16 This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Each one is to gather as much as he needs. You may take an omer for each person in your tent.’” 17 So the Israelites did this. Some gathered more, and some less. 18 When they measured it by the omer, he who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall. Each one gathered as much as he needed to eat.
Exodus 16:16–18
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2 Corinthians 8:14–16
14 At the present time, your surplus will meet their need, so that in turn their surplus will meet your need. Then there will be equality. 15 As it is written: “He who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall.” 16 But thanks be to God, wh…
Exodus 16:21–23
21 Every morning each one gathered as much as was needed, and when the sun grew hot, it melted away. 22 On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much food—two omers per person —and all the leaders of the congregation came and reported this to Moses. 23 He told them, “Th…
Exodus 16:3–5
3 “If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!” 4 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will ra…
Numbers 15:11–13
11 This is to be done for each bull, ram, lamb, or goat. 12 This is how you must prepare each one, no matter how many. 13 Everyone who is native-born shall prepare these things in this way when he presents an offering made by fire as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
2 Kings 4:43–44
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Exodus 16:31–33
31 Now the house of Israel called the bread manna. It was white like coriander seed and tasted like wafers made with honey. 32 Moses said, “This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Keep an omer of manna for the generations to come, so that they may see the bread I fed… 33 …
Numbers 11:31–33
31 Now a wind sent by the LORD came up, drove in quail from the sea, and brought them near the camp, about two cubits above the surface of the ground, for a day’s journey in every direction around the camp. 32 All that day and night, and all the next day, the people…
Numbers 11:8–10
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