Exodus 16:34
in Exodus 16And Aaron placed it in front of the Testimony, to be preserved just as the LORD had commanded Moses.
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ASV
As Jehovah commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.
KJV
As the Lord commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.
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This verse in Exodus 16
Commentary
7 notes on this verseAs the Lord commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the testimony, to be kept. That is, before the ark of the testimony; when that was made, as it was in a little time after this, called the testimony, because it contained in it the law, which was a testimony or testification of the mind and will of God unto Israel, see Exo 25:16 the apostle says, the pot of manna was in the ark, Heb 9:4 that is, on one side of it; see Gill on Heb 9:4.
This site's exposition
Take a pot, and put an omer full of manna
on Exodus 16:33-34
The pot is laid up before the Testimony, and the word testimony occurs here for the first time in Scripture. Neither the ark nor the tabernacle exists yet, so commentators read verse 34 as recording where the pot ended up rather than where it was first set down. Hebrews 9:4 names the golden pot that had manna among the things kept in the ark.
This site's exposition
Aaron placed it in front of the Testimony
John Gill explains the name Testimony by the tablets of the law the ark would hold, the witness to God's will that 25:16 tells Moses to place inside it. Adam Clarke hears in the word a witness to Christ.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Christ in the word is to be applied to the soul, and the means of grace 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 compleat sufficiency, and no superfluity.
God's miracles and mercies are to be had in everlasting remembrance, for our encouragement to trust in him at all times. How the mercy of it was continued as long as they had occasion for it. The manna never ceased till they came to the borders of Canaan, where there was bread enough and to spare,
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
Laid it up before the testimony - The עדות eduth or testimony belonged properly to the tabernacle, but that was not yet built. Some are of opinion that the tabernacle, built under the direction of Moses, was only a renewal of one that had existed in the patriarchal times. See Clarke’s note on Exo 16:9. The word signifies reference to something beyond itself; thus the tabernacle, the manna, the tables of stone, Aaron’s rod, etc., all bore reference and testimony to that spiritual good which was yet to come, viz., Jesus Christ and his salvation.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
The Testimony - See the marginal references.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| צִוָּ֥ה | tzivah | he had commanded | H6680 → | 494 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| מֹשֶׁ֑ה | mosheh | Moses | H4872 → | 765 times |
| וַיַּנִּיחֵ֧הוּ | vaiyanichehu | and he deposited it | H5117 → | 142 times |
| אַהֲרֹ֛ן | ʾaharon | Aaron | H175 → | 347 times |
| לִפְנֵ֥י | lifnei | <to> before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| הָעֵדֻ֖ת | haedut | the testimony | H5715 → | 59 times |
| לְמִשְׁמָֽרֶת׃ | lemishmaret | for keeping | H4931 → | 78 times |
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רjust as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
צִוָּ֥הhe had commanded
tzivahH6680 →494 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
מֹשֶׁ֑הMoses
moshehH4872 →765 times
וַיַּנִּיחֵ֧הוּand he deposited it
vaiyanichehuH5117 →142 times
אַהֲרֹ֛ןAaron
ʾaharonH175 →347 times
לִפְנֵ֥י<to> before
lifneiH6440 →2123 times
הָעֵדֻ֖תthe testimony
haedutH5715 →59 times
לְמִשְׁמָֽרֶת׃for keeping
lemishmaretH4931 →78 times
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
Exodus 25:16And place inside the ark the Testimony, which I will give you.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 8:9
There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelites after they had come out…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 31:26
“Take this Book of the Law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, so that it may remain there as a witness against you.
- 1 Kings 8:9
Through
Numbers 17:10The LORD said to Moses, “Put Aaron’s staff back in front of the Testimony, to be kept as a sign for the rebellious, so that you may put an end to their grumbling against…
it leads to
- Hebrews 9:4
containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Hebrews 9:4
Through
Exodus 27:21In the Tent of Meeting, outside the veil that is in front of the Testimony, Aaron and his sons are to tend the lamps before the LORD from evening until morning. This is to…
it leads to
- Numbers 18:23
The Levites are to perform the work of the Tent of Meeting, and they must bear their iniquity. This is a permanent statute for the generations to come. The Levites will not receive an…
- Numbers 19:21
This is a permanent statute for the people: The one who sprinkles the water of purification must wash his clothes, and whoever touches the water of purification will be unclean until evening.
- 1 Samuel 3:3
Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was located.
- Leviticus 3:17
This is a permanent statute for the generations to come, wherever you live: You must not eat any fat or any blood.”
- Numbers 18:23
Through
Exodus 25:21Set the mercy seat atop the ark, and put the Testimony that I will give you into the ark.
it leads to
- Exodus 26:34
Put the mercy seat on the ark of the Testimony in the Most Holy Place.
- Exodus 26:34
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; 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.