Exodus 16 · Verse 24

Exodus 16:24

And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein.
Exodus 16:24, King James Version

Exodus 16:24 in other translations

BSBSo they set it aside until morning as Moses had commanded, and it did not smell or contain any maggots.
WEBThey laid it up until the morning, as Moses ordered, and it didn’t become foul, and there were no worms in it.
ASVAnd they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not become foul, neither was there any worm therein.
YLTAnd they let it rest until the morning, as Moses hath commanded, and it hath not stank, and a worm hath not been in it.
DARBYAnd they laid it up for the morning, as Moses had commanded; and it did not stink, neither was there any worm in it.
BBEAnd they kept it till the morning as Moses had said: and no smell came from it, and it had no worms.
WebsterAnd they laid it up till the morning, as Moses ordered: and it did not putrefy, neither was there any worm therein.

What does Exodus 16:24 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…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 16:22-31

Here is mention of a seventh-day sabbath. It was known, not only before the giving of the law upon mount Sinai, but before the bringing of Israel out of Egypt, even from the beginning, Ge 2:3. The setting apart one day in seven for holy work, and, in order to that, for holy rest, was ever since God created man upon the earth, and is the most ancient of the Divine laws. Appointing them to rest on the seventh day, he…

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Exodus 16:24 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּנִּ֤יחוּvai.ya.Ni.chuand they leftH5117
אֹתוֹ֙'o.To<obj.> itH853
עַד\־'ad-untilH5704
הַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerthe morningH1242
כַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
צִוָּ֣הtzi.Vahhe had commandedH6680
מֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehMosesH4872
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808
הִבְאִ֔ישׁhiv.'Ishit stankH887
וְרִמָּ֖הve.ri.Mahand a maggotH7415
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
הָ֥יְתָהHa.ye.tahit wasH1961
בּֽוֹ\׃boin <the> it

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Exodus 16:24

  • Exodus 16:20

    Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and stank: and Moses was wroth with them.

  • Exodus 16:33

    And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omer full of manna therein, and lay it up before the Lord, to be kept for your generations.

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Context

  • Exodus 16:23

    And he said unto them, This is that which the Lord hath said, To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the Lord: bake that which ye will bake to day, and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.

  • Exodus 16:24

    And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein.

  • Exodus 16:25

    And Moses said, Eat that to day; for to day is a sabbath unto the Lord: to day ye shall not find it in the field.

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Exodus 16:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y ellos lo guardaron hasta la mañana, según que Moisés había mandado, y no se pudrió, ni hubo en él gusano.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ils le serrèrent jusqu’au matin, comme Moïse l’avait commandé; et cela ne pua point, et il n’y eut point de vers dedans.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und sie legten es hin bis an den Morgen, so wie Mose geboten hatte; und es stank nicht, und es war kein Wurm darin.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Feceruntque ita ut præceperat Moyses, et non computruit, neque vermis inventus est in eo.