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22 On the sixth day they gathered twice as much food, two omers apiece. When all the leaders of the congregation came and told Moses,(A) 23 he said to them, “This is what the Lord has commanded: Tomorrow is a day of solemn rest, a holy Sabbath to the Lord; bake what you want to bake and boil what you want to boil, and all that is left over put aside to be kept until morning.”(B) 24 So they put it aside until morning, just as Moses commanded them, and it did not rot, and there were no maggots in it.(C)

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22 On the sixth day, they gathered twice(A) as much—two omers[a] for each person—and the leaders of the community(B) came and reported this to Moses. 23 He said to them, “This is what the Lord commanded: ‘Tomorrow is to be a day of sabbath rest, a holy sabbath(C) to the Lord. So bake what you want to bake and boil what you want to boil. Save whatever is left and keep it until morning.’”

24 So they saved it until morning, as Moses commanded, and it did not stink or get maggots in it.

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  1. Exodus 16:22 That is, possibly about 6 pounds or about 2.8 kilograms