1 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.
1 Then they set out from Elim, and all the congregation of the sons of Israel came to the wilderness of (A)Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on (B)the fifteenth day of the second month after their departure from the land of Egypt.
1 And 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.
1 The entire Israelite community departed from Elim and came to the Wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they had left the land of Egypt.(A)
1 Later, they left Elim, and the whole congregation of the Israelis came to the desert of Sin, which lay between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departure from the land of Egypt.
2 The whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness;
2 The whole congregation of the sons of Israel (C)grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.
2 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:
2 The whole congregation of the Israelis complained against Moses and Aaron in the desert.
3 and the children of Israel said to them, "We wish that we had died by the hand of Yahweh 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."
3 The sons of Israel said to them, “(D)Would that we had died by the Lord’s hand in the land of Egypt, (E)when we sat by the pots of (a)meat, when we ate bread to the full; for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”
3 And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.
3 The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the Lord’s hand in the land of Egypt, when we sat by pots of meat and ate all the bread we wanted. Instead, you brought us into this wilderness to make this whole assembly die of hunger!”(C)
3 The Israelis told them, "If only we had died by the LORD's hand in the land of Egypt when we sat by the cooking pots, when we ate bread until we were filled because you brought us to this desert to kill this entire congregation with hunger."
4 Then Yahweh 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.
4 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, (F)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 (G)test them, whether or not they will walk in My (b)instruction.
4 Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no.
4 Then the Lord said to Moses, “I am going to rain bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. This way I will test them to see whether or not they will follow My instructions.(D)
4 The LORD told Moses, "Listen very carefully! I'll cause food to rain down for you from heaven, and the people are to go out and gather each day's portion on that day. In this way I'll test them to demonstrate whether or not they'll live according to my instructions.
5 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."
5 (H)On the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather daily.”
5 And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare that which they bring in; and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.
5 On the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather on other days.”(a)
5 On the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be double what they gather on other days."
6 Moses and Aaron said to all the children of Israel, "At evening, then you shall know that Yahweh has brought you out from the land of Egypt;
6 So Moses and Aaron said to all the sons of Israel, “At evening (c)(I)you will know that the Lord has brought you out of the land of Egypt;
6 And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel, At even, then ye shall know that the LORD hath brought you out from the land of Egypt:
6 So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites: “This evening you will know that it was the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt;(E)
6 So Moses and Aaron addressed the entire congregation of the Israelis: "This evening you will know that the LORD has brought you out of the land of Egypt,
7 and in the morning, then you shall see the glory of Yahweh; because he hears your murmurings against Yahweh. Who are we, that you murmur against us?"
7 and in the morning (d)you will see (J)the glory of the Lord, for (K)He hears your grumblings against the Lord; and (L)what are we, that you grumble against us?”
7 And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD; for that he heareth your murmurings against the LORD: and what are we, that ye murmur against us?
7 in the morning you will see the Lord’s glory because He has heard your complaints about Him. For who are we that you complain about us?”(F)
7 and in the morning you will see the glory of the LORD, because he has heard your complaints against him. After all, who are we that you complain against us?"
8 Moses said, "Now Yahweh shall give you meat to eat in the evening, and in the morning bread to satisfy you; because Yahweh hears your murmurings which you murmur against him. And who are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against Yahweh."
8 Moses said, “This will happen when the Lord gives you (e)meat to eat in the evening, and bread to the full in the morning; for the Lord hears your grumblings which you grumble against Him. And what are we? Your grumblings are (M)not against us but against the Lord.”
8 And Moses said, This shall be, when the LORD shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD.
8 Moses continued, “The Lord will give you meat to eat this evening and more than enough bread in the morning, for He has heard the complaints that you are raising against Him. Who are we? Your complaints are not against us but against the Lord.”(G)
8 Moses also said, "When the LORD gives you meat to eat in the evening, and bread in the morning to satisfy you, the LORD will hear your complaints directed against him. Who are we? Your complaints aren't against us, but rather against the LORD."
9 Moses said to Aaron, "Tell all the congregation of the children of Israel, 'Come near before Yahweh, for he has heard your murmurings.'"
9 Then Moses said to Aaron, “Say to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, ‘(N)Come near before the Lord, for He has heard your grumblings.’”
9 And Moses spake unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before the LORD: for he hath heard your murmurings.
9 Then Moses told Aaron, “Say to the entire Israelite community, ‘Come before the Lord, for He has heard your complaints.’”
9 Then Moses instructed Aaron, "Say to the whole congregation of the Israelis, "Come near into the LORD's presence, because he has heard your complaints.'"
10 It happened, as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and behold, the glory of Yahweh appeared in the cloud.
10 It came about as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the sons of Israel, that they (f)looked toward the wilderness, and behold, (O)the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud.
10 And 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 the LORD appeared in the cloud.
10 As Aaron was speaking to the entire Israelite community, they turned toward the wilderness, and there in a cloud the Lord’s glory appeared.(H)
10 While Aaron was speaking to all the congregation of the Israelis, they turned toward the desert, and there the glory of the LORD was seen in the cloud.
12 "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: and you shall know that I am Yahweh your God.'"
12 “(P)I have heard the grumblings of the sons of Israel; speak to them, saying, ‘(g)At twilight you shall eat (h)meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread; and (Q)you shall know that I am the Lord your God.’”
12 I 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 the LORD your God.
12 “I have heard the complaints of the Israelites. Tell them: At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will eat bread until you are full. Then you will know that I am Yahweh your God.”
12 "I've heard the complaints of the Israelis. Tell them, "At twilight you are to eat meat and in the morning you are to be filled with bread, so you may know that I am the LORD your God.'"
13 It happened at evening that quail came up and covered the camp; and in the morning the dew lay around the camp.
13 So it came about at evening that (R)the quails came up and covered the camp, and in the morning (S)there was a layer of dew around the camp.
13 And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.
13 So at evening quail(I) came and covered the camp. In the morning there was a layer of dew all around the camp.
13 Later that evening quail came up and covered the camp, and then in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp.
14 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.
14 (T)When the layer of dew (i)evaporated, behold, on the (j)surface of the wilderness (U)there was a fine flake-like thing, fine as the frost on the ground.
14 And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground.
14 When the layer of dew evaporated, there were fine flakes on the desert surface, as fine as frost on the ground.
14 When the layer of dew evaporated, on the surface of the desert a fine flaky substance, as fine as frost, appeared on the ground.
15 When the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, "What is it?" For they didn't know what it was. Moses said to them, "It is the bread which Yahweh has given you to eat."
15 When the sons of Israel saw it, they said to one another, “(k)What is it?” For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, “(V)It is the bread which the Lord has given you to eat.
15 And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat.
15 When the Israelites saw it, they asked one another, “What is it?” because they didn’t know what it was.Moses told them, “It is the bread the Lord has given you to eat.(J)
15 When the Israelis saw it, they asked one another, "What is it?", because they did not know what it was.
16 This is the thing which Yahweh 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."
16 This is (l)what the Lord has commanded, ‘Gather of it every man (m)as much as he should eat; you shall take (n)(W)an omer apiece according to the number of persons each of you has in his tent.’”
16 This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents.
16 This is what the Lord has commanded: ‘Gather as much of it as each person needs to eat. You may take two quarts(b) per individual, according to the number of people each of you has in his tent.’”
16 Moses told them, "It's the food that the LORD has given you to eat. This is what the LORD has commanded: "You are to gather from it what each person is to eat, about one omer per person according to the number of your people, and one person is to gather for everyone in his tent.'"
17 The children of Israel did so, and gathered some more, some less.
17 The sons of Israel did so, and some gathered much and some little.
17 And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less.
17 So the Israelites did this. Some gathered a lot, some a little.
17 The Israelis did this, some gathering much, some little.
18 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.
18 When they measured it with an omer, (X)he who had gathered much had no excess, and he who had gathered little had no lack; every man gathered (o)as much as he should eat.
18 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.
18 When they measured it by quarts,(c) the person who gathered a lot had no surplus, and the person who gathered a little had no shortage. Each gathered as much as he needed to eat.(K)
18 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.
20 Notwithstanding they didn't listen to Moses, but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and became foul: and Moses was angry with them.
20 But they did not listen to Moses, and some left part of it until morning, and it bred worms and became foul; and Moses was angry with them.
20 Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and stank: and Moses was wroth with them.
20 But they didn’t listen to Moses; some people left part of it until morning, and it bred worms and smelled. Therefore Moses was angry with them.
20 But they did not listen to Moses some people left part of it until morning, and it produced maggots and smelled bad, so Moses got angry at them.
21 They gathered it morning by morning, everyone according to his eating. When the sun grew hot, it melted.
21 They gathered it morning by morning, every man (p)as much as he should eat; but when the sun grew hot, it would melt.
21 And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.
21 They gathered it every morning. Each gathered as much as he needed to eat, but when the sun grew hot, it melted.
21 Every morning they gathered it, according to what each needed to eat; and when the sun became hot, it melted.
22 It happened 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.
22 (Z)Now on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one. When all the (AA)leaders of the congregation came and told Moses,
22 And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.
22 On the sixth day they gathered twice as much food, four quarts(d) apiece, and all the leaders of the community came and reported this to Moses.
22 On the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, about two omers per person. Then all the leaders of the congregation came and reported to Moses,
23 He said to them, "This is that which Yahweh has spoken, 'Tomorrow is a solemn rest, a holy Sabbath to Yahweh. 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.'"
23 then he said to them, “This is what the Lord (q)meant: (AB)Tomorrow is a sabbath observance, a holy sabbath to the Lord. Bake what you will bake and boil what you will boil, and (AC)all that is left over (r)put aside to be kept until morning.”
23 And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.
23 He told them, “This is what the Lord has said: ‘Tomorrow is a day of complete rest, a holy Sabbath(L) to the Lord. Bake what you want to bake, and boil what you want to boil, and set aside everything left over to be kept until morning.’”
23 and he told them, "This is what the LORD said: "Tomorrow is a Sabbath observance, a holy Sabbath to the LORD. Bake what you want to bake and boil what you want to boil, and put aside whatever remains to be kept for yourselves until morning.'"
24 They laid it up until the morning, as Moses asked, and it didn't become foul, neither was there any worm in it.
24 So they (s)put it aside until morning, as Moses had ordered, and (AD)it did not become foul nor was there any worm in it.
24 And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein.
24 So they set it aside until morning as Moses commanded, and it didn’t smell or have any maggots in it.
24 So they put it away until morning, as Moses commanded, and it did not smell bad, and there were no maggots in it.
25 Moses said, "Eat that today, for today is a Sabbath to Yahweh. Today you shall not find it in the field.
25 Moses said, “Eat it today, for today is a sabbath to the Lord; today you will not find it in the field.
25 And Moses said, Eat that to day; for to day is a sabbath unto the LORD: to day ye shall not find it in the field.
25 “Eat it today,” Moses said, “because today is a Sabbath to the Lord. Today you won’t find any in the field.
25 Moses said, "Eat it today, since today is a Sabbath to the LORD, and today you won't find it in the field.
26 Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day is the Sabbath. In it there shall be none."
26 Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.
26 For six days you may gather it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, there will be none.”
26 For six days you are to gather it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, there won't be any."
27 It happened on the seventh day, that some of the people went out to gather, and they found none.
27 It came about on the seventh day that some of the people went out to gather, but they found none.
27 And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none.
27 Yet on the seventh day some of the people went out to gather, but they did not find any.
27 Nevertheless, that seventh day some of the people went out to gather, but they did not find any.
28 Yahweh said to Moses, "How long do you refuse to keep my commandments and my laws?
28 Then the Lord said to Moses, “(AF)How long do you refuse to keep My commandments and My (u)instructions?
28 And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?
28 Then the Lord said to Moses, “How long will you(e) refuse to keep My commands(M) and instructions?
28 Then the LORD asked Moses, "How long will you people refuse to keep my commandments and my instructions?
29 Behold, because Yahweh 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."
29 See, (v)the Lord has given you the sabbath; therefore He gives you bread for two days on the sixth day. Remain every man in his place; let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.”
29 See, for that the LORD 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.
29 Understand that the Lord has given you the Sabbath; therefore on the sixth day He will give you two days’ worth of bread. Each of you stay where you are; no one is to leave his place on the seventh day.”
29 You see that the LORD has given you the Sabbath, and so on the sixth day he gives you food for two days. Let each person stay where he is; let no one leave his place on the seventh day."
31 The house of Israel called its name Manna, and it was like coriander seed, white; and its taste was like wafers with honey.
31 The house of (AG)Israel named it (w)manna, and it was like (AH)coriander seed, white, and its taste was like wafers with honey.
31 And 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.
31 The house of Israel named the substance manna.(f)(N) It resembled coriander seed, was white, and tasted like wafers made with honey.
31 The Israelis named it "manna". It was white like coriander seed, and tasted like a wafer made with honey.
32 Moses said, "This is the thing which Yahweh 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 forth from the land of Egypt.'"
32 Then Moses said, “This is (x)what the Lord has commanded, ‘Let an omerful of it be kept throughout your generations, that they may see the bread that I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’”
32 And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commandeth, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.
32 Moses said, “This is what the Lord has commanded: ‘Two quarts(g) of it are to be preserved throughout your generations, so that they may see the bread I fed you in the wilderness when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’”
32 Moses said, "This is what the LORD has commanded: "Set aside one omer of it for future generations, so that they may see the food with which I fed you in the desert when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.'"
33 Moses said to Aaron, "Take a pot, and put an omer-full of manna in it, and lay it up before Yahweh, to be kept throughout your generations."
33 Moses said to Aaron, “(AI)Take a jar and put an omerful of manna in it, and place it before the Lord to be kept throughout your generations.”
33 And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omer full of manna therein, and lay it up before the LORD, to be kept for your generations.
33 Moses told Aaron, “Take a container and put two quarts(h) of manna in it. Then place it before the Lord to be preserved throughout your generations.”
33 Then Moses told Aaron, "Take a jar, fill it with about one omer of manna, and place it in the LORD's presence, to be preserved throughout future generations."
35 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.
35 (AK)The sons of Israel ate the manna forty years, until they came to an inhabited land; they ate the manna until they came to the border of the land of Canaan.
35 And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.
35 The Israelites ate manna for 40 years, until they came to an inhabited land. They ate manna until they reached the border of the land of Canaan.(P)
35 The Israelis ate manna for 40 years until they came to a land where they could settle. They ate manna until they came to the border of the land of Canaan.
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