KJV King James Version
And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein.
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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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So they set it aside until morning as Moses had commanded, and it did not smell or contain any maggots.
WEB World English Bible
They laid it up until the morning, as Moses asked, and it didn’t become foul, neither was there any worm in it.
ASV American Standard Version
And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not become foul, neither was there any worm therein.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And they let it rest until the morning, as Moses hath commanded, and it hath not stank, and a worm hath not been in it.
Surrounding context — Exodus 16
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.
24 And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein.
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.
26 Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day, [which is] the sabbath, in it there shall be none.
27 And it came to pass, [that] there went out [some] of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none.
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וַיַּנִּ֤יחוּH5117 · nu.achto restאֹתוֹ֙H853 · et[Obj.]עַד־H5704 · adtillהַבֹּ֔קֶרH1242 · bo.qermorningכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רH834 · a.sherwhichצִוָּ֣הH6680 · tsa.vahto commandמֹשֶׁ֑הH4872 · mo.shehMosesוְלֹ֣אH3808 · lonotהִבְאִ֔ישׁH887 · ba.ashto stinkוְרִמָּ֖הH7415 · rim.mahwormלֹא־H3808 · lonotהָ֥יְתָהH1961 · ha.yahto beבּֽוֹ׃H9033 · ohim
Cross-references
Exodus 16:20Notwithstanding 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 16:33And 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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