Exodus 16:4

American Standard Version (1901)

Then said Jehovah unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or not.

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  • Exod 15:25 : 25 An he cried unto Jehovah; And Jehovah showed him a tree, and he cast it into the waters, and the waters were made sweet. There he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them;
  • Ps 78:24-25 : 24 And he rained down manna upon them to eat, And gave them food from heaven. 25 Man did eat the bread of the mighty: He sent them food to the full.
  • Ps 105:40 : 40 They asked, and he brought quails, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
  • 1 Cor 10:3 : 3 and did all eat the same spiritual food;
  • John 6:31-32 : 31 Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, He gave them bread out of heaven to eat. 32 Jesus therefore said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, It was not Moses that gave you the bread out of heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread out of heaven.
  • Deut 8:2 : 2 And thou shalt remember all the way which Jehovah thy God hath led thee these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble thee, to prove thee, to know what was in thy heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or not.
  • Deut 8:16 : 16 who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not; that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end:
  • Josh 24:15 : 15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.
  • Neh 9:15 : 15 and gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and commandedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them.
  • Neh 11:23 : 23 For there was a commandment from the king concerning them, and a settled provision for the singers, as every day required.
  • Prov 30:8 : 8 Remove far from me falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is needful for me:
  • Matt 6:11 : 11 Give us this day our daily bread.
  • Matt 6:32-33 : 32 For after all these things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. 33 But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
  • Luke 11:3 : 3 Give us day by day our daily bread.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Exod 16:5-8
    4 verses
    83%

    5And it shall come to pass on the sixth day, that they shall prepare that which they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.

    6And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel, At even, then ye shall know that Jehovah hath brought you out from the land of Egypt;

    7and in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of Jehovah; for that he heareth your murmurings against Jehovah: and what are we, that ye murmur against us?

    8And Moses said, [This shall be], when Jehovah shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that Jehovah heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against Jehovah.

  • Exod 16:31-33
    3 verses
    82%

    31And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers [made] with honey.

    32And Moses said, This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded, Let an omerful of it be kept throughout your generations, that they may see the bread wherewith I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.

    33And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omerful of manna therein, and lay it up before Jehovah, to be kept throughout your generations.

  • Exod 16:11-29
    19 verses
    81%

    11And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

    12I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah your God.

    13And it came to pass at even, that the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the camp.

    14And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness a small round thing, small as the hoar-frost on the ground.

    15And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, What is it? for they knew not what it was. And Moses said unto them, It is the bread which Jehovah hath given you to eat.

    16This 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.

    17And the children of Israel did so, and gathered some more, some less.

    18And when they measured it 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.

    19And Moses said unto them, Let no man leave of it till the morning.

    20Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and became foul: and Moses was wroth with them.

    21And they gathered it morning by morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.

    22And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.

    23And he said unto them, This is that which Jehovah hath spoken, To-morrow is a solemn rest, a holy sabbath unto Jehovah: bake that which ye will bake, and boil that which ye will boil; and all that remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.

    24And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not become foul, neither was there any worm therein.

    25And Moses said, Eat that to-day; for to-day is a sabbath unto Jehovah: to-day ye shall not find it in the field.

    26Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.

    27And it came to pass on the seventh day, that there went out some of the people to gather, and they found none.

    28And Jehovah said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?

    29See, for that Jehovah hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.

  • Num 11:18
    75%

    18And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to-morrow, and ye shall eat flesh; for ye have wept in the ears of Jehovah, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore Jehovah will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.

  • John 6:31-32
    2 verses
    74%

    31Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.

    32Jesus therefore said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, It was not Moses that gave you the bread out of heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread out of heaven.

  • Deut 8:16
    74%

    16who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not; that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end:

  • Exod 16:35
    74%

    35And the children of Israel did eat the manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat the manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.

  • Neh 9:15
    74%

    15and gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst, and commandedst them that they should go in to possess the land which thou hadst sworn to give them.

  • Num 11:9
    74%

    9And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.

  • Ps 78:24
    74%

    24And he rained down manna upon them to eat, And gave them food from heaven.

  • Num 21:5
    73%

    5And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.

  • Ps 105:40
    73%

    40They asked, and he brought quails, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

  • Num 11:21-22
    2 verses
    73%

    21And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.

    22Shall flocks and herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them?

  • Exod 16:3
    73%

    3and the children of Israel said unto them, Would that we had died by the hand of Jehovah in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh-pots, when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.

  • Deut 8:2-3
    2 verses
    72%

    2And thou shalt remember all the way which Jehovah thy God hath led thee these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble thee, to prove thee, to know what was in thy heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or not.

    3And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by everything that proceedeth out of the mouth of Jehovah doth man live.

  • Num 14:11
    71%

    11And Jehovah said unto Moses, How long will this people despise me? and how long will they not believe in me, for all the signs which I have wrought among them?

  • Num 14:26
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    26And Jehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

  • Num 16:44
    71%

    44And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

  • Num 14:13-14
    2 verses
    71%

    13And Moses said unto Jehovah, Then the Egyptians will hear it; for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them;

    14and they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have heard that thou Jehovah art in the midst of this people; for thou Jehovah art seen face to face, and thy cloud standeth over them, and thou goest before them, in a pillar of cloud by day, and in a pillar of fire by night.

  • Num 11:31
    71%

    31And there went forth a wind from Jehovah, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, about a day's journey on this side, and a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and about two cubits above the face of the earth.

  • Num 15:17
    70%

    17And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

  • Exod 10:4
    70%

    4Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to-morrow will I bring locusts into thy border: