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Bible Verses About Journey of Israel Through The Desert: Manna sent

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Verses on Manna sent

  1. Here is what ADONAI has ordered: each man is to gather according to his appetite - each is to take an 'omer [two quarts] per person for everyone in his tent."

  2. The people of Isra'el did this. Some gathered more, some less;

  3. but when they put it in an 'omer-measure, whoever had gathered much had no excess; and whoever had gathered little had no shortage; nevertheless each person had gathered according to his appetite.

  4. Moshe told them, "No one is to leave any of it till morning."

  5. But they didn't pay attention to Moshe, and some kept the leftovers until morning. It bred worms and rotted, which made Moshe angry at them.

  6. So they gathered it morning after morning, each person according to his appetite; but as the sun grew hot, it melted.

  7. On the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two 'omers per person; and all the community leaders came and reported to Moshe.

  8. He told them, "This is what ADONAI has said: 'Tomorrow is a holy Shabbat for ADONAI. Bake what you want to bake; boil what you want to boil; and whatever is left over, set aside and keep for the morning.'"

  9. They set it aside till morning, as Moshe had ordered; and it didn't rot or have worms.

  10. Moshe said, "Today, eat that; because today is a Shabbat for ADONAI - today you won't find it in the field.

  11. Gather it six days, but the seventh day is the Shabbat - on that day there won't be any."

  12. However, on the seventh day, some of the people went out to gather and found none.

  13. ADONAI said to Moshe, "How long will you refuse to observe my mitzvot and teachings?

  14. Look, ADONAI has given you the Shabbat. This is why he is providing bread for two days on the sixth day. Each of you, stay where you are; no one is to leave his place on the seventh day."

  15. So the people rested on the seventh day.

  16. The people called the food man. It was like coriander seed, white; and it tasted like honey cakes.