7. The manna was like coriander seed, and it looked like bdellium.
8. The people went around, gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in mortars, and boiled it in pots, and made cakes of it. Its taste was like the taste of fresh oil.
9. When the dew fell on the camp in the night, the manna fell on it.
10. Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, every man at the door of his tent; and the Lord’s anger burnt greatly; and Moses was displeased.
11. Moses said to the Lord, “Why have you treated your servant so badly? Why haven’t I found favour in your sight, that you lay the burden of all this people on me?
12. Have I conceived all this people? Have I brought them out, that you should tell me, ‘Carry them in your bosom, as a nurse carries a nursing infant, to the land which you swore to their fathers?’
13. Where could I get meat to give all these people? For they weep before me, saying, ‘Give us meat, that we may eat.’
14. I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me.
15. If you treat me this way, please kill me right now, if I have found favour in your sight; and don’t let me see my wretchedness.”
16. The Lord said to Moses, “Gather to me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and officers over them; and bring them to the Tent of Meeting, that they may stand there with you.
17. I will come down and talk with you there. I will take of the Spirit which is on you, and will put it on them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, that you don’t bear it yourself alone.
18. “Say to the people, ‘Sanctify yourselves in preparation for tomorrow, and you will eat meat; for you have wept in the ears of the Lord, saying, “Who will give us meat to eat? For it was well with us in Egypt.” Therefore the Lord will give you meat, and you will eat.
19. You will not eat just one day, or two days, or five days, or ten days, or twenty days,
20. but a whole month, until it comes out at your nostrils, and it is loathsome to you; because you have rejected the Lord who is amongst you, and have wept before him, saying, “Why did we come out of Egypt?”’”