Exodus 16:4–15

⁴Then the Lord said to Moses, “I will rain down bread from heaven^t for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test^u them and see whether they will follow my instructions. ⁵On the sixth day they are to prepare what they bring in, and that is to be twice^v as much as they gather on the other days.”

⁶So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, “In the evening you will know that it was the Lord who brought you out of Egypt,^{w 7}and in the morning you will see the glory^x of the Lord, because he has heard your grumbling^y against him. Who are we, that you should grumble against us?”^{z 8}Moses also said, “You will know that it was the Lord when he gives you meat to eat in the evening and all the bread you want in the morning, because he has heard your grumbling^a against him. Who are we? You are not grumbling against us, but against the Lord.”^b

⁹Then Moses told Aaron, “Say to the entire Israelite community, ‘Come before the Lord, for he has heard your grumbling.’ ”

¹⁰While Aaron was speaking to the whole Israelite community, they looked toward the desert, and there was the glory^c of the Lord appearing in the cloud.^d

¹¹The Lord said to Moses, ¹²“I have heard the grumbling^e of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God.’ ”^f

¹³That evening quail^g came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew^h around the camp. ¹⁴When the dew was gone, thin flakes like frostⁱ on the ground appeared on the desert floor. ¹⁵When the Israelites saw it, they said to each other, “What is it?” For they did not know^j what it was.

Moses said to them, “It is the bread^k the Lord has given you to eat.