KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But they did not listen to Moses; some people left part of it until morning, and it became infested with maggots and began to smell. So Moses was angry with them.
WEB World English Bible
Notwithstanding 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.
ASV American Standard Version
Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and became foul: and Moses was wroth with them.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and they have not hearkened unto Moses, and some of them do leave of it till morning, and it bringeth up worms and stinketh; and Moses is wroth with them.
Surrounding context — Exodus 16
17 And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less.
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.
19 And Moses said, Let no man leave of it till the morning.
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.
21 And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.
22 And it came to pass, [that] on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one [man]: and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.
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.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְלֹא־H3808 · lonotשָׁמְע֣וּH8085 · sha.mato hear: hearאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)מֹשֶׁ֗הH4872 · mo.shehMosesוַיּוֹתִ֨רוּH3498 · ya.tarto remainאֲנָשִׁ֤יםH582 · e.noshhumanמִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙H4480 · minfromעַד־H5704 · adtillבֹּ֔קֶרH1242 · bo.qermorningוַיָּ֥רֻםH7311 · rumto exaltתּוֹלָעִ֖יםH8438 · to.lawormוַיִּבְאַ֑שׁH887 · ba.ashto stinkוַיִּקְצֹ֥ףH7107 · qa.tsaphbe angryעֲלֵהֶ֖םH5921 · aluponמֹשֶֽׁה׃H4872 · mo.shehMoses
Cross-references
Matthew 6:19Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:Luke 12:15And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.Mark 3:5And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched [it] out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.Hebrews 13:5[Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.Numbers 16:15And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the LORD, Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from them, neither have I hurt one of them.Ephesians 4:26Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:Luke 12:33Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.James 5:2-3Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.Mark 10:14But when Jesus saw [it], he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.Numbers 12:3(Now the man Moses [was] very meek, above all the men which [were] upon the face of the earth.)
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