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Verse	Translation	Text
Ex 16:16	Strong Concordance	This is the thing [01697] which [0834] the LORD [03068] hath commanded [06680], Gather [03950] of it every man [0376] according [06310] to his eating [0400], an omer [06016] for every man [01538], according to the number [04557] of your persons [05315]; take [03947] ye every man [0376] for them which are in his tents [0168].
	King James	This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents.

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
An omer - i. e. the tenth part of an Ephah, see Exo 16:36. The exact quantity cannot be determined, since the measures varied at different times. Josephus makes the omer equal to six half-pints. The ephah was an Egyptian measure, supposed to be about a bushel or one-third of a hin. The word omer, in this sense, occurs in no other passage. It was probably not used at a later period, belonging, like many other words, to the time of Moses. It is found in Old Egyptian. See Lev 19:36.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

An omer - i. e. the tenth part of an Ephah, see Exo 16:36. The exact quantity cannot be determined, since the measures varied at different times. Josephus makes the omer equal to six half-pints. The ephah was an Egyptian measure, supposed to be about a bushel or one-third of a hin. The word omer, in this sense, occurs in no other passage. It was probably not used at a later period, belonging, like many other words, to the time of Moses. It is found in Old Egyptian. See Lev 19:36.

The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917]
according Compare (Joh 6:33); (Joh 6:41); (Joh 6:42); (Joh 6:52). Christ gives himself unreservedly, but we have no more of Him than faith appropriates, (Exo 16:18); (Exo 16:2); (Jos 1:1). (Exo 16:2) is our title. (Exo 16:3) is the law of possession:

Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78]
After explaining the object of the manna, Moses made known to them at once the directions of God about gathering it. In the first place, every one was to gather according to the necessities of his family, a bowl a head, which held, according to Exo 16:36, the tenth part of an ephah. Accordingly they gathered, "he that made much, and he that made little," i.e., he that gathered much, and he that gathered little, and measured it with the omer; and he who gathered much had no surplus, and he who gathered little had no lack: "every one according to the measure of his eating had they gathered." These words are generally understood by the Rabbins as meaning, that whether they had gathered much or little, when they measured it in their tents, they had collected just as many omers as they needed for the number in their families, and therefore that no one had either superfluity or deficiency. Calvin, on the other hand, and other Christian commentators, suppose the meaning to be, that all that was gathered was placed in a heap, and then measured out in the quantity that each required. In the former case, the miraculous superintendence of God was manifested in this, that no one was able to gather either more or less than what he needed for the number in his family; in the second case, in the fact that the entire quantity gathered, amounted exactly to what the whole nation required. In both cases, the superintending care of God would be equally wonderful, but the words of the text decidedly favour the old Jewish view.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
An omer - The tenth part of an Ephah: Near six pints, wine - measure.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
An omer for every man - I shall here once for all give a short account of the measures of capacity among the Hebrews. Omer, עמר from the root amar, to press, squeeze, collect, and bind together; hence a sheaf of corn - a multitude of stalks pressed together. It is supposed that the omer, which contained about three quarts English, had its name from this circumstance; that it was the most contracted or the smallest measure of things dry known to the ancient Hebrews; for the קב kab, which was less, was not known till the reign of Jehoram, king of Israel, Kg2 6:25 - Parkhurst. The Ephah, אפה or איפה eiphah, from אפה aphah, to bake, because this was probably the quantity which was baked at one time. According to Bishop Cumberland the ephah contained seven gallons, two quarts, and about half a pint, wine measure; and as the omer was the tenth part of the ephah, Exo 16:36, it must have contained about six pints English. The Kab, קב is said to have contained about the sixth part of a seah, or three pints and one third English. The Homer, חמר chomer, mentioned Lev 27:16, was quite a different measure from that above, and is a different word in the Hebrew. The chomer was the largest measure of capacity among the Hebrews, being equal to ten baths or ephahs, amounting to about seventy-five gallons, three pints, English. See Eze 45:11, Eze 45:13, Eze 45:14. Goodwin supposes that this measure derived its name from חמר chamor, an ass, being the ordinary load of that animal. The Bath, בת, was the largest measure of capacity next to the homer, of which it was the tenth part. It was the same as the ephah, and consequently contained about seven gallons, two quarts, and half a pint, and is always used in Scripture as a measure of liquids. The Seah, סאה, was a measure of capacity for things dry, equal to about two gallons and a half English. See Kg2 7:1, Kg2 7:16, Kg2 7:18. The Hin, הין, according to Bishop Cumberland, was the one-sixth part of an ephah, and contained a little more than one gallon and two pints. See Exo 29:40. The Log, לג, was the smallest measure of capacity for liquids among the Hebrews: it contained about three quarters of a pint. See Lev 14:10, Lev 14:12. Take ye - for them which are in his tents - Some might have been confined in their tents through sickness or infirmity, and charity required that those who were in health should gather a portion for them. For though the psalmist says, Psa 105:37, There was not one feeble person among their tribes, this must refer principally to their healthy state when brought out of Egypt; for it appears that there were many infirm among them when attacked by the Amalekites. See Clarke's note on Exo 17:8.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

An omer for every man - I shall here once for all give a short account of the measures of capacity among the Hebrews.

Omer, עמר from the root amar, to press, squeeze, collect, and bind together; hence a sheaf of corn - a multitude of stalks pressed together. It is supposed that the omer, which contained about three quarts English, had its name from this circumstance; that it was the most contracted or the smallest measure of things dry known to the ancient Hebrews; for the קב kab, which was less, was not known till the reign of Jehoram, king of Israel, Kg2 6:25 - Parkhurst.

The Ephah, אפה or איפה eiphah, from אפה aphah, to bake, because this was probably the quantity which was baked at one time. According to Bishop Cumberland the ephah contained seven gallons, two quarts, and about half a pint, wine measure; and as the omer was the tenth part of the ephah, Exo 16:36, it must have contained about six pints English.

The Kab, קב is said to have contained about the sixth part of a seah, or three pints and one third English.

The Homer, חמר chomer, mentioned Lev 27:16, was quite a different measure from that above, and is a different word in the Hebrew. The chomer was the largest measure of capacity among the Hebrews, being equal to ten baths or ephahs, amounting to about seventy-five gallons, three pints, English. See Eze 45:11, Eze 45:13, Eze 45:14. Goodwin supposes that this measure derived its name from חמר chamor, an ass, being the ordinary load of that animal.

The Bath, בת, was the largest measure of capacity next to the homer, of which it was the tenth part. It was the same as the ephah, and consequently contained about seven gallons, two quarts, and half a pint, and is always used in Scripture as a measure of liquids.

The Seah, סאה, was a measure of capacity for things dry, equal to about two gallons and a half English. See Kg2 7:1, Kg2 7:16, Kg2 7:18.

The Hin, הין, according to Bishop Cumberland, was the one-sixth part of an ephah, and contained a little more than one gallon and two pints. See Exo 29:40.

The Log, לג, was the smallest measure of capacity for liquids among the Hebrews: it contained about three quarters of a pint. See Lev 14:10, Lev 14:12.

Take ye - for them which are in his tents - Some might have been confined in their tents through sickness or infirmity, and charity required that those who were in health should gather a portion for them. For though the psalmist says, Psa 105:37, There was not one feeble person among their tribes, this must refer principally to their healthy state when brought out of Egypt; for it appears that there were many infirm among them when attacked by the Amalekites. See Clarke's note on Exo 17:8.

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³⁶ Just [06664] balances [03976], just [06664] weights [068], a just [06664] ephah [0374], and a just [06664] hin [01969], shall ye have: I am the LORD [03068] your God [0430], which brought you out [03318] of the land [0776] of Egypt [04714].

³⁶ Now an omer [06016] is the tenth [06224] part of an ephah [0374].

³ And the children [01121] of Israel [03478] said [0559] unto them, Would to God [04310] [05414] we had died [04191] by the hand [03027] of the LORD [03068] in the land [0776] of Egypt [04714], when we sat [03427] by the flesh [01320] pots [05518], and when we did eat [0398] bread [03899] to the full [07648]; for ye have brought us forth [03318] into this wilderness [04057], to kill [04191] this whole assembly [06951] with hunger [07458].

² And the whole congregation [05712] of the children [01121] of Israel [03478] murmured [03885] against Moses [04872] and Aaron [0175] in the wilderness [04057]:

¹ Now after [0310] the death [04194] of Moses [04872] the servant [05650] of the LORD [03068] it came to pass, that the LORD [03068] spake [0559] unto Joshua [03091] the son [01121] of Nun [05126], Moses [04872]' minister [08334], saying [0559],

² And the whole congregation [05712] of the children [01121] of Israel [03478] murmured [03885] against Moses [04872] and Aaron [0175] in the wilderness [04057]:

¹⁸ And when they did mete [04058] it with an omer [06016], he that gathered much [07235] had nothing over [05736], and he that gathered little [04591] had no lack [02637]; they gathered [03950] every man [0376] according [06310] to his eating [0400].

⁵² The Jews [2453] therefore [3767] strove [3164] among [4314] themselves [240], saying [3004], How [4459] can [1410] this man [3778] give [1325] us [2254] his flesh [4561] to eat [5315]?

⁴² And [2532] they said [3004], Is [2076] not [3756] this [3778] Jesus [2424], the son [5207] of Joseph [2501], whose [3739] father [3962] and [2532] mother [3384] we [2249] know [1492]? how is it [4459] then [3767] that he [3778] saith [3004], [3754] I came down [2597] from [1537] heaven [3772]?

⁴¹ The Jews [2453] then [3767] murmured [1111] at [4012] him [846], because [3754] he said [2036], I [1473] am [1510] the bread [740] which [3588] came down [2597] from [1537] heaven [3772].

³³ For [1063] the bread [740] of God [2316] is he [2076] which [3588] cometh down [2597] from [1537] heaven [3772], and [2532] giveth [1325] life [2222] unto the world [2889].

³⁶ Now an omer [06016] is the tenth [06224] part of an ephah [0374].

⁸ Then came [0935] Amalek [06002], and fought [03898] with Israel [03478] in Rephidim [07508].

³⁷ He brought them forth [03318] also with silver [03701] and gold [02091]: and there was not one feeble [03782] person among their tribes [07626].

¹² And the priest [03548] shall take [03947] one [0259] he lamb [03532], and offer [07126] him for a trespass offering [0817], and the log [03849] of oil [08081], and wave [05130] them for a wave offering [08573] before [06440] the LORD [03068]:

¹⁰ And on the eighth [08066] day [03117] he shall take [03947] two [08147] he lambs [03532] without blemish [08549], and one [0259] ewe lamb [03535] of the first [01323] year [08141] without blemish [08549], and three [07969] tenth deals [06241] of fine flour [05560] for a meat offering [04503], mingled [01101] with oil [08081], and one [0259] log [03849] of oil [08081].

⁴⁰ And with the one [0259] lamb [03532] a tenth [06241] deal of flour [05560] mingled [01101] with the fourth part [07253] of an hin [01969] of beaten [03795] oil [08081]; and the fourth part [07243] of an hin [01969] of wine [03196] for a drink offering [05262].

¹⁸ And it came to pass as the man [0376] of God [0430] had spoken [01696] to the king [04428], saying [0559], Two measures [05429] of barley [08184] for a shekel [08255], and a measure [05429] of fine flour [05560] for a shekel [08255], shall be to morrow [04279] about this time [06256] in the gate [08179] of Samaria [08111]:

¹⁶ And the people [05971] went out [03318], and spoiled [0962] the tents [04264] of the Syrians [0758]. So a measure [05429] of fine flour [05560] was sold for a shekel [08255], and two measures [05429] of barley [08184] for a shekel [08255], according to the word [01697] of the LORD [03068].

¹ Then Elisha [0477] said [0559], Hear [08085] ye the word [01697] of the LORD [03068]; Thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068], To morrow [04279] about this time [06256] shall a measure [05429] of fine flour [05560] be sold for a shekel [08255], and two measures [05429] of barley [08184] for a shekel [08255], in the gate [08179] of Samaria [08111].

¹⁴ Concerning the ordinance [02706] of oil [08081], the bath [01324] of oil [08081], ye shall offer the tenth part [04643] of a bath [01324] out of the cor [03734], which is an homer [02563] of ten [06235] baths [01324]; for ten [06235] baths [01324] are an homer [02563]:

¹³ This is the oblation [08641] that ye shall offer [07311]; the sixth part [08345] of an ephah [0374] of an homer [02563] of wheat [02406], and ye shall give the sixth part [08341] of an ephah [0374] of an homer [02563] of barley [08184]:

¹¹ The ephah [0374] and the bath [01324] shall be of one [0259] measure [08506], that the bath [01324] may contain [05375] the tenth part [04643] of an homer [02563], and the ephah [0374] the tenth part [06224] of an homer [02563]: the measure [04971] thereof shall be after the homer [02563].

¹⁶ And if a man [0376] shall sanctify [06942] unto the LORD [03068] some part of a field [07704] of his possession [0272], then thy estimation [06187] shall be according [06310] to the seed [02233] thereof: an homer [02563] of barley [08184] seed [02233] shall be valued at fifty [02572] shekels [08255] of silver [03701].

³⁶ Now an omer [06016] is the tenth [06224] part of an ephah [0374].

²⁵ And there was a great [01419] famine [07458] in Samaria [08111]: and, behold, they besieged [06696] it, until an ass's [02543] head [07218] was sold for fourscore [08084] pieces of silver [03701], and the fourth part [07255] of a cab [06894] of dove's dung [01686] [03123] [02755] for five [02568] pieces of silver [03701].