This is the word that Adonai has commanded. Every man is to gather according to his needs, an omer per person, according to the number of people per household. Each man is to take it for those who are in his tent.”
Exodus 16:17 - Tree of Life Version Bnei-Yisrael did so, and some gathered more, some less. 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 the word that Adonai has commanded. Every man is to gather according to his needs, an omer per person, according to the number of people per household. Each man is to take it for those who are in his tent.”
When they measured it with an omer, those who gathered more had nothing left over, and those that gathered less did not lack at all. Every man gathered according to his appetite.