8. Moses also said, “The Lord will give you meat to eat in the evening and all the food you want in the morning. The Lord has heard you complaining about him. Who are we? You’re not complaining about us but about the Lord.”
9. Moses said to Aaron, “Tell the whole community of Israelites, ‘Come into the Lord’s presence. He has heard you complaining.’ ”
10. While Aaron was speaking to the whole community of Israelites, they looked toward the desert. Suddenly, they saw the glory of the Lord in the ⌊column of⌋ smoke.
11. The Lord said to Moses,
12. “I’ve heard the Israelites complaining. Tell them, ‘At dusk you will eat meat, and in the morning you will eat all the food you want. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God.’ ”
13. That evening quails came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp.
14. When the dew was gone, the ground was covered with a thin layer of flakes like frost on the ground.
15. When the Israelites saw it, they asked each other, “What is this?” because they didn’t know what it was.Moses said to them, “It’s the food the Lord has given you to eat.
16. This is what the Lord has commanded: Each of you should gather as much as you can eat. Take two quarts for each person in your tent.”