Exodus 16:21

Exodus 16:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.
• New International Version (NIV)Each morning everyone gathered as much as they needed, and when the sun grew hot, it melted away.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Morning by morning they gathered it, each as much as he could eat; but when the sun grew hot, it melted.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So they gathered it every morning, every man according to his need. And when the sun became hot, it melted.

Context of Exodus 16:21

19Moses said, “Let none of it be left [overnight] until [the next] morning.” 20But they did not listen to Moses, and some left a supply of it until morning, and it bred worms and became foul and rotten; and Moses was angry with them. So they gathered it every morning, each as much as he needed, because when the sun was hot it melted. 22Now on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each person; and all the leaders of the congregation came and told Moses. 23He said to them, “This is what the Lord has said: ‘Tomorrow is a solemn rest, a holy Sabbath to the Lord’; bake and boil what you will bake and boil [today], and all that remains left over put aside for yourselves to keep until morning.”

Exodus 16:21 word by word

וַיִּלְקְט֤וּ אֹתוֹ֙ בַּבֹּ֣קֶר בַּבֹּ֔קֶר אִ֖ישׁ כְּפִ֣י אָכְל֑וֹ וְחַ֥ם הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ וְנָמָֽס׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they gatheredלָקַטlâqaţ · to gatherH3950
• it every morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
• every manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• accordingפֶּהpeh · lip: accordingH6310
• to his eatingאֹ֫כֶל'ôkel · foodH400
• and when the sunשֶׁ֫מֶשׁshemesh · sunH8121
• waxed hotחָמַםchâmam · to warmH2552
• it meltedמָסַסmâsas · to meltH4549

Cross-references for Exodus 16:21

• Proverbs 6:6Go to the ant, O lazy one; Observe her ways and be wise,
• Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) where you are going.
• Ecclesiastes 12:1Remember [thoughtfully] also your Creator in the days of your youth [for you are not your own, but His], before the evil days come or the years draw near when you will say [of physical pleasures], “I have no enjoyment and delight in them”;
• Matthew 6:33But first and most importantly seek (aim at, strive after) His kingdom and His righteousness [His way of doing and being right—the attitude and character of God], and all these things will be given to you also.
• John 12:35So Jesus said to them, “The Light is among you [only] a little while longer. Walk while you have the Light [keep on living by it], so that darkness will not overtake you. He who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going [he is drifting aimlessly].
• 2 Corinthians 6:2For He says, “At the acceptable time (the time of grace) I listened to you, And I helped you on the day of salvation.” Behold, now is “the acceptable time,” behold, now is “the day of salvation”—

Commentaries on Exodus 16:21

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21It melted - This refers to the manna which was not gathered.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-21Verses 13-21 At evening the quails came up, and the people caught with ease as many as they needed. The manna came down in dew. They called it "Manna, Manhu," which means, "What is this?" "It is a portion; it is that which our God has allotted us, and we will take it, and be thankful." It was pleasant food; it was wholesome food. The manna was rained from heaven; it appeared, when the dew was gone, as a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost, like…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-30The Sabbath was a day set apart for the Lord (16:23). It was also a gift from the Lord to his people (16:29). Rest and worship are not meant to be an obligation, but a privilege. However, because people often try to meet their needs in our own way, God commands rest and worship (16:28).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-3113-31. at even the quails came up, and covered the camp--This bird is of the gallinaceous kind [that is, relating to the order of heavy-bodied, largely terrestrial birds], resembling the red partridge, but not larger than the turtledove. They are found in certain seasons in the places through which the Israelites passed, being migratory birds, and they were probably brought to the camp by "a wind from the Lord" as on another occasion (Nu 11:31). and in…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 16:21

• Bread
• Gluttony
• Israel
• Manna
• Miracles
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Ashamed
• Exodus
• Manna
• None
• Remain
• Rest
• Testimony
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genealogy
• Leviticus

Commentaries on Exodus 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings