Exodus 16 · Verse 32

Exodus 16:32

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.

Exodus 16:32, King James Version

Exodus 16:32 in other translations

BSB	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.’”
WEB	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 out of the land of Egypt.’”
ASV	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.
YLT	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.'
DARBY	And Moses said, This is the thing which Jehovah has commanded: Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see the bread that I gave you to eat in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.
BBE	And Moses said, This is the order which the Lord has given: Let one omer of it be kept for future generations, so that they may see the bread which I gave you for your food in the waste land, when I took you out from the land of Egypt.
Webster	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.

What does Exodus 16:32 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 16:32-36

32-36. Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations--The mere fact of such a multitude being fed for forty years in the wilderness, where no food of any kind is to be obtained, will show the utter impossibility of their subsisting on a natural production of the kind and quantity as this tarfa-gum [see on Ex 16:13]; and, as if for the purpose of removing all such groundless speculations, Aaron was commanded to put a sample of it in a pot--a golden pot (He 9:4)--to be laid before the Testimony, to be kept for future generations, that they might see the bread on which the Lord fed their fathers in the wilderness. But we have the bread of which that was merely typical (1Co 10:3; Joh 6:32).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 32 To be kept for your generations - See Clarke's note on Exo 16:9.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 16:32-36

God having provided manna to be his people's food in the wilderness, the remembrance of it was to be preserved. Eaten bread must not be forgotten. God's miracles and mercies are to be had in remembrance. The word of God is the manna by which our souls are nourished, Mt 4:4. The comforts of the Spirit are hidden manna, Re 2:17. These come from heaven, as the manna did, and are the support and comfort of the Divine life in the soul, while we are in the wilderness of this world. Christ in the word is to be applied to the soul, and the means of grace are to be used. We must every one of us gather for ourselves, and gather in the morning of our days, the morning of our opportunities; which if we let slip, it may be too late to gather. The manna must not be hoarded up, but eaten; those who have received Christ, must by faith live upon him, and not receive his grace in vain. There was manna enough for all, enough for each, and none had too much; so in Christ there is enough, but not more than we need. But those who ate manna, hungered again, died at last, and with many of them God was not well pleased; whereas they that feed on Christ by faith, shall never hunger, and shall die no more, and with them God will be for ever well pleased. Let us seek earnestly for the grace of the Holy Spirit, to turn all our knowledge of the doctrine of Christ crucified, into the spiritual nourishment of our souls by faith and love.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Exodus 16:32 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.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559

מֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehMosesH4872

זֶ֤הzehthisH2088

הַדָּבָר֙ha.da.Var[is] the wordH1697

אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834

צִוָּ֣הtzi.Vahhe commandsH6680

יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068

מְלֹ֤אme.Lo'[the] fullness ofH4393

הָעֹ֙מֶר֙ha.'O.merthe omerH6016

מִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nuof itH4480

לְמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתle.mish.Me.ret[will be] for keepingH4931

לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֑םle.do.ro.tei.Khemto generations yourH1755

לְמַ֣עַן\׀le.Ma.'anso thatH4616

יִרְא֣וּyir.'Uthey may seeH7200

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853

הַלֶּ֗חֶםha.Le.chemthe breadH3899

אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhichH834

הֶאֱכַ֤לְתִּיhe.'e.Khal.tiI caused to eatH398

אֶתְכֶם֙'et.Khem<obj.> youH853

בַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.Barin the wildernessH4057

בְּהוֹצִיאִ֥יbe.ho.tzi.'Iwhen brought out IH3318

אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853

מֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzfrom [the] land ofH776

מִצְרָֽיִם\׃mitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714

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

Cross references for Exodus 16:32

Psalms 105:5
Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
Luke 22:19
And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.
Psalms 111:4-5
He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the Lord is gracious and full of compassion. He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant.
Hebrews 2:1
Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
Psalms 103:1-2
A Psalm of David. Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ps 103:1,2; 105:5; 111:4,5; Lu 22:19; Heb 2:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

Exodus 16:31
And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.
Exodus 16:32
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.
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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Exodus 16:32 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y dijo Moisés: Esto es lo que Jehová ha mandado: Henchirás un gomer de él para que se guarde para vuestros descendientes, á fin de que vean el pan que yo os dí á comer en el desierto, cuando yo os saqué de la tierra de Egipto.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et Moïse dit: Voici la parole que l’ Éternel a commandée: Qu’on en remplisse un omer pour le garder pour vos générations, afin qu’elles voient le pain que je vous ai fait manger dans le désert, lorsque je vous ai fait sortir du pays d’Égypte.
German Elberfelder 1871	Und Mose sprach: Dies ist das Wort, das Jehova geboten hat: Ein Ghomer voll davon sei zur Aufbewahrung für eure Geschlechter, damit sie das Brot sehen, womit ich euch in der Wüste gespeist habe, als ich euch aus dem Lande Ägypten herausführte.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Dixit autem Moyses: Iste est sermo, quem præcepit Dominus: Imple gomor ex eo, et custodiatur in futuras retro generationes: ut noverint panem, quo alui vos in solitudine, quando educti estis de terra Ægypti.