^{16 Ref} This is what the Lord has said, Let every man take up as much as he has need of; at the rate of one omer for every person, let every man take as much as is needed for his family.

¹⁷ And the children of Israel did so, and some took more and some less.

^{18 Ref} And when it was measured, he who had taken up much had nothing over, and he who had little had enough; every man had taken what he was able to make use of.