27. On the seventh day some of the people went out to gather food, but they did not find any.
28. Then the Lord said to Moses, “How much longer will you people refuse to obey my commands?
29. Remember that I, the Lord, have given you a day of rest, and that is why on the sixth day I will always give you enough food for two days. Everyone is to stay where he is on the seventh day and not leave his home.”
30. So the people did no work on the seventh day.
31. The people of Israel called the food manna. It was like a small white seed, and tasted like biscuits made with honey.
32. Moses said, “The Lord has commanded us to save some manna, to be kept for our descendants, so that they can see the food which he gave us to eat in the desert when he brought us out of Egypt.”
33. Moses said to Aaron, “Take a jar, put two litres of manna in it, and place it in the Lord's presence to be kept for our descendants.”
34. As the Lord had commanded Moses, Aaron put it in front of the Covenant Box, so that it could be kept.
35. The Israelites ate manna for the next forty years, until they reached the land of Canaan, where they settled.