for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.
[24] And the people murmured against
Moses, saying, What shall we drink?
[25] And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree,
which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute
and an ordinance, and there he proved them,
[26] And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of
the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments,
and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the
Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.
[27] And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of
water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters.
Exod.16
[1] And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto
the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after
their departing out of the land of Egypt.
[2] And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured
against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:
[3] And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God
we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when
we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly
with hunger.
[4] Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the
people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in
my law, or no.
[5] And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare that which they bring
in; and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.
[6] And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children
of Israel, At even, then ye shall know that the LORD hath brought you out from the land of Egypt:
[7] And
in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD; for that he heareth your murmurings against
the LORD: and what are we, that ye murmur against us?
[8] And Moses said, This shall be, when the
LORD shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the LORD
heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not
against us, but against the LORD.
[9] And Moses spake unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the
children of Israel, Come near before the LORD: for he hath heard your murmurings.
[10] And it came to
pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the
wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud.
[11] And the LORD spake unto
Moses, saying,
[12] I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At
even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the
LORD your God.
[13] And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and
in the morning the dew lay round about the host.
[14] And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold,
upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground.
[15]
And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it
was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat.
[16] This is
the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer
for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his
tents.
[17] And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less.
[18] And when they
did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no
lack; they gathered every man according to his eating.
[19] And Moses said, Let no man leave of it till
the morning.
[20] Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the
morning, and it bred worms, and stank: and Moses was wroth with them.
[21] And they gathered it every
morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.
[22] And it came to
pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man: and all the rulers
of the congregation came and told Moses.
[23] And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath
said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake that which ye will bake to day, and
seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.
[24]
And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein.
[25]
And Moses said, Eat that to day; for to day is a sabbath unto the LORD: to day ye shall not find it in the
field.
[26] Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be
none.
[27] And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people on the seventh day for to gather,
and they found none.
[28] And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments