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34 Aaron did what the Lord had told Moses. He put the jar in the Covenant Box, to keep it safe.[a]

35 The Israelites ate the manna for 40 years, until they had finished their journey in the desert. After those 40 years, they arrived at the edge of Canaan.

36 (The people used omers to measure the food. Ten omers is equal to one ephah.)[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 16:34 This happened at a later time. In Exodus 25:10,16, we read that Moses made a special box called the Covenant Box. In the box he put the two stones on which God had written his ten special commands. After Moses had made the Covenant Box, Aaron put the jar of manna into it.
  2. 16:36 One omer was about two litres.