On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one; and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.
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Exodus 16:22 in context
Exodus 16:19–25
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Moses said to them, “Let no one leave of it until the morning.”
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Notwithstanding they didn’t listen to Moses, but some of them left of it until the morning, so it bred worms and became foul; and Moses was angry with them.
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They gathered it morning by morning, everyone according to his eating. When the sun grew hot, it melted.
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On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one; and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.
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He said to them, “This is that which the LORD has spoken, ‘Tomorrow is a solemn rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD. Bake that which you want to bake, and boil that which you want to boil; and all that remains over lay up for yourselves to be kept until the morning.’”
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They laid it up until the morning, as Moses ordered, and it didn’t become foul, and there were no worms in it.
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Moses said, “Eat that today, for today is a Sabbath to the LORD. Today you shall not find it in the field.
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