8465. Verses 16-18. This is the word that Jehovah hath commanded, Gather ye of it everyone according to the mouth of his eating, an omer a head, according to the number of your souls, take ye everyone for him who is in his tent. And the sons of Israel did so, and they gathered, collecting for the numerous and for the few. And they measured it with the omer, and it made nothing over for the numerous; and for the few there was no lack; they gathered everyone according to his eating. “This is the word that Jehovah hath commanded,” signifies a mandate about it from the Divine; “Gather ye of it everyone according to the mouth of his eating,” signifies reception and appropriation according to the capacity of each one; “an omer a head,” signifies enough for everyone; “according to the number of your souls,” signifies enough for all in the society; “take ye everyone for him who is in his tent,” signifies communication with them, and from this the general good; “and the sons of Israel did so,” signifies the effect; “and they gathered, collecting for the numerous and for the few,” signifies reception according to the power of each society; “and they measured it with the omer,” signifies the power of the reception of good; “and it made nothing over for the numerous; and for the few there was no lack,” signifies that there was a just proportion for everyone in particular and in general; “they gathered everyone according to his eating,” signifies reception according to the capacity of each one.