Exodus 16:24

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“So they set it aside until morning as Moses had commanded, and it did not smell or contain any maggots.”

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BSBPD

“So they set it aside until morning as Moses had commanded, and it did not smell or contain any maggots.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade: and it did not become foul, neither was there any worm therein.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And they let it rest until the morning, as Moses hath commanded, and it hath not stank, and a worm hath not been in it.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 16:24 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 16:20But they did not listen to Moses; some people left part of it until morning, and it became infested with maggots and began to smell. So Moses was angry with them.
  2. Exodus 16:33So Moses told Aaron, “Take a jar and fill it with an omer of manna. Then place it before the LORD to be preserved for the generations to come.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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