Exodus 16:35

King James Version (KJV)

And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.

Translations

Exodus 16:35 - Amplified Bible

And the Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a habitable land; they ate the manna until they came to the border of the land of Canaan.

Exodus 16:35 - American Standard Version

And the children of Israel did eat the manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat the manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.

Exodus 16:35 - Bible in Basic English

And the children of Israel had manna for their food for forty years, till they came to a land with people in it, till they came to the edge of the land of Canaan.

Exodus 16:35 - Darby Bible

And the children of Israel ate the manna forty years, until they came into an inhabited land: they ate the manna until they came to the borders of the land of Canaan.

Exodus 16:35 - English Standard Version

The people of Israel ate the manna forty years, till they came to a habitable land. They ate the manna till they came to the border of the land of Canaan.

Exodus 16:35 - King James Version

And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.

Exodus 16:35 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y los hijos de Israel comieron el maná cuarenta años, hasta que llegaron a tierra habitada; comieron el maná hasta que llegaron a los lìmites de la tierra de Canaán.

Exodus 16:35 - The Message

The Israelites ate the manna for forty years until they arrived at the land where they would settle down. They ate manna until they reached the border into Canaan.

Exodus 16:35 - New American Standard Bible

The sons of Israel ate the manna forty years, until they came to an inhabited land; they ate the manna until they came to the border of the land of Canaan.

Exodus 16:35 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Los Israelitas comieron el maná cuarenta años, hasta que llegaron a tierra habitada. Comieron el maná hasta que llegaron a los lìmites de la tierra de Canaán.

Exodus 16:35 - World English Bible

The children of Israel ate the manna forty years, until they came to an inhabited land. They ate the manna until they came to the borders of the land of Canaan.

Exodus 16:35 - Young's Living Translation

And the sons of Israel have eaten the manna forty years, until their coming in unto the land to be inhabited; the manna they have eaten till their coming in unto the extremity of the land of Canaan.

Exodus 16:35 - Additional Comments

Moses and the people were in the desert, but what was he going to do with them? They had to be fed, and feeding 2 or 3 million people requires a lot of food.
According to the Quartermaster General in the Army, it is reported that Moses would have to have had 1500 tons of food each day. To bring that much food each day, two freight trains, each at least a mile long, would be required!
They were out in the desert, so they would have to have firewood to use in cooking the food. This would take 4000 tons of wood and a few more freight trains, each a mile long, just for one day. And they were forty years in transit.
And they would have to have water. If they only had enough to drink and wash a few dishes, it would take 11,000,000 gallons each day and a freight train with tank cars, 1800 miles long, just to bring water!
Also, they had to get across the Red Sea at night. If they went on a narrow path, double file, the line would be 800 miles long and would require 35 days and nights to get through. So there had to be a space in the Red Sea, 3 miles wide so that they could walk 5000 abreast to get over in one night.
Another problem - each time they camped at the end of the day, a campground two-thirds the size of the state of Rhode Island was required, or a total of 750 square miles long.
Do you think Moses figured all this out before he left Egypt? Certainly not. But Moses believed in God. God took care of these things for him.

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