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

19Then Moses told them, “Do not keep any of it until morning.” 20But some of them didn’t listen and kept some of it until morning. But by then it was full of maggots and had a terrible smell. Moses was very angry with them. After this the people gathered the food morning by morning, each family according to its need. And as the sun became hot, the flakes they had not picked up melted and disappeared. 22On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much as usual—four quarts for each person instead of two. Then all the leaders of the community came and asked Moses for an explanation. 23He told them, “This is what the Lord commanded: Tomorrow will be a day of complete rest, a holy Sabbath day set apart for the Lord. So bake or boil as much as you want today, and set aside what is left for tomorrow.”

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 6:6Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and become wise!
• Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatever you do, do well. For when you go to the grave, there will be no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
• Ecclesiastes 12:1Don’t let the excitement of youth cause you to forget your Creator. Honor him in your youth before you grow old and say, “Life is not pleasant anymore.”
• Matthew 6:33Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
• John 12:35Jesus replied, “My light will shine for you just a little longer. Walk in the light while you can, so the darkness will not overtake you. Those who walk in the darkness cannot see where they are going.
• 2 Corinthians 6:2For God says, “At just the right time, I heard you. On the day of salvation, I helped you.” Indeed, the “right time” is now. Today 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