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Exodus 16:34

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Exodus 16:34 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “As Jehovah commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

As Jehovah commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.
Exodus 16:34 — American Standard Version

Context — Exodus 16

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
31And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers [made] with honey.
32And Moses said, This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded, Let an omerful of it be kept throughout your generations, that they may see the bread wherewith I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.
33And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omerful of manna therein, and lay it up before Jehovah, to be kept throughout your generations.
34As Jehovah commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.
35And the children of Israel did eat the manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat the manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.
36Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“As 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 <022516>Exodus 25:16,21,22) the apostle says, the pot of manna was in the ark, (<580904>Hebrews 9:4) that is, on one side of it, ((see Gill on “<580904>Hebrews 9:4”)).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The Testimony - See the marginal references. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“An omer of this manna was laid up in a golden pot as we are told, Heb 9:4, and kept before the testimony, or the ark, when it was afterwards made, The preservation of this manna from waste and corruption, was a standing miracle; and therefore the more proper memorial of this miraculous food. The manna is called spiritual meat, Co1 10:3, because it was typical of spiritual blessings. Christ himself is the true manna, the bread of life, of which that was a figure, Joh 6:49-51. The word of God is the manna by which our souls are nourished, Mat 4:4. The comforts of the Spirit are hidden manna, Rev 2:17. These comforts from heaven as the manna did, are the support of the divine life in the soul…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Exo 25:16, Exo 25:21, Exo 27:21, Exo 30:6, Exo 30:36, Exo 31:18, Exo 38:21, Exo 40:20; Num 1:50, Num 1:53, Num 17:10; Deu 10:5; Kg1 8:9 Exodus 16:35”
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