Exodus 16

“And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of…” Naming Elim and Egypt keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:” Naming Aaron and Israel keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when…” Naming Egypt keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare that which they bring in; and it shall be twice as…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel, At even, then ye shall know that the LORD hath brought you…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD ; for that he heareth your murmurings against the LORD …” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“And Moses said, This shall be, when the LORD shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to…” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“And Moses spake unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before the LORD : for…” Naming Aaron and Come keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the…” This familiar narrative signal moves the clock forward. What follows is a new scene, consequence, or answer to an earlier tension.

“And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,” Naming Moses keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about…” This familiar narrative signal moves the clock forward. What follows is a new scene, consequence, or answer to an earlier tension.

“And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small…” The line’s distinctive content terms include small, face, frost. Its relationship to verses 13 and 15 shows what work it does in this passage.

“And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And…” The number one makes the report concrete. Ask whether it measures time, people, distance, repetition, or completeness before deciding what weight it carries.

“This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less.” Naming Israel keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no…” The line’s distinctive content terms include gathered, eating, lack. Its relationship to verses 17 and 19 shows what work it does in this passage.

“And Moses said, Let no man leave of it till the morning.” Naming Moses keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and…” Naming Moses and Notwithstanding keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.” The line’s distinctive content terms include eating, gathered, melted. Its relationship to verses 20 and 22 shows what work it does in this passage.

“And it came to pass, that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one man: and all the…” This familiar narrative signal moves the clock forward. What follows is a new scene, consequence, or answer to an earlier tension.

“And he said unto them, This is that which the LORD hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD…” The line’s distinctive content terms include bake, LORD, seethe. Its relationship to verses 22 and 24 shows what work it does in this passage.

“And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein.” Naming Moses keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And Moses said, Eat that to day; for to day is a sabbath unto the LORD : to day ye shall not find it in the field.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, which is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And it came to pass, that there went out some of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none.” This familiar narrative signal moves the clock forward. What follows is a new scene, consequence, or answer to an earlier tension.

“And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?” The question slows the passage down. Notice who is being pressed to answer, what the question assumes, and whether the next lines provide a response.

“See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days…” The number two makes the report concrete. Ask whether it measures time, people, distance, repetition, or completeness before deciding what weight it carries.

“So the people rested on the seventh day.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was…” Naming Israel and Manna keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commandeth, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that…” Naming Egypt and Fill keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omer full of manna therein, and lay it up before the LORD , to be…” Naming Aaron and Moses keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until…” The number forty makes the report concrete. Ask whether it measures time, people, distance, repetition, or completeness before deciding what weight it carries.

“Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.” The line’s distinctive content terms include ephah, omer, tenth. Its relationship to verses 35 shows what work it does in this passage.