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Then later generations will be able to see the food I gave you in the wilderness when I set you free from Egypt.” <a href="/esv/exodus/16.htm">English Standard Version</a> Moses said, “This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Let an omer of it be kept throughout your generations, so that they may see the bread with which I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’” <a href="/bsb/exodus/16.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Moses said, “This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Keep an omer of manna for the generations to come, so that they may see the bread I fed you in the wilderness when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’” <a href="/kjv/exodus/16.htm">King James Bible</a> And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commandeth, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt. <a href="/nkjv/exodus/16.htm">New King James Version</a> Then Moses said, “This is the thing which the LORD has commanded: ‘Fill an omer with it, to be kept for your generations, that they may see the bread with which I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’ ” <a href="/nasb_/exodus/16.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then Moses said, “This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘A full omer of it is to be kept safe throughout your generations, so that they may see the bread that I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’” <a href="/nasb/exodus/16.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then Moses said, &#8220This is what the LORD has commanded, &#8216Let an omerful of it be kept throughout your generations, that they may see the bread that I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/exodus/16.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then Moses said, “This is what the LORD has commanded, ‘Let an omerful of it be kept throughout your generations, that they may see the bread that I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’” <a href="/lsb/exodus/16.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then Moses said, “This is what Yahweh has commanded, ‘Let an omerful of it be kept throughout your generations, that they may see the bread that I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’” <a href="/amp/exodus/16.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then Moses said, “This is the word which the LORD commands, ‘Let an omer of it be kept throughout your generations, that they may see the bread with which I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’” <a href="/csb/exodus/16.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Moses said, “This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Two quarts of it are to be preserved throughout your generations, so that they may see the bread I fed you in the wilderness when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’ ” <a href="/hcsb/exodus/16.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Moses said, &#8220This is what the LORD has commanded: &#8216Two quarts of it are to be preserved throughout your generations, so that they may see the bread I fed you in the wilderness when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/asv/exodus/16.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Moses said, This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded, Let an omerful of it be kept throughout your generations, that they may see the bread wherewith I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt. <a href="/cev/exodus/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Moses told the people that the LORD had said, "Store up two liters of this manna, because I want future generations to see the food I gave you during the time you were in the desert after I rescued you from Egypt." <a href="/erv/exodus/16.htm">English Revised Version</a> And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Let an omerful of it be kept for your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt. <a href="/gwt/exodus/16.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Moses said, "This is what the LORD has commanded: Take two quarts of manna to be kept for your descendants. This way they will see the food that I gave you to eat in the desert when I brought you out of Egypt." <a href="/gnt/exodus/16.htm">Good News Translation</a> Moses said, "The LORD has commanded us to save some manna, to be kept for our descendants, so that they can see the food which he gave us to eat in the desert when he brought us out of Egypt." <a href="/isv/exodus/16.htm">International Standard Version</a> Moses said, "This is what the LORD has commanded: 'Set aside one omer of it for future generations, so that they may see the food with which I fed you in the desert when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.'" <a href="/msb/exodus/16.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Moses said, ?This is what the LORD has commanded: ?Keep an omer of manna for the generations to come, so that they may see the bread I fed you in the wilderness when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.?? <a href="/net/exodus/16.htm">NET Bible</a> Moses said, "This is what the LORD has commanded: 'Fill an omer with it to be kept for generations to come, so that they may see the food I fed you in the desert when I brought you out from the land of Egypt.'" <a href="/nheb/exodus/16.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Moses said, "This is the thing which the LORD has commanded, 'Let an omer-full of it be kept throughout your generations, that they may see the bread with which I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.'" <a href="/wbt/exodus/16.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commanded, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see the bread with which I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt. <a href="/web/exodus/16.htm">World English Bible</a> Moses said, “This is the thing which Yahweh has commanded, ‘Let an omer-full of it be kept throughout your generations, that they may see the bread with which I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/exodus/16.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Moses says, “This [is] the thing which YHWH has commanded: Fill the omer with it, for a charge for your generations, so that they see the bread which I have caused you to eat in the wilderness, in My bringing you out from the land of Egypt.” <a href="/ylt/exodus/16.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Moses saith, 'This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded: Fill the omer with it, for a charge for your generations, so that they see the bread which I have caused you to eat in the wilderness, in My bringing you out from the land of Egypt.' <a href="/slt/exodus/16.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Moses will say, This the word which Jehovah commanded, Fill the omer from it for a preservation to your generations; so that they shall see the bread which I gave you to eat in the desert in my bringing you forth out of the land of Egypt.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/exodus/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Moses said: This is the word, which the Lord hath commanded: Fill a gomor of it, and let it be kept unto generations to come hereafter, that they may know the bread, wherewith I fed you in the wilderness, when you were brought forth out of the land of Egypt. <a href="/cpdv/exodus/16.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then Moses said: “This is the word that the Lord has instructed: Fill an omer of it, and let it be kept for future generations hereafter, so that they may know the bread, with which I nourished you in the wilderness, when you had been led away from the land of Egypt.” <a href="/nabre/exodus/16.htm">New American Bible</a> Moses said, “This is what the LORD has commanded. Keep a full omer of it for your future generations, so that they may see the food I gave you to eat in the wilderness when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.” <a href="/nrsvce/exodus/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Moses said, “This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Let an omer of it be kept throughout your generations, in order that they may see the food with which I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/exodus/16.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD has commanded, Fill an omer to be kept for your generations, that they may see the bread with which I have fed you in the wilderness when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt. <a href="/hpbt/exodus/16.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Moshe said, “This is the message that LORD JEHOVAH commanded: ‘Fill a measure of it; it will be preserved for your generations so that they will see the bread that I fed you in the wilderness when I brought you out from Egypt.’”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/exodus/16.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And Moses said: 'This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded: Let an omerful of it be kept throughout your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.' <a href="/sep/exodus/16.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Moses said, This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded, Fill an homer with manna, to be laid up for your generations; that they may see the bread which ye ate in the wilderness, when the Lord led you forth out of the land of Egypt. <a href="/parallel/exodus/16-32.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=4252" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/exodus/16.htm">The Sabbath Observed</a> …31Now the house of Israel called the bread manna. It was white like coriander seed and tasted like wafers made with honey. 32<a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: zeh (Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">“This</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had·dā·ḇār (Art:: N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/4393.htm" title="4393: mə·lō (N-msc) -- Fullness, that which fills. Rarely mlowf; or mlow,; from male'; fulness."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wāh (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">has commanded:</a> <a href="/hebrew/4931.htm" title="4931: lə·miš·me·reṯ (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Fem. Of mishmar; watch, i.e. The act, or The sentry, the post; obj. Preservation, or Safe; fig. Observance, i.e. Duty or A usage or party.">‘Keep</a> <a href="/hebrew/6016.htm" title="6016: hā·‘ō·mer (Art:: N-ms) -- A heap, a sheaf, an omer (dry measure). From amar; properly, a heap, i.e. A sheaf; also an omer, as a dry measure.">an omer</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nū (Prep:: 3ms) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">of manna</a> <a href="/hebrew/1755.htm" title="1755: lə·ḏō·rō·ṯê·ḵem (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Period, generation, dwelling. Or dor; from duwr; properly, a revolution of time, i.e. An age or generation; also a dwelling.">for the generations to come,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘an (Conj) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">so that</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: yir·’ū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">they may see</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: hal·le·ḥem (Art:: N-ms) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain.">the bread</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: he·’ĕ·ḵal·tî (V-Hifil-Perf-1cs) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">I fed</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: bam·miḏ·bār (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">you in the wilderness</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: bə·hō·w·ṣî·’î (Prep-b:: V-Hifil-Inf:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">when I brought you</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ·ḵem (DirObjM:: 2mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: mê·’e·reṣ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">out of the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·rā·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt.’”</a> 33So Moses told Aaron, “Take a jar and fill it with an omer of manna. Then place it before the LORD to be preserved for the generations to come.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/6-31.htm">John 6:31-35</a> 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.” ... <a href="/hebrews/9-4.htm">Hebrews 9:4</a> containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant. <a href="/nehemiah/9-20.htm">Nehemiah 9:20</a> You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold Your manna from their mouths, and You gave them water for their thirst. <a href="/psalms/78-24.htm">Psalm 78:24-25</a> He rained down manna for them to eat; He gave them grain from heaven. / Man ate the bread of angels; He sent them food in abundance. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-3.htm">1 Corinthians 10:3-4</a> 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. <a href="/deuteronomy/8-3.htm">Deuteronomy 8:3</a> He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD. <a href="/numbers/11-7.htm">Numbers 11:7-9</a> Now the manna resembled coriander seed, and its appearance was like that of gum resin. / The people walked around and gathered it, ground it on a handmill or crushed it in a mortar, then boiled it in a cooking pot or shaped it into cakes. It tasted like pastry baked with fine oil. / When the dew fell on the camp at night, the manna would fall with it. <a href="/revelation/2-17.htm">Revelation 2:17</a> He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it. <a href="/joshua/5-12.htm">Joshua 5:12</a> And the day after they had eaten from the produce of the land, the manna ceased. There was no more manna for the Israelites, so that year they began to eat the crops of the land of Canaan. <a href="/psalms/105-40.htm">Psalm 105:40</a> They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven. <a href="/matthew/4-4.htm">Matthew 4:4</a> But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” <a href="/john/6-49.htm">John 6:49-51</a> Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. / This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die. / I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.” <a href="/deuteronomy/29-5.htm">Deuteronomy 29:5-6</a> For forty years I led you in the wilderness, yet your clothes and sandals did not wear out. / You ate no bread and drank no wine or strong drink, so that you might know that I am the LORD your God. <a href="/2_kings/4-42.htm">2 Kings 4:42-44</a> Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha. / But his servant asked, “How am I to set twenty loaves before a hundred men?” “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha, “for this is what the LORD says: ‘They will eat and have some left over.’” / So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD. <a href="/john/6-58.htm">John 6:58</a> This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commands, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see the bread with which I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.<a href="/psalms/103-1.htm">Psalm 103:1,2</a> A Psalm of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name… <a href="/psalms/105-5.htm">Psalm 105:5</a> Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;<a href="/psalms/111-4.htm">Psalm 111:4,5</a> He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD is gracious and full of compassion… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/16-31.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/exodus/16-24.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/exodus/5-6.htm">Commandeth</a> <a href="/exodus/16-14.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/exodus/16-25.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/exodus/16-6.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/genesis/48-15.htm">Fed</a> <a href="/exodus/16-3.htm">Fill</a> <a href="/exodus/13-7.htm">Food</a> <a href="/exodus/16-3.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/genesis/49-1.htm">Future</a> <a href="/exodus/12-42.htm">Generations</a> <a href="/exodus/16-24.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/exodus/16-31.htm">Manna</a> <a href="/exodus/16-28.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/16-18.htm">Omer</a> <a href="/exodus/16-33.htm">Omerful</a> <a href="/exodus/16-33.htm">Omer-Full</a> <a href="/exodus/15-25.htm">Order</a> <a href="/exodus/14-20.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/exodus/16-10.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/exodus/4-28.htm">Wherewith</a> <a href="/exodus/16-14.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/18-12.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/exodus/16-34.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/numbers/32-25.htm">Commandeth</a> <a href="/exodus/17-1.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/exodus/16-35.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/exodus/17-3.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-3.htm">Fed</a> <a href="/exodus/31-3.htm">Fill</a> <a href="/exodus/16-35.htm">Food</a> <a href="/exodus/19-1.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/exodus/16-33.htm">Future</a> <a href="/exodus/16-33.htm">Generations</a> <a href="/exodus/16-33.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/exodus/16-33.htm">Manna</a> <a href="/exodus/16-33.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/16-33.htm">Omer</a> <a href="/exodus/16-33.htm">Omerful</a> <a href="/exodus/16-33.htm">Omer-Full</a> <a href="/exodus/20-20.htm">Order</a> <a href="/exodus/16-33.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/exodus/18-5.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/exodus/17-5.htm">Wherewith</a> <a href="/exodus/17-1.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 16</div>1. <a href="/exodus/16-1.htm">The Israelites come to Sin, and murmur for want of bread</a> 4. <a href="/exodus/16-4.htm">God promises them bread and meat from heaven, and they are rebuked</a> 13. <a href="/exodus/16-13.htm">Quail and manna are sent</a> 16. <a href="/exodus/16-16.htm">The ordering of manna</a> 25. <a href="/exodus/16-25.htm">It was not to be found on the Sabbath</a> 32. <a href="/exodus/16-32.htm">An omer of it is preserved</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/16.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/16.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Moses said, Moses, as the leader and prophet of Israel, often served as the intermediary between God and the people. His role was to communicate God's commands and guidance, which he faithfully did throughout the Israelites' journey from Egypt to the Promised Land.“This is what the LORD has commanded: The phrase underscores the divine authority behind the instruction. It emphasizes that the directive is not from Moses himself but from Yahweh, the covenant God of Israel. This reflects the theocratic nature of Israel's society, where God's word was law.‘Keep an omer of manna An omer is a unit of measure, approximately 2 liters or about 2 quarts. Manna was the miraculous food provided by God to sustain the Israelites during their 40 years in the wilderness. The preservation of an omer of manna served as a tangible reminder of God's provision and faithfulness.for the generations to come, This command highlights the importance of remembering and teaching future generations about God's acts. It reflects the biblical principle of passing down faith and testimony, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-6.htm">Deuteronomy 6:6-9</a>, where parents are instructed to teach their children about God's laws and deeds.so that they may see the bread I fed you in the wilderness The manna was a physical sign of God's provision and care. It served as a testimony to God's ability to sustain His people in seemingly impossible circumstances. This act of preservation was meant to be a visual reminder of God's faithfulness and power.when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’” This phrase connects the provision of manna to the larger narrative of the Exodus, the defining moment of Israel's history. It recalls God's deliverance of His people from slavery, a theme that is central to the identity of Israel. The Exodus is often seen as a type of salvation, prefiguring the ultimate deliverance through Jesus Christ, who referred to Himself as the "bread of life" (<a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a>), drawing a parallel to the manna provided in the wilderness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to lead His people out of Egypt. He is the one who communicates God's commands to the people. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant name of God, who provides for the Israelites and commands them to preserve manna as a testimony for future generations. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The people of God who were delivered from slavery in Egypt and are now in the wilderness, relying on God's provision. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a> The desert area where the Israelites wandered for 40 years, a place of testing and reliance on God's provision. 5. <a href="/topical/m/manna.htm">Manna</a> The miraculous bread from heaven provided by God to sustain the Israelites in the wilderness. An omer of it was to be kept as a testimony.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a> Recognize that God provides for our needs, often in unexpected ways. Just as He provided manna, He provides for us today. <a href="/topical/r/remembrance_and_testimony.htm">Remembrance and Testimony</a> The command to keep an omer of manna serves as a reminder of God's faithfulness. We should also remember and testify to God's work in our lives. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a> The Israelites were instructed to follow God's commands regarding the manna. Obedience is crucial in our walk with God. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_sustenance.htm">Spiritual Sustenance</a> Manna symbolizes the spiritual nourishment we receive from God. We should seek sustenance from His Word and presence. <a href="/topical/g/generational_faithfulness.htm">Generational Faithfulness</a> The preservation of manna was for future generations. We are called to pass on our faith and experiences of God's faithfulness to the next generation.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_16.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 16</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_nature_of_manna.htm">What is the nature of manna?</a> <a href="/q/what_was_in_the_ark_of_the_covenant.htm">What did the Ark of the Covenant contain?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_exodus_34_10_marvels.htm">(Exodus 34:10) Is there any historical or archeological evidence that God performed the marvels described here in front of the Israelites?</a> <a href="/q/how_is_god's_patience_consistent_with_swift_judgment.htm">Numbers 14:18 insists that God is slow to anger yet punishes sin; how can this be consistent with the immediate, severe judgment in the same chapter?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/16.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(32-35) And Moses said . . . Fill an omer.--This narrative, which must belong to a later date than any other part of Exodus, since it assumes that the Tabernacle is set up (<a href="/exodus/16-34.htm" title="As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.">Exodus 16:34</a>), seems to have been placed here on account of its subject-matter. The writer wishes to conclude the history of the manna, and has two further points to note concerning it: (1) the preservation of an omer of it as a perpetual memorial (<a href="/context/exodus/16-32.htm" title="And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commands, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see the bread with which I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.">Exodus 16:32-34</a>); and (2) the fact of its continuance until the Israelites reached the borders of Canaan. The passage is probably an addition to the original "Book," but contains nothing that may not have been written by Moses.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/16.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 32. - And Moses said. Not at the moment, but some time subsequently. See the introductory paragraph. Fill an omer. In the original it is "the omer," and so the LXX.; but the reason for the introduction of the article is obscure. For your generations - i.e., "for your descendants." <a href="/commentaries/exodus/16-32.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Moses מֹשֶׁ֗ה (mō·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver said, וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “This זֶ֤ה (zeh) Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that is what אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel has commanded: צִוָּ֣ה (ṣiw·wāh) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order ‘Keep לְמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶת (lə·miš·me·reṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4931.htm">Strong's 4931: </a> A guard, watch, charge, function an omer הָעֹ֙מֶר֙ (hā·‘ō·mer) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6016.htm">Strong's 6016: </a> A heap, a sheaf, an omer (dry measure) of [manna] מִמֶּ֔נּוּ (mim·men·nū) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of for the generations to come, לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֑ם (lə·ḏō·rō·ṯê·ḵem) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1755.htm">Strong's 1755: </a> A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling so that לְמַ֣עַן ׀ (lə·ma·‘an) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> Purpose -- intent they may see יִרְא֣וּ (yir·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see the bread הַלֶּ֗חֶם (hal·le·ḥem) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> Food, bread, grain I fed הֶאֱכַ֤לְתִּי (he·’ĕ·ḵal·tî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat you in the wilderness בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר (bam·miḏ·bār) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> A pasture, a desert, speech when I brought you out בְּהוֹצִיאִ֥י (bə·hō·w·ṣî·’î) Preposition-b | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim of the land מֵאֶ֥רֶץ (mê·’e·reṣ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land of Egypt.’” מִצְרָֽיִם׃ (miṣ·rā·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/16-32.htm">Exodus 16:32 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/exodus/16-32.htm">Exodus 16:32 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/exodus/16-32.htm">Exodus 16:32 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/exodus/16-32.htm">Exodus 16:32 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/exodus/16-32.htm">Exodus 16:32 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/16-32.htm">Exodus 16:32 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/16-32.htm">Exodus 16:32 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/16-32.htm">Exodus 16:32 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/16-32.htm">Exodus 16:32 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/exodus/16-32.htm">Exodus 16:32 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/exodus/16-32.htm">OT Law: Exodus 16:32 Moses said This is the thing which (Exo. 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