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This is what the Lord has commanded: ‘Everyone is to gather as much as they need. Take an omer for each person you have in your tent.’”
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And when they measured it by the omer, the one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little. Everyone had gathered just as much as they needed.
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Each morning everyone gathered as much as they needed, and when the sun grew hot, it melted away.
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Bear in mind that the Lord has given you the Sabbath; that is why on the sixth day he gives you bread for two days. Everyone is to stay where they are on the seventh day; no one is to go out.”
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Jethro Visits Moses
Now Jethro, the priest of Midian and father-in-law of Moses, heard of everything God had done for Moses and for his people Israel, and how the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt.
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Moses told his father-in-law about everything the Lord had done to Pharaoh and the Egyptians for Israel’s sake and about all the hardships they had met along the way and how the Lord had saved them.
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Have them serve as judges for the people at all times, but have them bring every difficult case to you; the simple cases they can decide themselves. That will make your load lighter, because they will share it with you.
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Moses listened to his father-in-law and did everything he said.
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The people all responded together, “We will do everything the Lord has said.” So Moses brought their answer back to the Lord.
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On the morning of the third day there was thunder and lightning, with a thick cloud over the mountain, and a very loud trumpet blast. Everyone in the camp trembled.
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“Be careful to do everything I have said to you. Do not invoke the names of other gods; do not let them be heard on your lips.
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“I will send my terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn their backs and run.
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When Moses went and told the people all the Lord’s words and laws, they responded with one voice, “Everything the Lord has said we will do.”
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Moses then wrote down everything the Lord had said. He got up early the next morning and built an altar at the foot of the mountain and set up twelve stone pillars representing the twelve tribes of Israel.
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Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people. They responded, “We will do everything the Lord has said; we will obey.”
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“Tell the Israelites to bring me an offering. You are to receive the offering for me from everyone whose heart prompts them to give.
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“Do for Aaron and his sons everything I have commanded you, taking seven days to ordain them.
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“Aaron must burn fragrant incense on the altar every morning when he tends the lamps.
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Moreover, I have appointed Oholiab son of Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan, to help him. Also I have given ability to all the skilled workers to make everything I have commanded you:
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“The first offspring of every womb belongs to me, including all the firstborn males of your livestock, whether from herd or flock.
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From what you have, take an offering for the Lord. Everyone who is willing is to bring to the Lord an offering of gold, silver and bronze;
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“All who are skilled among you are to come and make everything the Lord has commanded:
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and everyone who was willing and whose heart moved them came and brought an offering to the Lord for the work on the tent of meeting, for all its service, and for the sacred garments.
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Everyone who had blue, purple or scarlet yarn or fine linen, or goat hair, ram skins dyed red or the other durable leather brought them.
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Those presenting an offering of silver or bronze brought it as an offering to the Lord, and everyone who had acacia wood for any part of the work brought it.
