Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Everyone is to gather as much as they need. Take an omer for each person you have in your tent.’” New Living Translation These are the LORD’s instructions: Each household should gather as much as it needs. Pick up two quarts for each person in your tent.” English Standard Version This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Gather of it, each one of you, as much as he can eat. You shall each take an omer, according to the number of the persons that each of you has in his tent.’” Berean Standard Bible This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Each one is to gather as much as he needs. You may take an omer for each person in your tent.’” King James Bible 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. New King James Version This is the thing which the LORD has commanded: ‘Let every man gather it according to each one’s need, one omer for each person, according to the number of persons; let every man take for those who are in his tent.’ ” New American Standard Bible This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Everyone gather as much as he will eat; you shall take an omer apiece according to the number of people each of you has in his tent.’” NASB 1995 “This is what the LORD has commanded, ‘Gather of it every man as much as he should eat; you shall take an omer apiece according to the number of persons each of you has in his tent.’” NASB 1977 “This is what the LORD has commanded, ‘Gather of it every man as much as he should eat; you shall take an omer apiece according to the number of persons each of you has in his tent.’” Legacy Standard Bible This is what Yahweh has commanded, ‘Gather of it every man as much as he should eat; you shall take an omer apiece according to the number of persons each of you has in his tent.’” Amplified Bible This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Let every man gather as much of it as he needs. Take an omer for each person, according to the number of people each of you has in his tent.’” Christian Standard Bible This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Gather as much of it as each person needs to eat. You may take two quarts per individual, according to the number of people each of you has in his tent.’ ” Holman Christian Standard Bible This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Gather as much of it as each person needs to eat. You may take two quarts per individual, according to the number of people each of you has in his tent.’” American Standard Version This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded, Gather ye of it every man according to his eating; an omer a head, according to the number of your persons, shall ye take it, every man for them that are in his tent. Contemporary English Version And he orders you to gather about two liters for each person in your family--that should be more than enough." English Revised Version This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather ye of it every man according to his eating; an omer a head, according to the number of your persons, shall ye take it, every man for them which are in his tent. GOD'S WORD® Translation This is what the LORD has commanded: Each of you should gather as much as you can eat. Take two quarts for each person in your tent." Good News Translation The LORD has commanded that each of you is to gather as much of it as he needs, two quarts for each member of his household." International Standard Version This is what the LORD has commanded: 'You are to gather from it what each person is to eat, about one omer per person according to the number of your people, and one person is to gather for everyone in his tent.'" Majority Standard Bible This is what the LORD has commanded: ?Each one is to gather as much as he needs. You may take an omer for each person in your tent.?? NET Bible "This is what the LORD has commanded: 'Each person is to gather from it what he can eat, an omer per person according to the number of your people; each one will pick it up for whoever lives in his tent.'" New Heart English Bible This is the thing which the LORD has commanded: "Gather of it everyone according to his eating; an omer a head, according to the number of your persons, you shall take it, every man for those who are in his tent." Webster's Bible Translation 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 who are in his tents. World English Bible This is the thing which Yahweh has commanded: ‘Gather of it everyone according to his eating; an omer a head, according to the number of your persons, you shall take it, every man for those who are in his tent.’” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThis [is] the thing which YHWH has commanded: Gather of it, each according to his eating, an omer for the counted head; and the number of your persons, take, each, for those in his tent.” Young's Literal Translation This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded: Gather of it each according to his eating, an omer for a poll; and the number of your persons, take ye each for those in his tent.' Smith's Literal Translation This the word which Jehovah commanded, Gather ye from it, each according to the mouth of his eating: an omer for the head from the numbering of your souls, ye shall take each for those in his tent. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThis is the word, that the Lord hath commanded: Let every one gather of it as much as is enough to eat: a gomor for every man, according to the number of your souls that dwell in a tent, so shall you take of it. Catholic Public Domain Version This is the word that the Lord has instructed. Let each one collect as much of it as is sufficient to eat. One omer for each head. According to the number of your souls which live in a tent, so will you take of it.” New American Bible “Now, this is what the LORD has commanded. Gather as much of it as each needs to eat, an omer for each person for as many of you as there are, each of you providing for those in your own tent.” New Revised Standard Version This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Gather as much of it as each of you needs, an omer to a person according to the number of persons, all providing for those in their own tents.’” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThis is the thing which the LORD has commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; each man shall take it for those in his tent. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And this statement LORD JEHOVAH was commanding: a man is to gather from it a sufficiency for his consumption, a measure to a head, the number of your souls; you will take, each man, for one who is in his tent. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded: Gather ye of it every man according to his eating; an omer a head, according to the number of your persons, shall ye take it, every man for them that are in his tent.' Brenton Septuagint Translation This is the bread which the Lord has given you to eat. This is that which the Lord has appointed: gather of it each man for his family, a homer for each person, according to the number of your souls, gather each of you with his fellow-lodgers. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Manna and Quail from Heaven…15When the Israelites saw it, they asked one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. So Moses told them, “It is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat. 16This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Each one is to gather as much as he needs. You may take an omer for each person in your tent.’” 17So the Israelites did this. Some gathered more, and some less.… Cross References John 6:31-35 Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” / Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. / For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” ... Numbers 11:7-9 Now the manna resembled coriander seed, and its appearance was like that of gum resin. / The people walked around and gathered it, ground it on a handmill or crushed it in a mortar, then boiled it in a cooking pot or shaped it into cakes. It tasted like pastry baked with fine oil. / When the dew fell on the camp at night, the manna would fall with it. Psalm 78:24-25 He rained down manna for them to eat; He gave them grain from heaven. / Man ate the bread of angels; He sent them food in abundance. Nehemiah 9:20 You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold Your manna from their mouths, and You gave them water for their thirst. 1 Corinthians 10:3-4 They all ate the same spiritual food / and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ. Deuteronomy 8:3 He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD. John 6:49-51 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. / This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die. / I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.” Psalm 105:40 They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven. Matthew 6:11 Give us this day our daily bread. John 6:58 This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.” Revelation 2:17 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it. Numbers 11:4-6 Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, “Who will feed us meat? / We remember the fish we ate freely in Egypt, along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic. / But now our appetite is gone; there is nothing to see but this manna!” Deuteronomy 8:16 He fed you in the wilderness with manna that your fathers had not known, in order to humble you and test you, so that in the end He might cause you to prosper. Hebrews 9:4 containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant. Joshua 5:12 And the day after they had eaten from the produce of the land, the manna ceased. There was no more manna for the Israelites, so that year they began to eat the crops of the land of Canaan. Treasury of Scripture This is the thing which the LORD has commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take you every man for them which are in his tents. omer Exodus 16:18,33,36 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… for every man. Jump to Previous Apiece Commanded Eat Eating Family Gather Head Need Needed Needs Omer Persons Tent TentsJump to Next Apiece Commanded Eat Eating Family Gather Head Need Needed Needs Omer Persons Tent TentsExodus 16 1. The Israelites come to Sin, and murmur for want of bread4. God promises them bread and meat from heaven, and they are rebuked 13. Quail and manna are sent 16. The ordering of manna 25. It was not to be found on the Sabbath 32. An omer of it is preserved This is what the LORD has commanded: This phrase emphasizes divine authority and instruction. The LORD's commands are central to the covenant relationship between God and Israel. In the context of Exodus, God is establishing His laws and guidelines for the Israelites, who are learning to trust and obey Him after their deliverance from Egypt. This command is part of God's provision and care for His people, teaching them reliance on Him. Each one is to gather as much as he needs: You may take an omer for each person in your tent: Persons / Places / Events 1. The IsraelitesThe people of God who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and are now journeying through the wilderness. 2. Moses The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to lead His people out of Egypt and through the wilderness. 3. The Wilderness of Sin The location where the Israelites are currently encamped, a place of testing and provision. 4. The LORD (Yahweh) The covenant God of Israel, who provides for His people and gives them instructions for living. 5. Manna The miraculous bread from heaven provided by God to sustain the Israelites in the wilderness. Teaching Points God's ProvisionGod provides for our needs, not our greeds. The Israelites were to gather only what they needed, teaching us to trust in God's daily provision. Obedience and Trust The command to gather an omer per person was a test of obedience. Our faith is often tested in how we follow God's instructions, even when they seem simple or mundane. Community and Equality The instruction to gather an omer per person ensured that everyone had enough. This reflects God's desire for equality and care within the community of believers. Dependence on God Just as the Israelites depended on God for daily manna, we are called to depend on Him for our daily spiritual and physical sustenance.(16) Every man according to his eating.--Comp. Exodus 12:4. Each man was to gather according to his immediate need and that of his family. No one was to seek to accumulate a store. An omer-About three pints English. For every man.--Literally, for every head. As families would average four members, each man would have to gather, on an average, six quarts. If even 500,000 men gathered this amount, the daily supply must have been 93,500 bushels. His tents.--Heb., his tent. Verse 16. - An omer for every man. According to Kalisch, the omer is about two quarts (English): but this estimate is probably in excess. Josephus makes the measure one equal to six cotyles, which would be about a quart and a half, or three pints. In his tents. Rather, "in his tent."Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Thisזֶ֤ה (zeh) Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that is what אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel has commanded: צִוָּ֣ה (ṣiw·wāh) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order ‘Each one אִ֖ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person is to gather לִקְט֣וּ (liq·ṭū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 3950: To pick up, to gather, to glean as much מִמֶּ֔נּוּ (mim·men·nū) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of as לְפִ֣י (lə·p̄î) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to he needs. אָכְל֑וֹ (’ā·ḵə·lōw) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 400: Food You may take תִּקָּֽחוּ׃ (tiq·qā·ḥū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 3947: To take an omer עֹ֣מֶר (‘ō·mer) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6016: A heap, a sheaf, an omer (dry measure) for each לַגֻּלְגֹּ֗לֶת (lag·gul·gō·leṯ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1538: A skull, head, poll (of persons) person נַפְשֹׁ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם (nap̄·šō·ṯê·ḵem) Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion in your tent.’” בְּאָהֳל֖וֹ (bə·’ā·ho·lōw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 168: A tent Links Exodus 16:16 NIVExodus 16:16 NLT Exodus 16:16 ESV Exodus 16:16 NASB Exodus 16:16 KJV Exodus 16:16 BibleApps.com Exodus 16:16 Biblia Paralela Exodus 16:16 Chinese Bible Exodus 16:16 French Bible Exodus 16:16 Catholic Bible OT Law: Exodus 16:16 This is the thing which Yahweh has (Exo. 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