¹⁷So that is what the Israelites did. Some gathered more, some less. ¹⁸They measured it into two-quart containers. Those who had gathered more didn’t have too much. Those who had gathered less didn’t have too little. They gathered as much as they could eat.

¹⁹Then Moses said to them, “No one may keep any of it until morning.”

²⁰But some of them didn’t listen to Moses. They kept part of it until morning, and it was full of worms and smelled bad. So Moses was angry with them.

²¹Each morning they gathered as much food as they could eat. When the sun was hot, it melted away. ²²But on the sixth day they gathered twice as much food, four quarts per person. All the leaders of the community came to Moses and told him about it.

²³He said to them, “This is what the Lord said: Tomorrow is a day of rest—a holy day dedicated to the Lord. Bake what you want to bake, and boil what you want to boil. Save all that’s left over, and keep it until tomorrow morning.”

²⁴So they saved it until the next morning as Moses had commanded, but it didn’t smell or have worms in it. ²⁵“Eat it today,” Moses said, “because today is a day of rest—a holy day dedicated to the Lord. You won’t find anything on the ground today. ²⁶You can gather food on six days, but on the seventh day, the day of rest, you won’t find any.”

²⁷On the seventh day some people went out to gather food, but they didn’t find any. ²⁸The Lord said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to do what I have commanded and instructed you to do? ²⁹Remember: The Lord has given you this day of rest as a holy day. That’s why he gives you enough food on the sixth day for two days. On the seventh day stay in your place—no one is to go out. Everyone, stay where you are.” ³⁰So the people never worked on the seventh day of the week.

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