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16 This is what the Lord has commanded: “Gather as much of it as each person needs to eat. You may take two litres[a] per individual, according to the number of people each of you has in his tent.” ’

17 So the Israelites did this. Some gathered a lot, some a little. 18 When they measured it by litres,[b] 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.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 16:16 Lit an omer
  2. 16:18 Lit by an omer