Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
And when they measured with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little lacked nothing. They gathered each one according to his eating.
New American Standard Bible
When they measured it with an omer,
King James Version
And when they did mete 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.
Holman Bible
When they measured it by quarts,
International Standard Version
When they measured it with a vessel the capacity of which was one omer, the one who gathered much did not have an excess, while the one who gathered little did not lack. They gathered exactly what each needed to eat.
A Conservative Version
And when they measured it with an omer, he who gathered much had nothing over, and he who gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating.
American Standard Version
And 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.
Amplified
When they measured it with an omer, he who had gathered a large amount had no excess, and he who had gathered little had no lack; every man gathered according to his need (family size).
Bible in Basic English
And when it was measured, he who had taken up much had nothing over, and he who had little had enough; every man had taken what he was able to make use of.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And they will measure by the handful, and the abundance did not exceed, and the little was not diminished: they gathered a man according to the mouth of his eating.
King James 2000
And when they did measure 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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And [when] they measured with the omer, the one gathering more had no surplus, and the one gathering less had no lack; they gathered {each according to what he could eat}.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and did mete it with a gomer. And unto him that had gathered much remained nothing over, and unto him that had gathered little was there no lack: but every man had gathered sufficient for his eating.
NET Bible
When they measured with an omer, the one who gathered much had nothing left over, and the one who gathered little lacked nothing; each one had gathered what he could eat.
New Heart English Bible
When they measured it with an omer, he who gathered much had nothing over, and he who gathered little had no lack. They gathered every man according to his eating.
The Emphasized Bible
and when they measured it with the omer, he who had gathered more had nothing over, and he who had gathered less had no lack: each man what he needed for eating, did they gather.
Webster
And 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.
World English Bible
When they measured it with an omer, he who gathered much had nothing over, and he who gathered little had no lack. They gathered every man according to his eating.
Youngs Literal Translation
and they measure with an omer, and he who is gathering much hath nothing over, and he who is gathering little hath no lack, each according to his eating they have gathered.
Themes
journey of israel through the Desert » Through the wilderness of sin » Manna sent
Frugality » Instances of » The gathering of manna
Israel » Provision » Manna » Quail
Measure » An omer, about one bushel
Miracles » Catalogue of » Manna
Sin (place) » Desert of, a wilderness between elim and sinai » Manna and quail given in
Interlinear
Rabah
`adaph
Ma`at
Chacer
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 16:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh Provides Food In The Desert
17 And the sons of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, and some less. 18 And when they measured with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little lacked nothing. They gathered each one according to his eating. 19 And Moses said, Let no man leave of it until the morning.
Cross References
2 Corinthians 8:14-15
but by equality in the present time; your abundance for their need, that their abundance also may be for your need; so that there may be equality;