Exodus 16:24

And they did just as Moses had instructed, and it did not putrefy, nor were there any worms found in it.

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In The 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.

In Context

23And he said to them: “This is what the Lord has spoken: Tomorrow, the rest day of the Sabbath, has been sanctified to the Lord. Whatever would be done, do it now. And whatever would be cooked, cook it now. Then anything that will have been left over, store it until morning.”

25And Moses said: “Eat it today, because it is the Sabbath of the Lord. Today it will not be found in the field.

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Cross References

Exodus 16:20And they did not listen to him, but they left some of it behind until morning, and it began to swarm with worms, and it putrefied. And Moses became angry against them.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 16:23-32

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… Read the whole commentary →

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