16 The Lord has commanded that each of you is to gather as much of it as he needs, two litres for each member of his household.”
17 The Israelites did this, some gathering more, others less.
18 When they measured it, those who gathered much did not have too much, and those who gathered less did not have too little. Each had gathered just what he needed.
19 Moses said to them, “No one is to keep any of it for tomorrow.”
20 But some of them did not listen to Moses and saved part of it. The next morning it was full of worms and smelt rotten, and Moses was angry with them.
21 Every morning each one gathered as much as he needed; and when the sun grew hot, what was left on the ground melted.
22 On the sixth day they gathered twice as much food, four litres for each person. All the leaders of the community came and told Moses about it,