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.” ’
Exodus 16:17 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised So the Israelites did this. Some gathered a lot, some a little. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The [people] did so, and gathered, some more, some less. American Standard Version (1901) And the children of Israel did so, and gathered some more, some less. Common English Bible The Israelites did as Moses said, some collecting more, some less. Catholic Public Domain Version And the sons of Israel did so. And they collected: some more, others less. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the children of Israel did so: and they gathered, one more, another less. |
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.” ’
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.