1They set out from Elim and came, the whole congregation of the sons of Israel, to the wilderness of Sin, which lies between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their coming out from the land of Egypt.2The whole congregation of the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness.3The sons of Israel said to them, "If only we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat and ate food to the full! For you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger."4The LORD said to Moses, "Behold, I am about to rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion each day, that I may test whether they will walk in my instruction or not."5On the sixth day they shall prepare what they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather day by day.6Moses and Aaron said to all the sons of Israel, "At evening you shall know that the LORD has brought you out of the land of Egypt.7And in the morning you shall see the glory of the LORD, because he has heard your grumbling against the LORD. For what are we, that you grumble against us?"8Moses said, "The LORD will give you meat to eat in the evening and bread in the morning to the full, when he hears your grumbling against him. Your grumbling is not against us but against the LORD."9Moses said to Aaron, "Say to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, 'Come near before the LORD, for he has heard your grumbling.'"10As Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the sons of Israel, they turned toward the wilderness, and behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud.11The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,12"I have heard the grumbling of the sons of Israel. Say to them, 'At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall have your fill of bread; then you shall know that I am the LORD your God.'"13In the evening quail came up and covered the camp, and in the morning dew lay around the camp.14When the dew had gone up, there was on the face of the wilderness a fine, flake-like thing, fine as frost on the ground.15When the sons of Israel saw it, they said to one another, "What is it?" for they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, "It is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat."16"This is what the LORD has commanded: 'Gather of it, each one of you, as much as he can eat; an omer a head, according to the number of persons in your tents you shall take.'"17The sons of Israel did so; they gathered, some more, some less.18But when they measured it with an omer, whoever gathered much had nothing left over, and whoever gathered little had no lack; each gathered according to what he could eat.19Moses said to them, "Let no one leave any of it over till the morning."20But they did not listen to Moses; some men left part of it till the morning, and it bred worms and stank; and Moses was angry with them.21Morning by morning they gathered it, each as much as he could eat; and when the sun grew hot, it melted.22On the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers each; and all the leaders of the congregation came and told Moses.23He said to them, "This is what the LORD has commanded: 'Tomorrow is a day of solemn rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD; bake what you will bake, and boil what you will boil, and all that is left over lay aside to be kept till the morning.'"24So they laid it aside till the morning, as Moses commanded, and it did not stink, and no worm was in it.25Moses said, "Eat it today, for today is a Sabbath to the LORD; today you will not find it in the field.26Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day, which is a Sabbath, there will be none."27On the seventh day some of the people went out to gather, but they found none.28The LORD said to Moses, "How long will you refuse to keep my commandments and my instructions?"29"See that the LORD has given you the Sabbath; therefore on the sixth day he gives you bread for two days. Remain each of you in his place; let no one go out of his place on the seventh day."30So the people rested on the seventh day.31The house of Israel called its name manna; it was like coriander seed, white, and its taste was like wafers made with honey.32Moses said, "This is what the LORD has commanded: 'Let an omer of it be kept throughout your generations, so that they may see the bread with which I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.'"33Moses said to Aaron, "Take a jar and put an omer of manna in it, and place it before the LORD to be kept throughout your generations."34As the LORD commanded Moses, Aaron placed it before the testimony to be kept.35The sons of Israel ate the manna forty years, till they came to a habitable land; they ate the manna till they came to the border of the land of Canaan.36An omer is the tenth part of an ephah.