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Exodus 16:30-35-36 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

30. And so they rested on the Sabbath.

31. The Israelites called the bread manna. It was white like coriander seed and delicious as wafers made with honey.

32. Moses told the people that the Lord had said, “Store up two litres of this manna, because I want future generations to see the food I gave you during the time you were in the desert after I rescued you from Egypt.”

33. Then Moses told Aaron, “Put some manna in a jar and store it in the place of worship for future generations to see.”

34. Aaron followed the Lord's instructions and put the manna in front of the sacred chest for safekeeping.

35-36. The Israelites ate manna for forty years, before they came to the border of Canaan that was a settled land.

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