So they put it aside until morning, as Moses had ordered, and it did not stink nor was there a maggot in it.
Parallel translations
- WEB They laid it up until the morning, as Moses asked, and it didn’t become foul, and there were no worms in it.
- KJV And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein.
- BSB So they set it aside until morning as Moses had commanded, and it did not smell or contain any maggots.
- NKJV So they laid it up till morning, as Moses commanded; and it did not stink, nor were there any worms in it.
- NLT So they put some aside until morning, just as Moses had commanded. And in the morning the leftover food was wholesome and good, without maggots or odor.
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Quick answer
The manna kept for the Sabbath did not spoil or breed worms. God miraculously preserved what he had commanded them to save.
Overview
Unlike manna hoarded on ordinary days, the Sabbath portion remained fresh, demonstrating that obedience to God's word brings blessing. The contrast confirms that spoilage earlier was judgment on disobedience, not a natural defect. God's special preservation honors the Sabbath he ordained and rewards trustful obedience.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Exod 16:20Notwithstanding they didn’t listen to Moses, but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and became foul: and Moses was angry with them.
- Exod 16:33Moses said to Aaron, “Take a pot, and put an omer-full of manna in it, and lay it up before Yahweh, to be kept throughout your generations.”
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The Passover lamb whose blood turns away death, the exodus through the sea, the manna, the rock, and the tabernacle where God dwells with his people all foreshadow Jesus — our Passover, our redemption, the bread from heaven, and God-with-us in the flesh.
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