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Everyone had gathered just as much as they needed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/16.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But when they measured it out, everyone had just enough. Those who gathered a lot had nothing left over, and those who gathered only a little had enough. Each family had just what it needed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/16.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But when they measured it with an omer, whoever gathered much had nothing left over, and whoever gathered little had no lack. Each of them gathered as much as he could eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When they measured it by the omer, he who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall. Each one gathered as much as he needed to eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/16.htm">King James Bible</a></span><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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/16.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So when they measured <i>it</i> by omers, he who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack. Every man had gathered according to each one’s need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />When they measured it by the omer, the one who had gathered much did not have too much, and the one who had gathered little did not have too little; everyone gathered as much as he would eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/16.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />When they measured it with an omer, he who had gathered much had no excess, and he who had gathered little had no lack; every man gathered as much as he should eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />When they measured it with an omer, he who had gathered much had no excess, and he who had gathered little had no lack; every man gathered as much as he should eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And they measured it with an omer, and he who had gathered much had no excess, and he who had gathered little had no lack; every man gathered as much as he should eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When they measured it with an omer, he who had gathered a large amount had no excess, and he who had gathered little had no lack; every man gathered according to his need (family size).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When they measured it by quarts, the person who gathered a lot had no surplus, and the person who gathered a little had no shortage. Each gathered as much as he needed to eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When they measured it by quarts, the person who gathered a lot had no surplus, and the person who gathered a little had no shortage. Each gathered as much as he needed to eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/16.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And when they measured 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Everyone had exactly what they needed, just the right amount. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/16.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They measured it into two-quart containers. Those who had gathered more didn't have too much. Those who had gathered less didn't have too little. They gathered as much as they could eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When they measured it, those who gathered much did not have too much, and those who gathered less did not have too little. Each had gathered just what he needed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/16.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When they measured it with a vessel the capacity of which was one omer, the one who gathered much did not have an excess, while the one who gathered little did not lack. They gathered exactly what each needed to eat. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When they measured it by the omer, he who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall. Each one gathered as much as he needed to eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/16.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When they measured with an omer, the one who gathered much had nothing left over, and the one who gathered little lacked nothing; each one had gathered what he could eat. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When they measured it with an omer, he who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack. They gathered every man according to his eating.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And when they measured 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/16.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When they measured it with an omer, he who gathered much had nothing over, and he who gathered little had no lack. They each gathered according to his eating. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and they measure with an omer, and he who is [gathering] much has nothing over, and he who is [gathering] little has no lack, each according to his eating they have gathered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and they measure with an omer, and he who is gathering much hath nothing over, and he who is gathering little hath no lack, each according to his eating they have gathered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will measure by the handful, and the abundance did not exceed, and the little was not diminished: they gathered a man according to the mouth of his eating.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they measured by the measure of a gomor: neither had he more that had gathered more: nor did he find less that had provided less: but every one had gathered, according to what they were able to eat. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And they measured by the measure of an omer. He who collected more, did not have too much; nor did he who prepared less, find too little. But each one gathered according to what they were able to eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But when they measured it out by the omer, the one who had gathered a large amount did not have too much, and the one who had gathered a small amount did not have too little. They gathered as much as each needed to eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But when they measured it with an omer, those who gathered much had nothing over, and those who gathered little had no shortage; they gathered as much as each of them needed.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And when they measured 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they measured it in a measure, and those who had much had nothing left over, and those who had little did not lack; they gathered each man enough for his consumption.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And having measured the homer <i>full</i>, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that had gathered less had no lack; each gathered according to the need of those who belonged to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/16-18.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=4125" 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">17</span>So the Israelites did this. Some gathered more, and some less. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4058.htm" title="4058: way·yā·mōd·dū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To measure. A primitive root: properly, to stretch; by implication, to measure; figuratively, to be extended.">When they measured it</a> <a href="/hebrew/6016.htm" title="6016: ḇā·‘ō·mer (Prep-b, Art:: 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.">by the omer,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7235.htm" title="7235: ham·mar·beh (Art:: V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To be or become much, many or great. A primitive root; to increase.">he who gathered much</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">had no</a> <a href="/hebrew/5736.htm" title="5736: he‘·dîp̄ (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To remain over, be in excess. A primitive root; to be redundant.">excess,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4591.htm" title="4591: wə·ham·mam·‘îṭ (Conj-w, Art:: V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to pare off, i.e. Lessen; intransitively, to be small or few.">and he who gathered little</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">had no</a> <a href="/hebrew/2637.htm" title="2637: heḥ·sîr (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To lack, need, be lacking, decrease. A primitive root; to lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessen.">shortfall.</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: lā·qā·ṭū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To pick or gather up, glean. A primitive root; properly, to pick up, i.e. to gather; specifically, to glean.">gathered</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.">much as he needed to eat.</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>Then Moses said to them, “No one may keep any of it until morning.”…<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="/2_corinthians/8-15.htm">2 Corinthians 8:15</a></span><br />As it is written: “He who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/8-14.htm">2 Corinthians 8:14</a></span><br />At the present time, your surplus will meet their need, so that in turn their surplus will meet your need. This way there will be equality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-8.htm">2 Corinthians 9:8</a></span><br />And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.<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="/luke/12-24.htm">Luke 12:24</a></span><br />Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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="/philippians/4-19.htm">Philippians 4:19</a></span><br />And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-8.htm">1 Timothy 6:8</a></span><br />But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-5.htm">Hebrews 13:5</a></span><br />Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-15.htm">James 2:15-16</a></span><br />Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. / If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-34.htm">Acts 4:34-35</a></span><br />There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales, / and lay them at the apostles’ feet for distribution to anyone as he had need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/30-8.htm">Proverbs 30:8-9</a></span><br />Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion. / Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.<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="/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="/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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/8-14.htm">2 Corinthians 8:14,15</a></b></br> But by an equality, <i>that</i> now at this time your abundance <i>may be a supply</i> for their want, that their abundance also may be <i>a supply</i> for your want: that there may be equality: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/15-23.htm">Able</a> <a href="/exodus/16-16.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/exodus/16-16.htm">Eating</a> <a href="/exodus/16-4.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-4.htm">Excess</a> <a href="/exodus/16-17.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/exodus/16-17.htm">Gathering</a> <a href="/exodus/12-4.htm">Little</a> <a href="/exodus/16-12.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/genesis/41-49.htm">Measured</a> <a href="/luke/6-38.htm">Mete</a> <a href="/exodus/16-16.htm">Needed</a> <a href="/exodus/16-16.htm">Omer</a> <a href="/exodus/7-21.htm">Use</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/18-18.htm">Able</a> <a href="/exodus/16-21.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/exodus/16-21.htm">Eating</a> <a href="/exodus/23-30.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/numbers/3-46.htm">Excess</a> <a href="/exodus/16-21.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-36.htm">Gathering</a> <a href="/exodus/17-4.htm">Little</a> <a href="/exodus/23-26.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/exodus/30-24.htm">Measured</a> <a href="/psalms/58-2.htm">Mete</a> <a href="/exodus/16-21.htm">Needed</a> <a href="/exodus/16-32.htm">Omer</a> <a href="/exodus/20-7.htm">Use</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>When they measured it by the omer</b><br>The omer was an ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure, approximately equivalent to 2.3 liters or about 2 quarts. This measurement was used to ensure that each person received an equal portion of manna, the miraculous food provided by God during the Israelites' journey in the wilderness. The use of the omer highlights the importance of fairness and equality in God's provision, ensuring that each family had enough to meet their daily needs.<p><b>he who gathered much had no excess</b><br>This phrase illustrates the miraculous nature of God's provision. Despite the varying amounts gathered, the outcome was always perfectly sufficient. This reflects the principle of divine sufficiency, where God provides exactly what is needed, neither more nor less. It also serves as a reminder of the futility of hoarding and the importance of trusting in God's daily provision, as seen in the Lord's Prayer: "Give us this day our daily bread" (<a href="/matthew/6-11.htm">Matthew 6:11</a>).<p><b>and he who gathered little had no shortfall</b><br>This demonstrates God's equitable distribution of resources, ensuring that even those who gathered less still had enough. It underscores the theme of God's care and provision for all His people, regardless of their ability or effort. This can be seen as a precursor to the New Testament teaching of equality in the body of Christ, where each member is given what they need to contribute to the whole (<a href="/1_corinthians/12-12.htm">1 Corinthians 12:12-27</a>).<p><b>Each one gathered as much as he needed to eat</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the sufficiency of God's provision. It reflects the principle of contentment and reliance on God for daily needs, a theme echoed throughout Scripture. The Israelites' experience with manna is a type of Christ, the Bread of Life, who provides spiritual sustenance to all who believe in Him (<a href="/john/6-31.htm">John 6:31-35</a>). This daily gathering also foreshadows the importance of daily spiritual nourishment through God's Word and prayer.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, who guided them through the wilderness and communicated God's instructions regarding the manna.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and were journeying through the wilderness to the Promised Land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/wilderness_of_sin.htm">Wilderness of Sin</a></b><br>The location where the Israelites camped and where God provided manna from heaven.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/manna.htm">Manna</a></b><br>The miraculous bread from heaven that God provided daily for the Israelites to sustain them in the wilderness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/o/omer.htm">Omer</a></b><br>A unit of measure used by the Israelites to gather the manna, ensuring each person had enough to eat.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_and_sufficiency.htm">God's Provision and Sufficiency</a></b><br>God provides exactly what we need, teaching us to trust in His sufficiency rather than our own efforts or resources.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/contentment_and_equality.htm">Contentment and Equality</a></b><br>The gathering of manna teaches contentment with what God provides and promotes equality, as each person had enough without excess or lack.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/daily_dependence_on_god.htm">Daily Dependence on God</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites depended on daily manna, we are called to rely on God daily for our physical and spiritual needs.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/avoiding_greed_and_hoarding.htm">Avoiding Greed and Hoarding</a></b><br>The account warns against greed and hoarding, encouraging believers to trust in God's provision and share with others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a></b><br>The consistent provision of manna reinforces the faithfulness of God to His promises, encouraging us to trust Him in all circumstances.<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_to_show_your_knowledge_well.htm">What does the Bible say about work-life balance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/biblical_weights_and_measures.htm">What are the Biblical weights and measures?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_seek_advice_from_jethro_after_god.htm">Why would Moses need leadership advice from a non-Israelite (Exodus 18:13-26) after direct guidance from God elsewhere in Exodus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_catholic_commandments.htm">What are the Catholic Ten Commandments?</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>(18) <span class= "bld">When they did mete it with an omer.</span>--Each Israelite gathered what he supposed would be about an omer for each member of his family. Some naturally made an over, some an under estimate; but whatever the quantity collected, when it came to be measured in the camp, the result was always the same--there was found to be just an omer for each. This result can only have been miraculous.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">When they did mete it with an omer</span>. On returning to their tents, with the manna which they had collected, the Israelites proceeded to measure it with their own, or a neighbour's, omer measure, when the wonderful result appeared, that, whatever the quantity actually gathered by any one, the result of the measurement showed, exactly as many omers as there were persons in the family. Thus, he that had gathered much found that he had nothing over, and he that had gathered little found that he had no lack. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/16-18.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">When they measured it</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּמֹ֣דּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·mōd·dū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4058.htm">Strong's 4058: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stretch, to measure, to be extended</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by the omer,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָעֹ֔מֶר</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·‘ō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | 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">he who gathered much</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמַּרְבֶּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mar·beh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7235.htm">Strong's 7235: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become much, many or great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had no</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">excess,</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶעְדִּיף֙</span> <span class="translit">(he‘·dîp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5736.htm">Strong's 5736: </a> </span><span class="str2">To remain over, be in excess</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and he who gathered little</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַמַּמְעִ֖יט</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ham·mam·‘îṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4591.htm">Strong's 4591: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pare off, lessen, in, to be, small, few</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had no</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shortfall.</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶחְסִ֑יר</span> <span class="translit">(heḥ·sîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2637.htm">Strong's 2637: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lack, need, be lacking, decrease</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Each one</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֥ישׁ</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">gathered</span><br /><span class="heb">לָקָֽטוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lā·qā·ṭū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common 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</span><br /><span class="heb">לְפִֽי־</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">much as he needed to eat.</span><br /><span class="heb">אָכְל֖וֹ</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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/16-18.htm">Exodus 16:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/16-18.htm">Exodus 16:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/16-18.htm">Exodus 16:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/16-18.htm">Exodus 16:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/16-18.htm">Exodus 16:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/16-18.htm">Exodus 16:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/16-18.htm">Exodus 16:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/16-18.htm">Exodus 16:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/16-18.htm">Exodus 16:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/16-18.htm">Exodus 16:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/16-18.htm">OT Law: Exodus 16:18 When they measured it with an omer (Exo. 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