出埃及记 16:17

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

以色列人就這樣行了；有的多收、有的少收。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
以 色 列 人 就 这 样 行 ； 有 多 收 的 ， 有 少 收 的 。

Contextual Overview

¹³ That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning dew lay around the camp. ¹⁴ When the dew was gone, thin flakes like frost were on the desert ground. ¹⁵ When the Israelites saw it, they asked each other, "What is it?" because they did not know what it was. So Moses told them, "This is the bread the Lord has given you to eat. ¹⁶ The Lord has commanded, ‘Each one of you must gather what he needs, about two quarts for every person in your family.'" ¹⁷ So the people of Israel did this; some people gathered much, and some gathered little. ¹⁸ Then they measured it. The person who gathered more did not have too much, nor did the person who gathered less have too little. Each person gathered just as much as he needed. ¹⁹ Moses said to them, "Don't keep any of it to eat the next day." ²⁰ But some of the people did not listen to Moses and kept part of it to eat the next morning. It became full of worms and began to stink, so Moses was angry with those people. ²¹ Every morning each person gathered as much food as he needed, but when the sun became hot, it melted away.

Bible Verse Review
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Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the children of Israel did so,.... They went out of the camp in the morning when it was fallen, and gathered it; which is expressive of believers going out of the camp, leaving the world, and all behind them for Christ; and of their going out of themselves to him, and of their going in and out, and finding pasture and food for their souls in him to live upon: and gathered some more, some less; some that were more robust and strong, that were more active and diligent, gathered in more than others; which may denote the different degree and exercise of faith in God's people; some are strong in it, and others weak; some attain to a greater degree of knowledge of Christ, and receive more grace from him, and have more spiritual peace, joy, and comfort in believing, and others less; see Romans 15:1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Some more, some less - It is evidently implied that the people were in part at least disobedient and failed in this first trial.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Exodus 16:17. Some more, some less. — According to their respective families, an omer for a man; and according to the number of infirm persons whose wants they undertook to supply.