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v20 But some of them did not listen to Moses. They kept part of the food until the morning. But very small snakes appeared in it. And it began to have a bad smell. Then Moses was angry with those people. v21 Each morning, everyone picked up as much food as he needed. But when the heat of the sun became strong, the food became soft. Then it went away. v22 On the sixth day, the *Israelites picked up twice as much food. They picked up four litres for each person. Then the leaders of the people reported this to Moses. v23 Moses said to them: This is what the *Lord *commanded you to do. He said: Tomorrow is a special day for rest. It is a *Sabbath day, for the *Lord. Cook the food that you want to cook. Boil the food that you want to boil. And you can keep whatever remains, until the morning. v24 So they kept the food until the morning, as Moses had said. The food did not have a bad smell and there were no small snakes in it. v25 Moses said: Eat it today, because this day is a *Sabbath to the *Lord. You will not find any food on the ground today. v26 On six days of the week, you must pick it up from the ground. But on the 7th day of the week, there will be none of this food on the ground. That is because the 7th day is the *Sabbath day. v27 But on the 7th day, some of the people went out to pick up food. And they did not find any. v28 Then the *Lord spoke to Moses. He said: The people always refuse to obey my *commands. They always refuse to do what I say! v29 Remember that the *Lord has given the *Sabbath to you. That is why he gives you enough food for two days. He does this on the sixth day. Then everyone must stay at home on the 7th day. Nobody must go out on the 7th day. v30 So the people rested on the 7th day. v31 Now the *Israelites called the special food *manna. It was white, like *coriander seed. When they tasted the *manna, it was like thin pieces of bread with *honey in it. Coriander is a food plant. People use the seeds to make food taste good. v32 And Moses said: This is what the *Lord has *commanded. He said: Keep 1 omer of *manna (this is equal to 2 litres) for the people in future times. Then they will see the bread that I fed to you in the *desert. I gave this to you when I brought you out of the country called Egypt. v33 So Moses spoke to Aaron. He said: Put one *omer of *manna into a pot. Then put the pot in the *tabernacle. We must keep it, so that our people can see it in the future times. v34 And Aaron did what the *Lord had said to Moses. He put the pot in front of the *Testimony, to keep it safe. Verse 34 tells us about something that happened at a later time. In Exodus 25:10, 16, we read that Moses made a special box called the *Ark of the *Covenant. In the box he put the Testimony. This was two stones on which God had written his 10 rules. After Moses had made the *Ark of the *Covenant, Aaron put the pot of *manna into it. v35 The *Israelites ate the *manna for 40 years, until they had finished their journey. They ate it until they came to the country called Canaan. v36 (10 *omers is equal to 1 ephah.)