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New International Version
This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Everyone is to gather as much as they need. Take an omer for each person you have in your tent.’”

New Living Translation
These are the LORD’s instructions: Each household should gather as much as it needs. Pick up two quarts for each person in your tent.”

English Standard Version
This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Gather of it, each one of you, as much as he can eat. You shall each take an omer, according to the number of the persons that each of you has in his tent.’”

Berean Standard Bible
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.’”

King James Bible
Thisis 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 forthem whichare in his tents.

New King James Version
This is the thing which the LORD has commanded: ‘Let every man gather it according to each one’s need, one omer for each person,according to the number of persons; let every man take forthose whoare in his tent.’ ”

New American Standard Bible
This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Everyone gather as much as he will eat; you shall take an omer apiece according to the number of people each of you has in his tent.’”

NASB 1995
“This is what the LORD has commanded, ‘Gather of it every man as much as he should eat; you shall take an omer apiece according to the number of persons each of you has in his tent.’”

NASB 1977
“This is what the LORD has commanded, ‘Gather of it every man as much as he should eat; you shall take an omer apiece according to the number of persons each of you has in his tent.’”

Legacy Standard Bible
This is what Yahweh has commanded, ‘Gather of it every man as much as he should eat; you shall take an omer apiece according to the number of persons each of you has in his tent.’”

Amplified Bible
This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Let every man gather as much of it as he needs. Take an omer for each person, according to the number of people each of you has in his tent.’”

Christian Standard Bible
This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Gather as much of it as each person needs to eat. You may take two quarts per individual, according to the number of people each of you has in his tent.’ ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Gather as much of it as each person needs to eat. You may take two quarts per individual, according to the number of people each of you has in his tent.’”

American Standard Version
This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded, Gather ye of it every man according to his eating; an omer a head, according to the number of your persons, shall ye take it, every man for them that are in his tent.

Contemporary English Version
And he orders you to gather about two liters for each person in your family--that should be more than enough."

English Revised Version
This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather ye of it every man according to his eating; an omer a head, according to the number of your persons, shall ye take it, every man for them which are in his tent.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
This is what the LORD has commanded: Each of you should gather as much as you can eat. Take two quarts for each person in your tent."

Good News Translation
The LORD has commanded that each of you is to gather as much of it as he needs, two quarts for each member of his household."

International Standard Version
This is what the LORD has commanded: 'You are to gather from it what each person is to eat, about one omer per person according to the number of your people, and one person is to gather for everyone in his tent.'"

NET Bible
"This is what the LORD has commanded: 'Each person is to gather from it what he can eat, an omer per person according to the number of your people; each one will pick it up for whoever lives in his tent.'"

New Heart English Bible
This is the thing which the LORD has commanded: "Gather of it everyone according to his eating; an omer a head, according to the number of your persons, you shall take it, every man for those who are in his tent."

Webster's Bible Translation
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 who are in his tents.

Majority Text Translations

Majority Standard Bible
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.’”

World English Bible
This is the thing which Yahweh has commanded: ‘Gather of it everyone according to his eating; an omer a head, according to the number of your persons, you shall take it, every man for those who are in his tent.’”

Literal Translations

Literal Standard Version
This [is] the thing which YHWH has commanded: Gather of it, each according to his eating, an omer for the counted head; and the number of your persons, take, each, for those in his tent.”

Young's Literal Translation
This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded: Gather of it each according to his eating, an omer for a poll; and the number of your persons, take ye each for those in his tent.'

Smith's Literal Translation
This the word which Jehovah commanded, Gather ye from it, each according to the mouth of his eating: an omer for the head from the numbering of your souls, ye shall take each for those in his tent.

Catholic Translations

Douay-Rheims Bible
This is the word, that the Lord hath commanded: Let every one gather of it as much as is enough to eat: a gomor for every man, according to the number of your souls that dwell in a tent, so shall you take of it.

Catholic Public Domain Version
This is the word that the Lord has instructed. Let each one collect as much of it as is sufficient to eat. One omer for each head. According to the number of your souls which live in a tent, so will you take of it.”

New American Bible
“Now, this is what the LORD has commanded. Gather as much of it as each needs to eat, an omer for each person for as many of you as there are, each of you providing for those in your own tent.”

New Revised Standard Version
This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Gather as much of it as each of you needs, an omer to a person according to the number of persons, all providing for those in their own tents.’”

Translations from Aramaic

Lamsa Bible
This is the thing which the LORD has commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; each man shall take it for those in his tent.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And this statement LORD JEHOVAH was commanding: a man is to gather from it a sufficiency for his consumption, a measure to a head, the number of your souls; you will take, each man, for one who is in his tent.

OT Translations

JPS Tanakh 1917
This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded: Gather ye of it every man according to his eating; an omer a head, according to the number of your persons, shall ye take it, every man for them that are in his tent.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Thisis the bread which the Lord has given you to eat. This is that which the Lord has appointed: gather of it each man for his family, a homer for each person, according to the number of your souls, gather each of you with his fellow-lodgers.

Additional Translations ...

Audio Bible

Context

Manna and Quail from Heaven
…15When the Israelites saw it, they asked one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. So Moses told them, “It is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat.16This 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.’”17So the Israelites did this. Some gathered more, and some less.…

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Cross References

John 6:31-35
Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” / Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. / For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” ...

Numbers 11:7-9
Now the manna resembled coriander seed, and its appearance was like that of gum resin. / The people walked around and gathered it, ground it on a handmill or crushed it in a mortar, then boiled it in a cooking pot or shaped it into cakes. It tasted like pastry baked with fine oil. / When the dew fell on the camp at night, the manna would fall with it.

Psalm 78:24-25
He rained down manna for them to eat; He gave them grain from heaven. / Man ate the bread of angels; He sent them food in abundance.

Nehemiah 9:20
You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold Your manna from their mouths, and You gave them water for their thirst.

1 Corinthians 10:3-4
They all ate the same spiritual food / and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.

Deuteronomy 8:3
He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.

John 6:49-51
Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. / This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die. / I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.”

Psalm 105:40
They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

Matthew 6:11
Give us this day our daily bread.

John 6:58
This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.”

Revelation 2:17
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.

Numbers 11:4-6
Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, “Who will feed us meat? / We remember the fish we ate freely in Egypt, along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic. / But now our appetite is gone; there is nothing to see but this manna!”

Deuteronomy 8:16
He fed you in the wilderness with manna that your fathers had not known, in order to humble you and test you, so that in the end He might cause you to prosper.

Hebrews 9:4
containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.

Joshua 5:12
And the day after they had eaten from the produce of the land, the manna ceased. There was no more manna for the Israelites, so that year they began to eat the crops of the land of Canaan.

Treasury of Scripture

This is the thing which the LORD has commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take you every man for them which are in his tents.

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Exodus 16:18,33,36
And when they did meteit 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…

for every man.

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Exodus 16

1.The Israelites come to Sin, and murmur for want of bread
4.God promises them bread and meat from heaven, and they are rebuked
13.Quail and manna are sent
16.The ordering of manna
25.It was not to be found on the Sabbath
32.An omer of it is preserved

Study Bible

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This is what the LORD has commanded:
This phrase emphasizes divine authority and instruction. The LORD's commands are central to the covenant relationship between God and Israel. In the context of Exodus, God is establishing His laws and guidelines for the Israelites, who are learning to trust and obey Him after their deliverance from Egypt. This command is part of God's provision and care for His people, teaching them reliance on Him.

Each one is to gather as much as he needs:
This instruction highlights God's provision and the principle of sufficiency. It reflects the idea that God provides for the needs of His people, not their greed. This principle is echoed in the New Testament, where Jesus teaches His disciples to pray for "our daily bread" (Matthew 6:11), emphasizing trust in God's daily provision. The gathering of manna is a test of obedience and faith, as the Israelites must trust that God will provide enough for each day.

You may take an omer for each person in your tent:
An omer is a unit of measure, approximately 2 quarts or 2 liters. This specific measurement ensures that each person receives an adequate portion, reflecting God's fairness and order. The mention of "each person in your tent" underscores the communal aspect of God's provision, as families are to gather according to their needs. This mirrors the communal sharing seen in the early church, where believers shared resources so that no one was in need (Acts 4:32-35). The manna also serves as a type of Christ, the Bread of Life, who satisfies the spiritual hunger of all who come to Him (John 6:31-35).

Persons / Places / Events

1.The Israelites
The people of God who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and are now journeying through the wilderness.

2.Moses
The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to lead His people out of Egypt and through the wilderness.

3.The Wilderness of Sin
The location where the Israelites are currently encamped, a place of testing and provision.

4.The LORD (Yahweh)
The covenant God of Israel, who provides for His people and gives them instructions for living.

5.Manna
The miraculous bread from heaven provided by God to sustain the Israelites in the wilderness.

Teaching Points

God's Provision
God provides for our needs, not our greeds. The Israelites were to gather only what they needed, teaching us to trust in God's daily provision.

Obedience and Trust
The command to gather an omer per person was a test of obedience. Our faith is often tested in how we follow God's instructions, even when they seem simple or mundane.

Community and Equality
The instruction to gather an omer per person ensured that everyone had enough. This reflects God's desire for equality and care within the community of believers.

Dependence on God
Just as the Israelites depended on God for daily manna, we are called to depend on Him for our daily spiritual and physical sustenance.

Bible Study Questions and Answers

1.What is the meaning of Exodus 16:16?

2.How does Exodus 16:16 teach us about God's provision for daily needs?

3.What does "each one according to his appetite" reveal about God's understanding of us?

4.How can we apply the principle of gathering "an omer per person" today?

5.How does Exodus 16:16 connect to Jesus' teaching on daily bread in Matthew 6:11?

6.In what ways can we trust God for our needs as Israelites did?

7.What does Exodus 16:16 reveal about God's provision for the Israelites in the wilderness?

8.How does the command in Exodus 16:16 challenge modern views on materialism and consumption?

9.What historical evidence supports the events described in Exodus 16:16?

10.What are the top 10 Lessons from Exodus 16?

11.How could a vast encampment described in Numbers 2 feasibly survive in the Sinai Desert with limited resources?

12.What is the nature of manna?

13.In Leviticus 23:3, how could an entire population realistically stop all work every seventh day without compromising essential services or survival needs?

14.Deuteronomy 16:5-7: How do we reconcile sacrificing the Passover 'in the place the Lord chooses' with Exodus 12's instruction to kill the lamb at home?

What Does Exodus 16:16 Mean

This is what the LORD has commanded

“Then the LORD said to Moses, ‘Behold, I will rain down bread from heaven for you, and the people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test them to see whether or not they will follow My instructions’ ” (Exodus 16:4).

• The directive comes straight from God, underscoring His absolute authority (Exodus 15:26;Deuteronomy 8:3).

• Israel had just been delivered from Egypt; now obedience would prove their covenant loyalty (Exodus 19:5;John 14:15).

• The daily rhythm of gathering manna taught reliance on God rather than hoarding or self-trust (Matthew 6:11, 34).

“Each one is to gather as much as he needs.”

• God’s provision meets genuine need, never lack (Psalm 23:1;Philippians 4:19).

• The command is personal—every individual participates, highlighting stewardship and responsibility (Proverbs 30:8;2 Thessalonians 3:10).

• When some gathered much and others little, “no one had too much, and no one had too little” (Exodus 16:18; echoed in2 Corinthians 8:15). Divine supply balances the community.

“You may take an omer for each person in your tent.”

• An omer (about two quarts) sets an equal measure for every family member (Exodus 16:36).

• Household heads ensure that all under their care are fed (1 Timothy 5:8;Joshua 24:15).

• The fixed portion discourages greed and reflects God’s impartial goodness (Acts 10:34;James 2:1).

• By gathering “for each person,” Israel practices unity and mutual concern, prefiguring the sharing spirit of the early church (Acts 2:44-45).

summary

Exodus 16:16 calls Israel to trustful obedience. God commands, the people act, and every need is met—no more, no less. The verse showcases divine authority, personal responsibility, and equitable provision, reminding believers today to rely on the Lord’s daily sufficiency and care for those within their households and communities.

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(16)Every man according to his eating.--Comp.Exodus 12:4. Each man was to gather according to his immediate need and that of his family. No one was to seek to accumulate a store.

An omer-About three pints English.

For everyman.--Literally,for every head.As families would average four members, each man would have to gather, on an average, six quarts. If even 500,000 men gathered this amount, the daily supply must have been 93,500 bushels.

His tents.--Heb.,his tent.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 16. -An omer for every man. According to Kalisch, the omer is about two quarts (English): but this estimate is probably in excess. Josephus makes the measure one equal to six cotyles, which would be about a quart and a half, or three pints.In histents. Rather, "in his tent."

Parallel Commentaries ...

Hebrew

This
זֶ֤ה(zeh)
Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088:This, that

is what
אֲשֶׁ֣ר(’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834:Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

the LORD
יְהוָ֔ה(Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068:LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

has commanded:
צִוָּ֣ה(ṣiw·wāh)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6680:To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order

‘Each one
אִ֖ישׁ(’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376:A man as an individual, a male person

is to gather
לִקְט֣וּ(liq·ṭū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 3950:To pick up, to gather, to glean

as much
מִמֶּ֔נּוּ(mim·men·nū)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4480:A part of, from, out of

as
לְפִ֣י(lə·p̄î)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6310:The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to

he needs.
אָכְל֑וֹ(’ā·ḵə·lōw)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 400:Food

You may take
תִּקָּֽחוּ׃(tiq·qā·ḥū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 3947:To take

an omer
עֹ֣מֶר(‘ō·mer)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6016:A heap, a sheaf, an omer (dry measure)

for each
לַגֻּלְגֹּ֗לֶת(lag·gul·gō·leṯ)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1538:A skull, head, poll (of persons)

person
נַפְשֹׁ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם(nap̄·šō·ṯê·ḵem)
Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 5315:A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

in your tent.’”
בְּאָהֳל֖וֹ(bə·’ā·ho·lōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 168:A tent

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