Exodus 16:2-15
2 And the whole congregation of the people of Israel agrumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness, 3 and the people of Israel said to them, a“Would that we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, bwhen we sat by the meat pots and ate bread to the full, for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”
4 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I am about to rain abread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, that I may btest them, whether they will walk in my law or not. 5 On the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, ait will be twice as much as they gather daily.” 6 So Moses and Aaron said to all the people of Israel, a“At evening byou shall know that it was the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, 7 and in the morning you shall see the aglory of the Lord, because he has heard your grumbling against the Lord. For bwhat are we, that you grumble against us?” 8 And Moses said, “When the Lord gives you in the evening meat to eat and in the morning bread to the full, because the Lord has heard your grumbling that you grumble against him—awhat are we? Your grumbling is not bagainst us but against the Lord.”
9 Then Moses asaid to Aaron, “Say to the whole congregation of the people of Israel, b‘Come near before the Lord, for he has heard your grumbling.’” 10 And as soon as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the people of Israel, they looked toward the wilderness, and behold, the aglory of the Lord appeared in the cloud. 11 And the Lord said to Moses, 12 “I ahave heard the grumbling of the people of Israel. Say to them, ‘At btwilight you shall eat meat, and cin the morning you shall be filled with bread. Then you shall know that I am the Lord your God.’”
13 In the evening aquail came up and covered the camp, and in the morning bdew lay around the camp. 14 And when the dew had gone up, there was on the face of the wilderness a fine, flake-like thing, fine as frost on the ground. 15 When the people of Israel saw it, they said to one another, a“What is it?” For they bdid not know what it was. And Moses said to them, c“It is the bread that the Lord has given you to eat.
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