Exodus 16:13–22

¹³In the evening a large flock of quails flew in, enough to cover the camp, and in the morning there was dew all round the camp. ¹⁴When the dew evaporated, there was something thin and flaky on the surface of the desert. It was as delicate as frost. ^15*When the Israelites saw it, they didn’t know what it was and asked each other, “What is it?”

Moses said to them, “This is the food that the Lord has given you to eat. ¹⁶The Lord has commanded that each of you is to gather as much of it as he needs, two litres for each member of his household.”

¹⁷The Israelites did this, some gathering more, others less. ^18*When they measured it, those who gathered much did not have too much, and those who gathered less did not have too little. Each had gathered just what he needed. ¹⁹Moses said to them, “No one is to keep any of it for tomorrow.” ²⁰But some of them did not listen to Moses and saved part of it. The next morning it was full of worms and smelt rotten, and Moses was angry with them. ²¹Every morning each one gathered as much as he needed; and when the sun grew hot, what was left on the ground melted.

²²On the sixth day they gathered twice as much food, four litres for each person. All the leaders of the community came and told Moses about it,