¹³That evening quail came and covered the camp. In the morning the ground around the camp was covered with dew. ¹⁴When the dew was gone, thin flakes appeared on the desert floor. They looked like frost on the ground. ¹⁵The people of Israel saw the flakes. They asked each other, “What’s that?” They didn’t know what it was.

Moses said to them, “It’s the bread the Lord has given you to eat. ¹⁶Here is what the Lord has commanded. He has said, ‘Each one of you should gather as much as you need. Take two quarts for each person who lives in your tent.’ ”

¹⁷The people of Israel did as they were told. Some gathered a lot, and some gathered a little. ¹⁸When they measured it out, those who gathered a lot didn’t have too much. And those who gathered a little had enough. All of them gathered only what they needed.

¹⁹Then Moses said to them, “Don’t keep any of it until morning.”

²⁰Some of them didn’t pay any attention to Moses. They kept part of it until morning. But it was full of maggots and began to stink. So Moses became angry with them.

²¹Each morning all of them gathered as much as they needed. But by the hottest time of the day, the thin flakes had melted away.

²²On the sixth day, the people gathered twice as much. It amounted to four quarts for each person. The leaders of the community came and reported that to Moses.

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