Exodus 16:18

KJV1611 – Modern English

And when they measured it by omers, he who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack; every man gathered according to his need.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    When they measured it with an omer, those who gathered much did not have too much, and those who gathered little did not have too little. Each person gathered just as much as they needed to eat.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And when they did mete 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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And 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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And when they did mete 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.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    and dyd mete it with a gomer. And vnto him that had gathered moch remayned nothinge ouer, ad vnto hi that had gathered litle was there no lacke: but euery ma had gathered sufficiet for his eatinge.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But whan it was measured out with ye Gomor, he that gathered moch, had not the more: and he yt gathered litle, wanted nothinge, but euery one gathered for himself, as moch as he ate.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And when they did measure it with an Omer, hee that had gathered much, had nothing ouer, & he that had gathered litle, had no lacke: so euery man gathered according to his eating.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And when they did meate it with a gomer, vnto him that gathered much, remayned nothyng ouer, and vnto hym that had gathered litle, was there no lacke: euery man gathered sufficient for his eatyng.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And when they did mete [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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    When they measured it with an omer, he who gathered much had nothing over, and he who gathered little had no lack. They gathered every man according to his eating.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and they measure with an omer, and he who is `gathering' much hath nothing over, and he who is `gathering' little hath no lack, each according to his eating they have gathered.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And 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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And when it was measured, he who had taken up much had nothing over, and he who had little had enough; every man had taken what he was able to make use of.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    When they measured it with an omer, he who gathered much had nothing over, and he who gathered little had no lack. They gathered every man according to his eating.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When they measured with an omer, the one who gathered much had nothing left over, and the one who gathered little lacked nothing; each one had gathered what he could eat.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Cor 8:14-15 : 14 But by equality, that now at this time your abundance may supply their lack, and their abundance may supply your lack, that there may be equality: 15 As it is written, 'He who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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    14And when the dew had gone up, there on the surface of the wilderness lay a small round thing, as small as the frost on the ground.

    15And when the children of Israel saw it, they said to one another, What is it? For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, This is the bread which the LORD has given you to eat.

    16This is the thing which the LORD has commanded: Gather of it every man according to his need, an omer for every person, according to the number of your people; each man take for those who are in his tent.

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

  • Exod 16:19-27
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    80%

    19And Moses said, Let no man leave any of it until the morning.

    20Nevertheless, they did not heed Moses; but some of them left part of it until the morning, and it bred worms and stank: and Moses was angry with them.

    21So they gathered it every morning, every man according to his need; and when the sun became hot, it melted.

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

    23And he said to them, This is what the LORD has said: Tomorrow is a Sabbath rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD; bake what you will bake today, and boil what you will boil, and lay up for yourselves all that remains, to be kept until the morning.

    24So they laid it up till the morning, as Moses commanded, and it did not stink, nor were there any worms in it.

    25And Moses said, Eat that today; for today is a Sabbath to the LORD: today you will not find it in the field.

    26Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, there will be none.

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

  • Exod 16:31-33
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    31And the house of Israel called its name Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and its taste was like wafers made with honey.

    32And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commands: Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations, that they may see the bread with which I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.

    33And Moses said to Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omer full of manna in it, and place it before the LORD, to be kept for your generations.

  • 2 Cor 8:15
    78%

    15As it is written, 'He who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack.'

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    2 verses
    77%

    35And the children of Israel ate manna forty years, until they came to an inhabited land; they ate manna until they came to the border of the land of Canaan.

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    2 verses
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    4Then the LORD said to Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain amount every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law or not.

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    72%

    12When they were filled, he said to his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, so that nothing is lost.

    13Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which were left over after those who had eaten.

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    72%

    32And the people stood up all that day, and all that night, and all the next day, and they gathered the quails; he that gathered least gathered ten homers; and they spread them all abroad for themselves all around the camp.

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    5And they spoke to Moses, saying, "The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work which the LORD commanded to be done."

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    70%

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    70%

    17And they ate, and were all filled, and twelve baskets of leftover fragments were taken up by them.

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    20And they all ate and were filled: and they took up twelve baskets full of the leftover fragments.

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    2 verses
    70%

    43And his servant said, What, should I set this before a hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus says the LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave some.

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    69%

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

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    69%

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  • Acts 4:35
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    35And laid them at the apostles’ feet; and they distributed to each as anyone had need.

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    42And they all ate and were filled.

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    69%

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  • Deut 16:17
    68%

    17Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD your God which He has given you.

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    68%

    8The people went about and gathered it, ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it; and its taste was like the taste of fresh oil.

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

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    8So they ate and were filled, and they took up seven baskets of the leftover fragments.

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    68%

    10And every grain offering, mixed with oil, and dry, shall be for all the sons of Aaron, one as much as another.

  • Exod 16:29
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    29See, the LORD has given you the Sabbath, therefore he gives you on the sixth day bread for two days. Let every man remain in his place; let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.

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    16And the barrel of meal did not waste, nor did the jar of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which He spoke by Elijah.

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