Exodus 16:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁶ This is what the Lord has commanded: “Gather as much of it as each person needs to eat. You may take two litres  per individual, according to the number of people each of you has in his tent.” ’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ This is what the Lord has commanded: Let every man gather of it as much as he will need, an omer for each person, according to the number of your persons; take it, every man for those in his tent.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded, Gather ye of it every man according to his eating; an omer a head, according to the number of your persons, shall ye take it, every man for them that are in his tent.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Collect as much of it as each of you can eat, one omer per person. You may collect for the number of people in your household.’”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ This is the word that the Lord has instructed. Let each one collect as much of it as is sufficient to eat. One omer for each head. According to the number of your souls which live in a tent, so will you take of it."

Exodus 16:16 Cross References

Exodus 16:17

So the Israelites did this. Some gathered a lot, some a little.

Exodus 16:18

When they measured it by litres,  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.

Exodus 16:36

(They used a measure called an omer, which held two litres.  )