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Exodus 16

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 16 of 40

1 And they pulled up stakes from Elim. And all the congregation of the sons of Israel came into the Wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their going out from the land of Egypt,

2 And all the congregation of the sons of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness.

3 And the sons of Israel said to them, Would that we had died by the hand of Jehovah in the land of Egypt, in our sitting by the fleshpots, in our eating bread to satisfaction. For you have brought us out into this wilderness to cause all this assembly to die with hunger.

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Chapter Summary

1 The Israelites come to Sin. 2 They murmur for lack of bread. 11 Quails are sent, 14 and manna 16 The ordering of manna. 25 not to be found on the Sabbath. 32 They preserve an omer.

Key Hebrew Words

מִצְרָֽיִם Egypt H4714 · TWOT 1235
בָּשָׂ֣ר flesh H1320 · TWOT 291a
קֹ֛דֶשׁ apartness H6944 · TWOT 1990a
עֹ֣מֶר sheaf H6016 · TWOT 1645a
לֶ֖חֶם bread H3899 · TWOT 1105a

People & Context

Manna and Quails Provided

In the Wilderness of Sin, people murmur for food. God provides quails in evening and manna in morning, with instructions to gather daily except Sabbat…

Manna Preserved

An omer of manna is preserved in a pot before the Testimony for future generations. Israelites eat manna for forty years.

Timeline

Manna and Quails Provided

In the Wilderness of Sin, people murmur for food. God provides quails in evening and manna in morning, with instructions to gather daily except Sabbath.

Exodus 16:1-30
Manna Preserved

An omer of manna is preserved in a pot before the Testimony for future generations. Israelites eat manna for forty years.

Exodus 16:31-36

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