16 And he orders you to gather about two litres for each person in your family—that should be more than enough.”
17 They did as they were told. Some gathered more and some gathered less,
18 according to their needs, and none was left over.
19 Moses told them not to keep any overnight.
20 Some of them disobeyed, but the next morning what they kept was stinking and full of worms, and Moses was angry.
21 Each morning everyone gathered as much as they needed, and in the heat of the day the rest melted.
22 However, on the sixth day of the week, everyone gathered enough to have four litres, instead of two. When the leaders reported this to Moses,