Exodus 16:21
in Exodus 16Every morning each one gathered as much as was needed, and when the sun grew hot, it melted away.
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ASV
And they gathered it morning by morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.
KJV
And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.
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This verse in Exodus 16
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Though it may be exhaled by the heat and afterwards fall with the dew, it is a medicine, not food--it is well known to the natives of the desert, while the Israelites were strangers to theirs; and in taste as well as in the appearance of double quantity on Friday, none on Sabbath, and in not breeding worms, it is essentially different from the manna furnished to the Israelites.
This site's exposition
they gathered it every morning
on Exodus 16:21-22
The window is short, since what is left on the ground when the sun waxes hot melts away. On the sixth day twice as much comes up and the rulers of the congregation come and tell Moses about it, which means the people had not been told what God said to him at verse 5. The double portion arrives before anyone knows what it is for.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
), When the sun waxed hot, it melted; as if what was left were drawn up by the heat of the sun into the air to be the seed of the next day's harvest, and so from day to day. [2.] Of that constant providence of God which gives food to all flesh, for his mercy endures for ever, Ps. cxxxvi. He is a great house-keeper that provides for all the creatures.
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The glory of the Lord - An extra-ordinary and sudden brightness. And ye shall know that I am the Lord your God - This gave proof of his power as the Lord, and his particular favour to them as their God; when God plagued the Egyptians, it was to make them know that he is the Lord; when he provided for the Israelites, it was to make them know that he was their God.
And they gathered it every morning,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
It melted - This refers to the manna which was not gathered.
The words behind it
10 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּלְקְט֤וּ | vaiyilketu | and they gathered | H3950 → | 37 times |
| אֹתוֹ֙ | ʾoto | <obj.> it | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בַּבֹּ֣קֶר | baboker | in the morning | H1242 → | 214 times |
| בַּבֹּ֔קֶר | baboker | in the morning | H1242 → | 214 times |
| אִ֖ישׁ | ʾish | everyone | H376 → | 1663 times |
| כְּפִ֣י | kefi | according to [the] mouth of | H6310 → | 498 times |
| אָכְל֑וֹ | ʾakhelo | food his | H400 → | 43 times |
| וְחַ֥ם | vecham | and it was warm | H2552 → | |
| הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ | hashemesh | the sun | H8121 → | 134 times |
| וְנָמָֽס׃ | venamas | and it melted | H4549 → |
וַיִּלְקְט֤וּand they gathered
vaiyilketuH3950 →37 times
אֹתוֹ֙<obj.> it
ʾotoH853 →10935 times
בַּבֹּ֣קֶרin the morning
babokerH1242 →214 times
בַּבֹּ֔קֶרin the morning
babokerH1242 →214 times
אִ֖ישׁeveryone
ʾishH376 →1663 times
כְּפִ֣יaccording to [the] mouth of
kefiH6310 →498 times
אָכְל֑וֹfood his
ʾakheloH400 →43 times
וְחַ֥םand it was warm
vechamH2552 →
הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁthe sun
hashemeshH8121 →134 times
וְנָמָֽס׃and it melted
venamasH4549 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Matthew 6:33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
it leads to
- Luke 12:31
But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.
- Matthew 5:6
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
- John 6:27
Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of…
- Psalms 34:9–10
Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.
- Psalms 84:11–12
For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
- Luke 12:31
Through
Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
it leads to
- Colossians 3:23
Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men,
- Ephesians 5:16
redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
- Colossians 3:23
Through
2 Corinthians 6:2For He says: “In the time of favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is the time of favor; now is the day of salvation!
it leads to
- Isaiah 49:8
This is what the LORD says: “In the time of favor I will answer You, and in the day of salvation I will help You; I will keep You and appoint You to be…
- Isaiah 49:8
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About Exodus
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.