Exodus 16:17
And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less.
Exodus 16:17 in other translations
| BSB | So the Israelites did this. Some gathered more, and some less. |
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| WEB | The children of Israel did so, and some gathered more, some less. |
| ASV | And the children of Israel did so, and gathered some more, some less. |
| YLT | And the sons of Israel do so, and they gather, he who is gathering much, and he who is gathering little; |
| DARBY | And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some much, some little. |
| BBE | And the children of Israel did so, and some took more and some less. |
| Webster | And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less. |
What does Exodus 16:17 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 16:13-31
13-31. at even the quails came up, and covered the camp--This bird is of the gallinaceous kind [that is, relating to the order of heavy-bodied, largely terrestrial birds], resembling the red partridge, but not larger than the turtledove. They are found in certain seasons in the places through which the Israelites passed, being migratory birds, and they were probably brought to the camp by "a wind from the Lord" as…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 16:13-21
At evening the quails came up, and the people caught with ease as many as they needed. The manna came down in dew. They called it "Manna, Manhu," which means, "What is this?" "It is a portion; it is that which our God has allotted us, and we will take it, and be thankful." It was pleasant food; it was wholesome food. The manna was rained from heaven; it appeared, when the dew was gone, as a small round thing, as…
Exodus 16:17 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Exodus 16:16
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.
- Exodus 16:17
And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less.
- Exodus 16:18
And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating.
Exodus 16:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y los hijos de Israel lo hicieron así: y recogieron unos más, otros menos: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et les fils d’Israël firent ainsi, et ils recueillirent, l’un beaucoup, l’autre peu. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und die Kinder Israel taten also und sammelten, der viel und der wenig. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Feceruntque ita filii Israël: et collegerunt, alius plus, alius minus. |