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But the whole congregation of the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.

And Moses said, "This will happen when the LORD gives you meat to eat in the evening, and bread to the full in the morning; for the LORD hears your grumblings which you grumble against Him. And what are we? Your grumblings are not against us but against the LORD."

But they did not listen to Moses, and some left part of it until morning, and it bred worms and stank; and Moses was angry with them.

They gathered it morning by morning, everyone as much as he would eat; but when the sun became hot, it would melt.

"Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, there will be none."

Yet it came about on the seventh day that some of the people went out to gather, but they found none.

But the people were thirsty for water there; and they grumbled against Moses and said, "Why is it that you have brought us up from Egypt, to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst?"

So it came about, when Moses held his hand up, that Israel prevailed; but when he let his hand down, Amalek prevailed.

"Let them judge the people at all times; and let it be that they will bring to you every major matter, but they will judge every minor matter themselves. So it will be easier for you, and they will carry the burden with you.

Then they judged the people at all times; they would bring the difficult matter to Moses, but they would judge every minor matter themselves.

"But you shall set boundaries for the people all around, saying, 'Beware that you do not go up on the mountain or touch the border of it; whoever touches the mountain shall certainly be put to death.

'No hand shall touch him, but he shall certainly be stoned or shot through; whether animal or person, the violator shall not live.' When the ram's horn sounds a long blast, they shall come up to the mountain."

Then the LORD said to him, "Go down and come up again, you and Aaron with you; but do not let the priests and the people break through to come up to the LORD, or He will break out against them."

but showing favor to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.

but the seventh day is a Sabbath of the LORD your God; on it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male slave or your female slave, or your cattle, or your resident who stays with you.

Then they said to Moses, "Speak to us yourself and we will listen; but do not have God speak to us, or we will die!"

"If you buy a Hebrew slave, he shall serve for six years; but on the seventh he shall leave as a free man without a payment to you.

"But if the slave plainly says, 'I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not leave as a free man,'

"But if he will not do these three things for her, then she shall go free for nothing, without payment of money.

"Yet if he did not lie in wait for him, but God caused him to fall into his hand, then I will appoint you a place to which he may flee.