be double of what they shall have gathered for the day, daily.
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And Moses and Aaron said to all the congregation of the children of Israel, At even ye shall know that the Lord has brought you out of the land of Egypt;
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and in the morning ye shall see the glory of the Lord, inasmuch as he hears your murmuring against God; and who are we, that ye continue to murmur against us?
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And Moses said, [This shall be] when the Lord gives you in the evening flesh to eat, and bread in the morning to satiety, because the Lord has heard your murmuring, which ye murmur against us: and what are we? for your murmuring is not against us, but against God.
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And Moses said to Aaron, Say to all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before God; for he has heard your murmuring.
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And when Aaron spoke to all the congregation of the children of Israel, and they turned toward the wilderness, then the glory of the Lord appeared in a cloud.
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And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
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I have heard the murmuring of the children of Israel: speak to them, saying, Towards evening ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be satisfied with bread; and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God.
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And it was evening, and quails came up and covered the camp:
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in the morning it came to pass as the dew ceased round about the camp, that, behold, on the face of the wilderness [was] a small thing like white coriander seed, as frost upon the earth.
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And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, What is this? for they knew not what it was; and Moses said to them,
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This [is] the bread which the Lord has given you to eat. This is that which the Lord has appointed: gather of it each man for his family, a homer for each person, according to the number of your souls, gather each of you with his fellow-lodgers.
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And the children of Israel did so, and gathered some much and some less.
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And having measured the homer [full], he that had gathered much had nothing over, and he that had gathered less had no lack; each gathered according to the need of those who belonged to him.
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And Moses said to them, Let no man leave of it till the morning.
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But they did not hearken to Moses, but some left of it till the morning; and it bred worms and stank: and Moses was irritated with them.
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And they gathered it every morning, each man what he needed, and when the sun waxed hot it melted.
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And it came to pass on the sixth day, they gathered double what was needed, two homers for one [man]; and all the chiefs of the synagogue went in and reported it to Moses.
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And Moses said to them, Is not this the word which the Lord spoke? To-morrow [is] the sabbath, a holy rest to the Lord: bake that ye will bake, and seethe that ye will seethe, and all that is over leave to be laid by for the morrow.
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And they left of it till the morning, as Moses commanded them; and it stank not, neither was there a worm in it.
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And Moses said, Eat [that] to-day, for to-day is a sabbath to the Lord: [it] shall not be found in the plain.
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Six days ye shall gather it, and on the seventh day is a sabbath, for there shall be none on that [day].
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And it came to pass on the seventh day [that] some of the people went forth to gather, and found none.
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And the Lord said to Moses, How long are ye unwilling to hearken to my commands and my law?
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See, for the Lord has given you this day [as] the sabbath, therefore he has given you on the sixth day the bread of two days: ye shall sit each of you in your houses; let no one go forth from his place on the seventh day.
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And the people kept sabbath on the seventh day.
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And the children of Israel called the name of it Man; and it was as white coriander seed, and the taste of it as a wafer with honey.
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And Moses said, This [is] the thing which the Lord hath commanded, Fill an homer with manna, to be laid up for your generations; that they may see the bread which ye ate in the wilderness, when the Lord led you forth out of the land of Egypt.
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And Moses said to Aaron, Take a golden pot, and cast into it one full homer of manna; and thou shalt lay it up before God, to be kept for your generations,
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as the Lord commanded Moses: and Aaron laid it up before the testimony to be kept.
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And the children of Israel ate manna forty years, until they came to the land they ate the manna, until they came to the region of Phœnicia.
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Now the homer was the tenth part of three measures.
vul1914 (vul1914) - Vulgate 1914 UTF-8 (sacredbible.org)
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Profectique sunt de Elim, et venit omnis multitudo filiorum Israel in desertum Sin, quod est inter Elim et Sinai: quintodecimo die mensis secundi, postquam egressi sunt de terra Ægypti.
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Et murmuravit omnis congregatio filiorum Israel contra Moysen et Aaron in solitudine.
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Dixeruntque filii Israel ad eos: Utinam mortui essemus per manum Domini in Terra Ægypti, quando sedebamus super ollas carnium, et comedebamus panem in saturitate: cur eduxistis nos in desertum istud, ut occideretis omnem multitudinem fame?
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Dixit autem Dominus ad Moysen: Ecce, ego pluam vobis panes de cælo: egrediatur populus, et colligat quæ sufficiunt per singulos dies: ut tentem eum utrum ambulet in lege mea, an non.
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Die autem sexto parent quod inferant: et sit duplum quam colligere solebant per singulos dies.
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Dixeruntque Moyses et Aaron ad omnes filios Israel: Vespere scietis quod Dominus eduxerit vos de terra Ægypti:
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et mane videbitis gloriam Domini: audivit enim murmur vestrum contra Dominum: nos vero quid sumus, quia mussitastis contra nos?
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Et ait Moyses: Dabit vobis Dominus vespere carnes edere, et mane panes in saturitate: eo quod audierit murmurationes vestras quibus murmurati estis contra eum, nos enim quid sumus? nec contra nos est murmur vestrum, sed contra Dominum.
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Dixit quoque Moyses ad Aaron: Dic universæ congregationi filiorum Israel: Accedite coram Domino: audivit enim murmur vestrum.
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Cumque loqueretur Aaron ad omnem cœtum filiorum Israel, respexerunt ad solitudinem: et ecce gloria Domini apparuit in nube.
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Locutus est autem Dominus ad Moysen, dicens:
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Audivi murmurationes filiorum Israel, loquere ad eos: Vespere comedetis carnes, et mane saturabimini panibus: scietisque quod ego sum Dominus Deus vester.
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Factum est ergo vespere, et ascendens coturnix, cooperuit castra: mane quoque ros iacuit per circuitum castrorum.
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Cumque operuisset superficiem terræ, apparuit in solitudine minutum, et quasi pilo tusum in similitudinem pruinæ super terram.
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Quod cum vidissent filii Israel, dixerunt ad invicem: Manhu? quod significat: Quid est hoc? ignorabant enim quid esset. Quibus ait Moyses: Iste est panis, quem Dominus dedit vobis ad vescendum.
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Hic est sermo, quem præcepit Dominus: Colligat unusquisque ex eo quantum sufficit ad vescendum: gomor per singula capita, iuxta numerum animarum vestrarum quæ habitant in tabernaculo sic tolletis.
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Feceruntque ita filii Israel: et collegerunt, alius plus, alius minus.
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Et mensi sunt ad mensuram gomor: nec qui plus collegerat, habuit amplius: nec qui minus paraverat, reperit minus: sed singuli iuxta id quod edere poterant, congregaverunt.
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Dixitque Moyses ad eos: Nullus relinquat ex eo in mane.
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Qui non audierunt eum, sed dimiserunt quidam ex eis usque mane, et scatere cœpit vermibus, atque computruit. et iratus est contra eos Moyses.
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Colligebant autem mane singuli, quantum sufficere poterat ad vescendum: cumque incaluisset sol, liquefiebat.
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In die autem sexta collegerunt cibos duplices, id est, duo gomor per singulos homines: venerunt autem omnes principes multitudinis, et narraverunt Moysi.
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Qui ait eis: Hoc est quod locutus est Dominus: Requies sabbati sanctificata est Domino cras. quodcumque operandum est, facite: et quæ coquenda sunt coquite: quidquid autem reliquum fuerit, reponite usque in mane.
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Feceruntque ita ut præceperat Moyses, et non computruit, neque vermis inventus est in eo.
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Dixitque Moyses: Comedite illud hodie, quia sabbatum est Domini: non invenietur hodie in agro.
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Sex diebus colligite: in die autem septimo sabbatum est Domini, idcirco non invenietur.
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Venitque septima dies: et egressi de populo ut colligerent, non invenerunt.
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Dixit autem Dominus ad Moysen: Usquequo non vultis custodire mandata mea, et legem meam?
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Videte quod Dominus dederit vobis sabbatum, et propter hoc die sexta tribuit vobis cibos duplices: maneat unusquisque apud semetipsum: nullus egrediatur de loco suo die septimo.
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Et sabbatizavit populus die septimo.
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Appellavitque domus Israel nomen eius Man: quod erat quasi semen coriandri album, gustusque eius quasi similæ cum melle.
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Dixit autem Moyses: Iste est sermo, quem præcepit Dominus: Imple gomor ex eo, et custodiatur in futuras retro generationes: ut noverint panem, quo alui vos in solitudine, quando educti estis de Terra Ægypti.
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Dixitque Moyses ad Aaron: Sume vas unum, et mitte ibi Man, quantum potest capere gomor: et repone coram Domino ad servandum in generationes vestras:
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sicut præcepit Dominus Moysi. Posuitque illud Aaron in tabernaculo reservandum.
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Filii autem Israel comederunt Man quadraginta annis, donec venirent in terram habitabilem: hoc cibo aliti sunt, usquequo tangerent fines terræ Chanaan.
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Gomor autem decima pars est ephi.
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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.
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The whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness;
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and the children of Israel said to them, “We wish that we had died by the LORD’s hand 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.”
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Then the LORD 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.
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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.”
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Moses and Aaron said to all the children of Israel, “At evening, you shall know that the LORD has brought you out from the land of Egypt.
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In the morning, you shall see the LORD’s glory; because he hears your murmurings against the LORD. Who are we, that you murmur against us?”
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Moses said, “Now the LORD will give you meat to eat in the evening, and in the morning bread to satisfy you, because the LORD hears your murmurings which you murmur against him. And who are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD.”
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Moses said to Aaron, “Tell all the congregation of the children of Israel, ‘Come close to the LORD, for he has heard your murmurings.’”
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As Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the children of Israel, they looked toward the wilderness, and behold, the LORD’s glory appeared in the cloud.
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The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
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“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. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.’”
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In the evening, quail came up and covered the camp; and in the morning the dew lay around the camp.
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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.
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When the children of Israel saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?” For they didn’t know what it was. Moses said to them, “It is the bread which the LORD has given you to eat.
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This is the thing which the LORD 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.’”
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The children of Israel did so, and some gathered more, some less.
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When they measured it with an omer, he who gathered much had nothing over, and he who gathered little had no lack. They each gathered according to his eating.
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Moses said to them, “Let no one leave of it until the morning.”
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Notwithstanding they didn’t listen to Moses, but some of them left of it until the morning, so it bred worms and became foul; and Moses was angry with them.
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They gathered it morning by morning, everyone according to his eating. When the sun grew hot, it melted.
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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.
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He said to them, “This is that which the LORD has spoken, ‘Tomorrow is a solemn rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD. 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.’”
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They laid it up until the morning, as Moses ordered, and it didn’t become foul, and there were no worms in it.
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Moses said, “Eat that today, for today is a Sabbath to the LORD. Today you shall not find it in the field.
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Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day is the Sabbath. In it there shall be none.”
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On the seventh day, some of the people went out to gather, and they found none.
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The LORD said to Moses, “How long do you refuse to keep my commandments and my laws?
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Behold, because the LORD 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.”
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So the people rested on the seventh day.
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The house of Israel called its name “Manna”, and it was like coriander seed, white; and its taste was like wafers with honey.
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Moses said, “This is the thing which the LORD 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 out of the land of Egypt.’”
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Moses said to Aaron, “Take a pot, and put an omer-full of manna in it, and lay it up before the LORD, to be kept throughout your generations.”
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As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.
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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.
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Now an omer is one tenth of an ephah.
ylt (ylt) - Bible.com YLT98 plain UTF-8
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And they journey from Elim, and all the company of the sons of Israel come in unto the wilderness of Sin, which <FI>is<Fi> between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month of their going out from the land of Egypt.
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And all the company of the sons of Israel murmur against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness;
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and the sons of Israel say unto them, `Oh that we had died by the hand of Jehovah in the land of Egypt, in our sitting by the flesh-pot, in our eating bread to satiety--for ye have brought us out unto this wilderness to put all this assembly to death with hunger.'
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And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Lo, I am raining to you bread from the heavens--and the people have gone out and gathered the matter of a day in its day--so that I try them whether they walk in My law, or not;
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and it hath been on the sixth day, that they have prepared that which they bring in, and it hath been double above that which they gather day <FI>by<Fi> day.'
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And Moses saith--Aaron also--unto all the sons of Israel, `Evening--and ye have known that Jehovah hath brought you out from the land of Egypt;
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and morning--and ye have seen the honour of Jehovah, in His hearing your murmurings against Jehovah, and what <FI>are<Fi> we, that ye murmur against us?'
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And Moses saith, `In Jehovah's giving to you in the evening flesh to eat, and bread in the morning to satiety--in Jehovah's hearing your murmurings, which ye are murmuring against Him, and what <FI>are<Fi> we? your murmurings <FI>are<Fi> not against us, but against Jehovah.'
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And Moses saith unto Aaron, `Say unto all the company of the sons of Israel, Come ye near before Jehovah, for He hath heard your murmurings;'
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and it cometh to pass, when Aaron is speaking unto all the company of the sons of Israel, that they turn towards the wilderness, and lo, the honour of Jehovah is seen in the cloud.
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And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,
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`I have heard the murmurings of the sons of Israel; speak unto them, saying, Between the evenings ye eat flesh, and in the morning ye are satisfied <FI>with<Fi> bread, and ye have known that I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah your God.'
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And it cometh to pass in the evening, that the quail cometh up, and covereth the camp, and in the morning there hath been the lying of dew round about the camp,
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and the lying of the dew goeth up, and lo, on the face of the wilderness a thin, bare thing, thin as hoar-frost on the earth.
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And the sons of Israel see, and say one unto another, `What <FI>is<Fi> it?' for they have not known what it <FI>is<Fi> ; and Moses saith unto them, `It <FI>is<Fi> the bread which Jehovah hath given to you for food.
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`This <FI>is<Fi> the thing which Jehovah hath commanded: Gather of it each according to his eating, an omer for a poll; and the number of your persons, take ye each for those in his tent.'
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And the sons of Israel do so, and they gather, he who is <FI>gathering<Fi> much, and he who is <FI>gathering<Fi> little;
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and they measure with an omer, and he who is <FI>gathering<Fi> much hath nothing over, and he who is <FI>gathering<Fi> little hath no lack, each according to his eating they have gathered.
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And Moses saith unto them, `Let no man leave of it till morning;'
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and they have not hearkened unto Moses, and some of them do leave of it till morning, and it bringeth up worms and stinketh; and Moses is wroth with them.
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And they gather it morning by morning, each according to his eating; when the sun hath been warm, then it hath melted.
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And it cometh to pass on the sixth day, they have gathered a second bread, two omers for one, and all the princes of the company come in, and declare to Moses.
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And he saith unto them, `It <FI>is<Fi> that which Jehovah hath spoken <FI>of<Fi> ; a rest--a holy sabbath to Jehovah--<FI> is<Fi> to-morrow; that which ye bake, bake; and that which ye boil, boil; and all that is over, let rest for yourselves in charge till the morning.'
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And they let it rest until the morning, as Moses hath commanded, and it hath not stank, and a worm hath not been in it.
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And Moses saith, `Eat it to-day, for to-day <FI>is<Fi> a sabbath to Jehovah; to-day ye find it not in the field:
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six days ye do gather it, and in the seventh day--the sabbath--in it there is none.'
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And it cometh to pass on the seventh day, some of the people have gone out to gather, and have not found.
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And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `How long have ye refused to keep My commands, and My laws?
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see, because Jehovah hath given to you the sabbath, therefore He is giving to you on the sixth day bread of two days; abide ye each <FI>in<Fi> his place, no one doth go out from his place on the seventh day.'
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And the people rest on the seventh day,
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and the house of Israel call its name Manna, and it <FI>is<Fi> as coriander seed, white; and its taste <FI>is<Fi> as a cake with honey.
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And Moses saith, `This <FI>is<Fi> the thing which Jehovah hath commanded: Fill the omer with it, for a charge for your generations, so that they see the bread which I have caused you to eat in the wilderness, in My bringing you out from the land of Egypt.'
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And Moses saith unto Aaron, `Take one pot, and put there the fulness of the omer of manna, and let it rest before Jehovah, for a charge for your generations;'
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as Jehovah hath given commandment unto Moses, so doth Aaron let it rest before the Testimony, for a charge.
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And the sons of Israel have eaten the manna forty years, until their coming in unto the land to be inhabited; the manna they have eaten till their coming in unto the extremity of the land of Canaan.
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and the omer is a tenth of the ephah.
Explanations by Age Level
Explain Like I'm 5
A long, long time ago, there was nothing at all - no earth, no sky, no animals, no people. It was all dark and empty. But God was there! God is so powerful that He can make anything just by speaking. So God said "Let there be light!" and BOOM! There was light everywhere! God saw that the light was beautiful and good. He called the light "day" and the darkness "night." This was the very first day when God started making our wonderful world!
Explain Like I'm 10
Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.
Explain Like I'm 15
Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).