Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version (An omer is one-tenth of an ephah.) New Living Translation The container used to measure the manna was an omer, which was one-tenth of an ephah; it held about two quarts. English Standard Version (An omer is the tenth part of an ephah.) Berean Standard Bible (Now an omer is a tenth of an ephah.) King James Bible Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah. New King James Version Now an omer is one-tenth of an ephah. New American Standard Bible (Now an omer is a tenth of an ephah.) NASB 1995 (Now an omer is a tenth of an ephah.) NASB 1977 (Now an omer is a tenth of an ephah.) Legacy Standard Bible (Now an omer is a tenth of an ephah.) Amplified Bible (Now an omer is the tenth of an ephah.) Christian Standard Bible (They used a measure called an omer, which held two quarts. ) Holman Christian Standard Bible (Two quarts are a tenth of an ephah.) American Standard Version Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah. English Revised Version Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah. GOD'S WORD® Translation (Now, the standard dry measure at that time held 20 quarts.) Good News Translation The standard dry measure then in use equaled twenty quarts.) International Standard Version Now one omer is a tenth of an ephah. Majority Standard Bible (Now an omer is a tenth of an ephah.) NET Bible (Now an omer is one tenth of an ephah.) New Heart English Bible Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah. Webster's Bible Translation Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah. World English Bible Now an omer is one tenth of an ephah. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd the omer is a tenth of the ephah. Young's Literal Translation and the omer is a tenth of the ephah. Smith's Literal Translation And the omer the tenth of this ephah. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleNow a gomor is the tenth part of an ephi. Catholic Public Domain Version Now an omer is a tenth part of an ephah. New American Bible (An omer is one tenth of an ephah.) New Revised Standard Version An omer is a tenth of an ephah. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleNow an omer is the tenth of an ephah. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And a measure was one tenth of a bushel. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah. Brenton Septuagint Translation Now the homer was the tenth part of three measures. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Sabbath Observed…35The Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a land where they could settle; they ate manna until they reached the border of Canaan. 36(Now an omer is a tenth of an ephah.) Cross References Leviticus 19:36 You shall maintain honest scales and weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. Deuteronomy 25:13-15 You shall not have two differing weights in your bag, one heavy and one light. / You shall not have two differing measures in your house, one large and one small. / You must maintain accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. Proverbs 11:1 Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight. Proverbs 16:11 Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are His concern. Ezekiel 45:10-12 You must use honest scales, a just ephah, and a just bath. / The ephah and the bath shall be the same quantity so that the bath will contain a tenth of a homer, and the ephah a tenth of a homer; the homer will be the standard measure for both. / The shekel will consist of twenty gerahs. Twenty shekels plus twenty-five shekels plus fifteen shekels will equal one mina. Amos 8:5 asking, “When will the New Moon be over, that we may sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat? Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel; let us cheat with dishonest scales. Micah 6:10-11 Can I forget any longer, O house of the wicked, the treasures of wickedness and the short ephah, which is accursed? / Can I excuse dishonest scales or bags of false weights? Matthew 5:18 For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. Matthew 23:23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. Luke 6:38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.” Luke 16:10 Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. John 6:31-35 Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” / Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. / For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” ... Romans 12:17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody. 1 Corinthians 10:3-4 They all ate the same spiritual food / and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ. 2 Corinthians 8:13-15 It is not our intention that others may be relieved while you are burdened, but that there may be equality. / At the present time, your surplus will meet their need, so that in turn their surplus will meet your need. This way there will be equality. / As it is written: “He who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall.” Treasury of Scripture Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah. Exodus 16:16,32,33 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… Jump to Previous Ephah Omer Part TenthJump to Next Ephah Omer Part TenthExodus 16 1. The Israelites come to Sin, and murmur for want of bread4. God promises them bread and meat from heaven, and they are rebuked 13. Quail and manna are sent 16. The ordering of manna 25. It was not to be found on the Sabbath 32. An omer of it is preserved Now an omer The term "omer" is a Hebrew word (עֹמֶר) that refers to a unit of dry measure used in ancient Israel. It is significant in the context of Exodus 16, where God provides manna to the Israelites in the wilderness. The omer represents God's provision and sufficiency, as each person was to gather an omer per day, symbolizing daily reliance on God's grace. The omer is a reminder of the importance of trusting in God's daily provision and not hoarding resources, reflecting a life of faith and dependence on God. is a tenth of an ephah Verse 36. - An omer. The "omer" must be distinguished from the "homer" of later times. It was an Egyptian measure, as also was the" ephah." It is not improbable that the verse is an addition by a later writer, as Joshua, or Ezra. |