On the sixth day the people gathered twice as much food—four quarts for every person. When all the leaders of the community came and told this to Moses,
The Lord has commanded, ‘Each one of you must gather what he needs, about two quarts for every person in your family.’ ”
Every morning each person gathered as much food as he needed, but when the sun became hot, it melted away.
On the sixth day of each week, they are to gather twice as much as they gather on other days. Then they are to prepare it.”
But Moses called to them, so Aaron and all the leaders of the people returned to Moses, and he talked with them.
That year is Jubilee; it will be a holy time for you. You may eat only the crops that come from the field.
When you plant in the eighth year, you will still be eating from the old crop; you will eat the old crop until the harvest of the ninth year.