Exodus 16
- 1And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their leaving the land of Egypt.
- 2And the whole congregation of the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:
- 3And the children of Israel said to them, If only we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and 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, I will rain bread from heaven for you. 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.
- 5And on the sixth day they shall prepare that which they bring in. It shall be twice as much as they gather daily.
- 6And Moses and Aaron said to all the children of Israel, In the evening, then you shall know that the Lord has brought you out from the land of Egypt:
- 7And in the morning, then you shall see the glory of the Lord. Because he hears your complaints against the Lord: and what are we, that you complain against us?
- 8And 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 hears your complaints which you complain against him: and what are we? Your complaints are not against us, but against the Lord.
- 9And Moses spoke to Aaron, Say to all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before the Lord. For he has heard your complaints.
- 10As Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the children of Israel, they looked toward the wilderness, and the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud.
- 11And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
- 12I have heard the complaints of the children of Israel: speak to them, saying, In the evening you shall eat flesh, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread. You shall know that I am the Lord your God.
- 13In the evening the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay all around the army.
- 14And when the dew that lay had gone up, on the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the frost on the ground.
- 15And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna. For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, This is the bread which the Lord has given you to eat.
- 16This is the thing which the Lord has commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, 2 quarts for every man, according to the number of your persons. Take every man for those who are in his tents.
- 17And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less.
- 18And when they measured it with 2 quarts, he who gathered much had nothing over, and he who gathered little had no lack, they gathered every man according to his eating.
- 19And Moses said, Let no man leave of it till the morning.
- 20But they did not listen to Moses, but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and stank: and Moses was angry with them.
- 21And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun grew hot, it melted.
- 22On the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, 4 quarts for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.
- 23And he said to them, This is that which the Lord has said, Tomorrow is the rest of the holy sabbath to the Lord: bake that which you will bake today, and boil what you want to boil. That which remains over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.
- 24And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses told: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm in it.
- 25And Moses said, Eat that today. For today is a sabbath to the Lord: today you shall not find it in the field.
- 26Six days you shall gather it. But on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.
- 27Then there went out some of the people on the seventh day to gather, and they found none.
- 28And the Lord said to Moses, How long refuse you to keep my commandments and my laws?
- 29For that the Lord has given you the sabbath, therefore he gives you on the sixth day the bread of two days. Stay every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.
- 30So the people rested on the seventh day.
- 31And the house of Israel called its name Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white. The taste of it was like wafers made with honey.
- 32And Moses said, This is the thing which the Lord commands, Fill 2 quarts of it to be kept for your generations. That they may see the bread with which I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out from the land of Egypt.
- 33And Moses said to Aaron, Take a pot, and put 2 quarts of manna in it, and lay it up before the Lord, to be kept for your generations.
- 34As the Lord commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up in front of the ark of the covenant, to be kept.
- 35And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited. They ate manna, until they came to the borders of the land of Canaan.
- 36Now the 2-quart measure they used was a tenth of their larger 20-quart measure.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Exodus 16 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their leaving the land of Egypt.
KJVAnd the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:
GIGAKJVAnd the whole congregation of the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd the children of Israel said to them, If only we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we ate bread to the full. For you have brought us out into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.
KJVThen 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.
GIGAKJVThen the Lord said to Moses, I will rain bread from heaven for you. 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.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd on the sixth day they shall prepare that which they bring in. It shall be twice as much as they gather daily.
KJVAnd 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:
GIGAKJVAnd Moses and Aaron said to all the children of Israel, In the evening, then you shall know that the Lord has brought you out from the land of Egypt:
KJVAnd 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?
GIGAKJVAnd in the morning, then you shall see the glory of the Lord. Because he hears your complaints against the Lord: and what are we, that you complain against us?
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd 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 hears your complaints which you complain against him: and what are we? Your complaints are not against us, but against the Lord.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd Moses spoke to Aaron, Say to all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before the Lord. For he has heard your complaints.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAs Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the children of Israel, they looked toward the wilderness, and the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud.
KJVAnd the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
GIGAKJVAnd the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
KJVI 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.
GIGAKJVI have heard the complaints of the children of Israel: speak to them, saying, In the evening you shall eat flesh, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread. You shall know that I am the Lord your God.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVIn the evening the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay all around the army.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd when the dew that lay had gone up, on the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the frost on the ground.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna. For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, This is the bread which the Lord has given you to eat.
KJVThis 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.
GIGAKJVThis is the thing which the Lord has commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, 2 quarts for every man, according to the number of your persons. Take every man for those who are in his tents.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd when they measured it with 2 quarts, he who gathered much had nothing over, and he who gathered little had no lack, they gathered every man according to his eating.
KJVNotwithstanding 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.
GIGAKJVBut they did not listen to Moses, but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and stank: and Moses was angry with them.
KJVAnd they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.
GIGAKJVAnd they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun grew hot, it melted.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVOn the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, 4 quarts for one man: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd he said to them, This is that which the Lord has said, Tomorrow is the rest of the holy sabbath to the Lord: bake that which you will bake today, and boil what you want to boil. That which remains over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.
KJVAnd they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein.
GIGAKJVAnd they laid it up till the morning, as Moses told: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm in it.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd Moses said, Eat that today. For today is a sabbath to the Lord: today you shall not find it in the field.
KJVSix days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.
GIGAKJVSix days you shall gather it. But on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.
KJVAnd it came to pass, that there went out some of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none.
GIGAKJVThen there went out some of the people on the seventh day to gather, and they found none.
KJVAnd the Lord said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?
GIGAKJVAnd the Lord said to Moses, How long refuse you to keep my commandments and my laws?
KJVSee, for that the Lord hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.
GIGAKJVFor that the Lord has given you the sabbath, therefore he gives you on the sixth day the bread of two days. Stay every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.
KJVAnd the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.
GIGAKJVAnd the house of Israel called its name Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white. The taste of it was like wafers made with honey.
KJVAnd Moses said, This is the thing which the Lord commandeth, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.
GIGAKJVAnd Moses said, This is the thing which the Lord commands, Fill 2 quarts of it to be kept for your generations. That they may see the bread with which I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out from the land of Egypt.
KJVAnd Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omer full of manna therein, and lay it up before the Lord, to be kept for your generations.
GIGAKJVAnd Moses said to Aaron, Take a pot, and put 2 quarts of manna in it, and lay it up before the Lord, to be kept for your generations.
KJVAs the Lord commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.
GIGAKJVAs the Lord commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up in front of the ark of the covenant, to be kept.
KJVAnd the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.
GIGAKJVAnd the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited. They ate manna, until they came to the borders of the land of Canaan.
KJVNow an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.
GIGAKJVNow the 2-quart measure they used was a tenth of their larger 20-quart measure.
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