Moses 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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Moses 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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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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And Moses said unto Aaron: 'Take a jar, and put an omerful of manna therein, and lay it up before the LORD, to be kept throughout your generations.'
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Passages linked to Exodus 16:33 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Hebrews 9:4 having a golden altar of incense, and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which was a golden pot holding the manna, Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant;
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Of this vessel, read Heb. 9:4.
Of this vessel, read Heb. 9:4.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Exo 16:33 And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a…
Exo 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.
Ver. 33. Take a pot.] A golden pot. {Heb 9:4} Strabo {a} writeth, that the Metapontini, after a plentiful harvest which had much enriched them, dedicated to Apollo at Delphi χρυσουν θερος, a harvest of gold.
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{a} Geog.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain In the tabernacle, and by the ark, when they…
In the tabernacle, and by the ark, when they shall be built, and at present in the place where you meet for the solemn worship of God.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Now an omer is the tenth part of an…
Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah. Frequent mention being made of this measure in the above relation, as containing the quantity of each man's share of the manna daily, during the forty years' stay in the wilderness; an account is given by the historian how much it contained, by which it may appear what a sufficient provision was made: an ephah, according to Jarchi, contained three seahs (or pecks); a scab, six kabs; a kab, four logs; a log, six egg shells; and the tenth part of an ephah was forty three egg shells, and the fifth part of one: but Dr. Cumberland (b) has reduced this to our measure, and has given it more clearly and distinctly; an ephah, according to him, contained, in wine measure, seven gallons, two quarts, and about half a pint; in corn measure, six gallons, three pints, and three solid inches; and an omer three quarts; which being made into bread, must be more than any ordinary man could well eat; for, as Ainsworth observes, an omer was twice as much as the choenix, (a measure mentioned in Rev 6:6.) which was wont to be a man's allowance of bread corn for a day; and what a vast quantity must fall every day to supply so large a number of people with such a measure; some have reckoned it at 94,466 bushels every day, and that there must be consumed in forty years 1,379,203,600 bushels (c).
(b) Of Scripture Weights and Measures, ch. 3. p. 64, 86, 87. ch. 4. p. 137. (c) Vid. Scheuchzer. Physic. Saer. vol. 2. p. 177, 178.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Exo 16:33-34. Take a pot — A golden pot,…
Exo 16:33-34. Take a pot — A golden pot, Heb 9:4. For all the vessels of the sanctuary were of gold. Lay it up before the Lord — That is, in the tabernacle, and by the ark, when they should be built: Before the testimony — The ark of the testimony, or witness, because in it were the tables of the covenant, or the law of God, which was a testimony of God’s authority and will, and of man’s subjection and duty, or of the covenant made between God and man. The preservation of this pot of manna from waste and corruption, was a standing miracle; and, therefore, the more proper memorial of this miraculous food. The manna is called spiritual meat, (1Co 10:3,) because it was typical of spiritual blessings. Christ himself is the true manna, the bread of life, of which that was a figure, Joh 6:49-51. The word of God is the manna by which our souls are nourished, Mat 4:4. The comforts of the Spirit are hidden manna, Rev 2:17. These comforts come from heaven, as the manna did, and are the support of the divine life in the soul, while we are in the wilderness of this world: it is food for Israelites, for those only that follow the pillar of cloud and fire: it is to be gathered; Christ in the word is to be applied to the soul, and the means of grace must be used: we must every one of us gather for ourselves. There was manna enough for all, enough for each, and none had too much; so in Christ there is a complete sufficiency, and no superfluity. But they that did eat 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. The Lord evermore give us this bread!
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain A pot - The word here used occurs in…
A pot - The word here used occurs in no other passage. It corresponds in form and use to the Egyptian for a casket or vase in which oblations were presented.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain A vessel, "a golden urn," as the Septuagint and…
A vessel, "a golden urn," as the Septuagint and St. Paul (Hebrews ix. 4,) express it. This was placed in the tabernacle, where the Hebrews met to pray, till the ark was made. (Calmet)
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 33. a pot] or jar: ṣinṣéneth, only here: LXX.…
33. a pot] or jar: ṣinṣéneth, only here: LXX. σταμνὸς (an earthen jar).
lay it up] As Num_17:4, in a similar connexion.
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before Jehovah] before the Ark, in the Tent of Meeting; cf. on v. 9.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (33) Lay it up before the Lord.—Comp. Exo_16:33, where…
(33) Lay it up before the Lord.—Comp. Exo_16:33, where Aaron is said to have “laid it up before the Testimony,” i.e., the Two Tables. According to the writer of the Epistle to the Hebrews, the Ark of the Covenant contained three things only—the tables, the pot of manna, and Aaron’s rod that budded (Heb_9:4). The deposit of the manna in so sacred a place may be accounted for by its typifying “the true bread from heaven” (Joh_6:32).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Take a pot. The word here translated "pot" does…
Take a pot. The word here translated "pot" does not occur elsewhere in Scripture, and is believed to be of Egyptian origin Gesenius translates it "basket;" but the author of the Epistle to themnov, Heb_9:4 follows the LXX in representing the word used by sta) which certainly means "a jar" or "pot." Lay it up before the Lord. The "pot of manna" was laid up before the Lord with the "tables of the covenant," and "Aaron"s rod that budded" as symbolical that God"s mercy was as eternal and essential, and as much to be remembered as his justice, and perhaps also as especially symbolising the "true bread of life."
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Now an omer is a tenth of an ephah
Now an omer is a tenth of an ephah
An omer and an ephah are both containers for measuring volume. The original readers would have known how much an ephah was. This sentence would help them know how much an omer was. For languages that do not use fractions, this can be reworded. AT: "Now ten omers equal one ephah" (See: Biblical Volume and Fractions)
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an omer
"two liters" (See: Biblical Volume)
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Aaron
generation
ark of the covenant
Canaan
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