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The Book of Exodus, Chapter 16, Verse 17

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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.
King James Version
And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less.
American Standard Version
And the children of Israel did so, and gathered some more, some less.
New English Translation
The Israelites did so, and they gathered– some more, some less.
World English Bible
The children of Israel did so, and gathered some more, some less.
18
And when they did mete [it] with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating.
19
And Moses said, Let no man leave of it till the morning.
20
Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and stank: and Moses was wroth with them.
21
And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.
22
And it came to pass, [that] on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one [man]: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.
23
And he said unto them, This [is that] which the LORD hath said, To morrow [is] the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake [that] which ye will bake [to day], and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.
24
And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein.
25
And Moses said, Eat that to day; for to day [is] a sabbath unto the LORD: to day ye shall not find it in the field.
26
Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, [which is] the sabbath, in it there shall be none.
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And it came to pass, [that] there went out [some] of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none.