17 So the Israelites did this. Some gathered a lot, some a little. 18 When they measured it by quarts,[a] 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) 19 Moses said to them, “No one is to let any of it remain until morning.”

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 16:18 Lit by an omer

17 The Israelites did as they were told; some gathered much, some little. 18 And when they measured it by the omer, the one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little.(A) Everyone had gathered just as much as they needed.

19 Then Moses said to them, “No one is to keep any of it until morning.”(B)

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