Exodus 16:1–12

The Lord Provides Manna

¹Then they set out from Elim, and all the congregation of the sons of Israel came to the wilderness of ^aSin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on ^bthe fifteenth day of the second month after their departure from the land of Egypt.

²The whole congregation of the sons of Israel ^agrumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.

³The sons of Israel said to them, “^aWould that we had died by the Lord’s hand in the land of Egypt, ^bwhen we sat by the pots of ¹meat, when we ate bread to the full; for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”

⁴Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, ^aI will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, that I may ^btest them, whether or not they will walk in My ¹instruction.

⁵“^aOn the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather daily.”

⁶So Moses and Aaron said to all the sons of Israel, “At evening ^1ayou will know that the Lord has brought you out of the land of Egypt;

⁷and in the morning ¹you will see ^athe glory of the Lord, for ^bHe hears your grumblings against the Lord; and ^cwhat are we, that you grumble against us?”

The Lord Provides Meat

⁸Moses said, “This will happen when the Lord gives you ¹meat 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 ^anot against us but against the Lord.”

⁹Then Moses said to Aaron, “Say to all the congregation of the sons of Israel, ‘^aCome near before the Lord, for He has heard your grumblings.’ ”

¹⁰It came about as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the sons of Israel, that they ¹looked toward the wilderness, and behold, ^athe glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud.

¹¹And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

¹²“^aI have heard the grumblings of the sons of Israel; speak to them, saying, ‘¹At twilight you shall eat ²meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread; and ^byou shall know that I am the Lord your God.’ ”