CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Exodus 16:16 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.'"</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/exodus/16-16.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/new9.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><meta property="og:image" content="https://biblehub.com/visuals/2/02_Exo_16_16.jpg" /><meta property="og:title" content="Exodus 16:16 - Manna and Quail from Heaven" /><meta property="og:site_name" content="Bible Hub" /><meta property="og:description" content="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.'" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/vmenus/exodus/16-16.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc/exodus/16-16.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/exodus/">Exodus</a> > <a href="/exodus/16.htm">Chapter 16</a> > Verse 16</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad16.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/exodus/16-15.htm" title="Exodus 16:15">◄</a> Exodus 16:16 <a href="/exodus/16-17.htm" title="Exodus 16:17">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#audio" class="clickchap2" title="Context and Audio Bible"> Audio </a> <a href="#crossref" class="clickchap2" title="Cross References"> Cross </a> <a href="#study" class="clickchap2" title="Study Bible"> Study </a> <a href="#commentary" class="clickchap2" title="Commentary"> Comm </a> <a href="#lexicon" class="clickchap2" title="Lexicon"> Heb </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/exodus/16.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/exodus/16.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />This is what the LORD has commanded: &#8216Everyone is to gather as much as they need. Take an omer for each person you have in your tent.&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/16.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />This <i>is</i> the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, <i>according to</i> the number of your persons; take ye every man for <i>them</i> which <i>are</i> in his tents.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />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, <i>according to the</i> number of persons; let every man take for <i>those</i> who <i>are</i> in his tent.’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220This is what the LORD has commanded, &#8216Gather 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.&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“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.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />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.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />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.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is what the LORD has commanded: &#8216Gather 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.&#8217&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />And he orders you to gather about two liters for each person in your family--that should be more than enough." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />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."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />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." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />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.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"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.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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.’” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />This [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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />This 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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />“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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />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.’”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />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; each man shall take it for those in his tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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 that are in his tent.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />This <i>is</i> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/16-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=4111" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/16.htm">Manna and Quail from Heaven</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>When 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. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: zeh (Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">This</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had·dā·ḇār (Art:: N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wāh (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">has commanded:</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">‘Each one</a> <a href="/hebrew/3950.htm" title="3950: liq·ṭū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To pick or gather up, glean. A primitive root; properly, to pick up, i.e. to gather; specifically, to glean.">is to gather</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nū (Prep:: 3ms) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">as much</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: lə·p̄î (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/400.htm" title="400: ’ā·ḵə·lōw (V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- Food. From 'akal; food.">he needs.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: tiq·qā·ḥū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">You may take</a> <a href="/hebrew/6016.htm" title="6016: ‘ō·mer (N-ms) -- A heap, a sheaf, an omer (dry measure). From amar; properly, a heap, i.e. A sheaf; also an omer, as a dry measure.">an omer</a> <a href="/hebrew/1538.htm" title="1538: lag·gul·gō·leṯ (Prep-l, Art:: N-fs) -- A skull, head, poll (of persons). By reduplication from galal; a skull; by implication, a head.">for each</a> <a href="/hebrew/4557.htm" title="4557: mis·par (N-msc) -- Number, tally. From caphar; a number, definite or indefinite; also narration."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šō·ṯê·ḵem (N-fpc:: 2mp) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">person</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: la·’ă·šer (Prep-l:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: bə·’ā·ho·lōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">in your tent.’”</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>So the Israelites did this. Some gathered more, and some less.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-31.htm">John 6:31-35</a></span><br />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.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/11-7.htm">Numbers 11:7-9</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-24.htm">Psalm 78:24-25</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-20.htm">Nehemiah 9:20</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-3.htm">1 Corinthians 10:3-4</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-3.htm">Deuteronomy 8:3</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-49.htm">John 6:49-51</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-40.htm">Psalm 105:40</a></span><br />They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-11.htm">Matthew 6:11</a></span><br />Give us this day our daily bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-58.htm">John 6:58</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-17.htm">Revelation 2:17</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/11-4.htm">Numbers 11:4-6</a></span><br />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!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-16.htm">Deuteronomy 8:16</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-4.htm">Hebrews 9:4</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/5-12.htm">Joshua 5:12</a></span><br />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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">omer</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/16-18.htm">Exodus 16:18,33,36</a></b></br> And when they did mete <i>it</i> 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… </p><p class="hdg">for every man.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/2-6.htm">Apiece</a> <a href="/exodus/12-50.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/exodus/16-15.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/exodus/12-19.htm">Eating</a> <a href="/exodus/12-3.htm">Family</a> <a href="/exodus/16-5.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/exodus/12-27.htm">Head</a> <a href="/exodus/14-14.htm">Need</a> <a href="/genesis/50-3.htm">Needed</a> <a href="/exodus/16-4.htm">Needs</a> <a href="/exodus/16-36.htm">Omer</a> <a href="/exodus/12-4.htm">Persons</a> <a href="/genesis/35-21.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/exodus/15-27.htm">Tents</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/16-22.htm">Apiece</a> <a href="/exodus/16-24.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/exodus/16-18.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/exodus/16-18.htm">Eating</a> <a href="/exodus/19-3.htm">Family</a> <a href="/exodus/16-17.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/exodus/22-1.htm">Head</a> <a href="/exodus/16-21.htm">Need</a> <a href="/exodus/16-18.htm">Needed</a> <a href="/numbers/4-26.htm">Needs</a> <a href="/exodus/16-18.htm">Omer</a> <a href="/exodus/28-3.htm">Persons</a> <a href="/exodus/18-5.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/exodus/17-1.htm">Tents</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 16</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/16-1.htm">The Israelites come to Sin, and murmur for want of bread</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/16-4.htm">God promises them bread and meat from heaven, and they are rebuked</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/16-13.htm">Quail and manna are sent</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/16-16.htm">The ordering of manna</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/16-25.htm">It was not to be found on the Sabbath</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/16-32.htm">An omer of it is preserved</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/16.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/16.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>This is what the LORD has commanded:</b><br>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.<p><b>Each one is to gather as much as he needs:</b><br>This instruction highlights God's provision and the principle of sufficiency. It reflects the idea that God provides for the needs of His people, not their greed. This principle is echoed in the New Testament, where Jesus teaches His disciples to pray for "our daily bread" (<a href="/matthew/6-11.htm">Matthew 6:11</a>), emphasizing trust in God's daily provision. The gathering of manna is a test of obedience and faith, as the Israelites must trust that God will provide enough for each day.<p><b>You may take an omer for each person in your tent:</b><br>An omer is a unit of measure, approximately 2 quarts or 2 liters. This specific measurement ensures that each person receives an adequate portion, reflecting God's fairness and order. The mention of "each person in your tent" underscores the communal aspect of God's provision, as families are to gather according to their needs. This mirrors the communal sharing seen in the early church, where believers shared resources so that no one was in need (<a href="/acts/4-32.htm">Acts 4:32-35</a>). The manna also serves as a type of Christ, the Bread of Life, who satisfies the spiritual hunger of all who come to Him (<a href="/john/6-31.htm">John 6:31-35</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and are now journeying through the wilderness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to lead His people out of Egypt and through the wilderness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness_of_sin.htm">The Wilderness of Sin</a></b><br>The location where the Israelites are currently encamped, a place of testing and provision.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who provides for His people and gives them instructions for living.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/manna.htm">Manna</a></b><br>The miraculous bread from heaven provided by God to sustain the Israelites in the wilderness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a></b><br>God 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.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_trust.htm">Obedience and Trust</a></b><br>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.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_equality.htm">Community and Equality</a></b><br>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.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites depended on God for daily manna, we are called to depend on Him for our daily spiritual and physical sustenance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 16</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_numbers_2_camp_survive_sinai.htm">How could a vast encampment described in Numbers 2 feasibly survive in the Sinai Desert with limited resources? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_nature_of_manna.htm">What is the nature of manna?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_all_stop_work_every_7th_day.htm">In Leviticus 23:3, how could an entire population realistically stop all work every seventh day without compromising essential services or survival needs?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_passover_sacrifice_sites.htm">Deuteronomy 16:5-7: How do we reconcile sacrificing the Passover 'in the place the Lord chooses' with Exodus 12's instruction to kill the lamb at home?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) <span class= "bld">Every man according to his eating.</span>--Comp. <a href="/exodus/12-4.htm" title="And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbor next to his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.">Exodus 12:4</a>. Each man was to gather according to his immediate need and that of his family. No one was to seek to accumulate a store.<p><span class= "bld">An omer</span>-About three pints English.<p><span class= "bld">For every</span> <span class= "bld">man.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">for every head. </span>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.<p><span class= "bld">His tents.</span>--Heb., <span class= "ital">his tent.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">An omer for every man</span>. 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. <span class="cmt_word">In his</span> <span class="cmt_word">tents.</span> Rather, "in his tent." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/16-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">This</span><br /><span class="heb">זֶ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is what</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has commanded:</span><br /><span class="heb">צִוָּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṣiw·wāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘Each one</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֖ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is to gather</span><br /><span class="heb">לִקְט֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(liq·ṭū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3950.htm">Strong's 3950: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pick up, to gather, to glean</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as much</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמֶּ֔נּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(mim·men·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as</span><br /><span class="heb">לְפִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(lə·p̄î)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he needs.</span><br /><span class="heb">אָכְל֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḵə·lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_400.htm">Strong's 400: </a> </span><span class="str2">Food</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You may take</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּקָּֽחוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(tiq·qā·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">an omer</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹ֣מֶר</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6016.htm">Strong's 6016: </a> </span><span class="str2">A heap, a sheaf, an omer (dry measure)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for each</span><br /><span class="heb">לַגֻּלְגֹּ֗לֶת</span> <span class="translit">(lag·gul·gō·leṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1538.htm">Strong's 1538: </a> </span><span class="str2">A skull, head, poll (of persons)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">person</span><br /><span class="heb">נַפְשֹׁ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šō·ṯê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">in your tent.’”</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאָהֳל֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’ā·ho·lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tent</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/16-16.htm">Exodus 16:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/16-16.htm">Exodus 16:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/16-16.htm">Exodus 16:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/16-16.htm">Exodus 16:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/16-16.htm">Exodus 16:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/16-16.htm">Exodus 16:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/16-16.htm">Exodus 16:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/16-16.htm">Exodus 16:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/16-16.htm">Exodus 16:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/16-16.htm">Exodus 16:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/16-16.htm">OT Law: Exodus 16:16 This is the thing which Yahweh has (Exo. Ex) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/exodus/16-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Exodus 16:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Exodus 16:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/exodus/16-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Exodus 16:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Exodus 16:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>