^{15 Ref} And the sons of Israel see, and say one unto another, `What `is' it?' for they have not known what it `is'; and Moses saith unto them, `It `is' the bread which Jehovah hath given to you for food.

^{16 Ref} `This `is' the thing which Jehovah hath commanded: Gather of it each according to his eating, an omer for a poll; and the number of your persons, take ye each for those in his tent.'

¹⁷ And the sons of Israel do so, and they gather, he who is `gathering' much, and he who is `gathering' little;

^{18 Ref} and they measure with an omer, and he who is `gathering' much hath nothing over, and he who is `gathering' little hath no lack, each according to his eating they have gathered.

^{19 Ref} And Moses saith unto them, `Let no man leave of it till morning;'

^{20 Ref} and they have not hearkened unto Moses, and some of them do leave of it till morning, and it bringeth up worms and stinketh; and Moses is wroth with them.

^{21 Ref} And they gather it morning by morning, each according to his eating; when the sun hath been warm, then it hath melted.

^{22 Ref} And it cometh to pass on the sixth day, they have gathered a second bread, two omers for one, and all the princes of the company come in, and declare to Moses.