21. Every morning each one gathered as much as he needed; and when the sun grew hot, what was left on the ground melted.
22. On the sixth day they gathered twice as much food, four litres for each person. All the leaders of the community came and told Moses about it,
23. and he said to them, “The Lord has commanded that tomorrow is a holy day of rest, dedicated to him. Bake today what you want to bake and boil what you want to boil. Whatever is left should be put aside and kept for tomorrow.”
24. As Moses had commanded, they kept what was left until the next day; it did not spoil or get worms in it.
25. Moses said, “Eat this today, because today is the Sabbath, a day of rest dedicated to the Lord, and you will not find any food outside the camp.
26. You must gather food for six days, but on the seventh day, the day of rest, there will be none.”
27. On the seventh day some of the people went out to gather food, but they did not find any.
28. Then the Lord said to Moses, “How much longer will you people refuse to obey my commands?