20. But some of them didn’t listen to Moses. They kept part of it until morning, and it was full of worms and smelled bad. So Moses was angry with them.
21. Each morning they gathered as much food as they could eat. When the sun was hot, it melted away.
22. But on the sixth day they gathered twice as much food, four quarts per person. All the leaders of the community came to Moses and told him about it.
23. He said to them, “This is what the Lord said: Tomorrow is a day of worship, a holy day of worship dedicated to the Lord. Bake what you want to bake, and boil what you want to boil. Save all that’s left over, and keep it until tomorrow morning.”
24. So they saved it until the next morning as Moses had commanded, but it didn’t smell or have worms in it.
25. “Eat it today,” Moses said, “because today is a day of worship dedicated to the Lord. You won’t find anything on the ground today.
26. You can gather food on six days, but on the seventh day, the day of worship, you won’t find any.”
27. On the seventh day some people went out to gather food, but they didn’t find any.
28. The Lord said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to do what I have commanded and instructed you to do?
29. Remember: The Lord has given you this day of worship. That’s why he gives you enough food on the sixth day for two days. On the seventh day you may not leave. Everyone, stay where you are.”