Exodus 16:18
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.
Exodus 16:18 in other translations
| BSB | When they measured it by the omer, he who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall. Each one gathered as much as he needed to eat. |
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| WEB | When they measured it with an omer, he who gathered much had nothing over, and he who gathered little had no lack. They each gathered according to his eating. |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | 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. |
| DARBY | And they measured with the omer: then he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little wanted nothing: they had gathered every man according to the measure of his eating. |
| BBE | 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. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Exodus 16:18 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 16:13-31
13-31. at even the quails came up, and covered the camp--This bird is of the gallinaceous kind [that is, relating to the order of heavy-bodied, largely terrestrial birds], resembling the red partridge, but not larger than the turtledove. They are found in certain seasons in the places through which the Israelites passed, being migratory birds, and they were probably brought to the camp by "a wind from the Lord" as…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 16:13-21
At evening the quails came up, and the people caught with ease as many as they needed. The manna came down in dew. They called it "Manna, Manhu," which means, "What is this?" "It is a portion; it is that which our God has allotted us, and we will take it, and be thankful." It was pleasant food; it was wholesome food. The manna was rained from heaven; it appeared, when the dew was gone, as a small round thing, as…
Exodus 16:18 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Exodus 16:18
- 2 Corinthians 8:14-15
But by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want: that there may be equality: As it is written, He that had gathered much had nothing over; and he that had gathered little had no lack.
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Context
- Exodus 16:17
And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less.
- Exodus 16:18
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.
- Exodus 16:19
And Moses said, Let no man leave of it till the morning.
Exodus 16:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y medíanlo por gomer, y no sobraba al que había recogido mucho, ni faltaba al que había recogido poco: cada uno recogió conforme á lo que había de comer. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils mesurèrent à l’omer: et celui qui avait beaucoup, n’eut pas trop; et celui qui avait peu, n’en manqua pas; ils avaient recueilli, chacun en proportion de ce qu’il mangeait. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie maßen mit dem Ghomer: da hatte, wer viel gesammelt hatte, nicht übrig, und wer wenig gesammelt hatte, dem mangelte nicht; sie hatten gesammelt, ein jeder nach dem Maße seines Essens. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et mensi sunt ad mensuram gomor: nec qui plus collegerat, habuit amplius: nec qui minus paraverat, reperit minus: sed singuli juxta id quod edere poterant, congregaverunt. |